
Joined by Carrie Kelly, a teenage female Robin, Batman takes to the streets to end the threat of the mutant gangs that have overrun the city. Now, when his city needs him most, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory. It is ten years after an aging Batman has retired, and Gotham City has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness.

On this Earth takes place the best and the worst of Batman’s stories.īatman by Frank Miller Publication Order The Dark Knight Returns (1986) In the DC Universe pre-flashpoint, all these tales are part of the Earth-31, also known as The Dark Knight Universe or Millerverse.

And he followed up with B atman: Year One, cementing his version of Batman which will influence many writers.

In 1996, Frank Miller reinvent Batman as a more controversial and ruthless figure in The Dark Knight Returns.
