Batman - The Dark Knight Returns

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I've been so busy that I almost forgot that I had ordered this comic book. It was quite a surprise when I opened up the package today morning and flipping through the artwork brought a big smile to my face. This is a special edition written by THE Frank Miller (of Sin City and 300 fame) and was originally published in the year 1986 as a 4 part series (now put together under one single book).

This book tells of a story where Batman has retired, disappearing from Gotham for about 10 years. It is a very dark themed Batman, some saying it's too dark for your average comic book aficionado. I've gone through a couple of pages and I love it. Even Stephen King has gone on record saying that the book is "...probably the finest piece of comic art to be published in a popular edition..." 

Official listing on the DC Comics website: http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/graphic_novels/?gn=1279

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