Here it is folks. A preview (and review) of Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns animated movie. This is a great commentary by the producers/fans who are bringing this (now) legendary comic to the small screen.
A great discussion for fans and newbies alike on what’s great about Batman as a character and how we tell stories about Batman. He transcends comic book hero traits and, as Christopher Nolan showed us, Batman’s stories are about Gotham as much as Batman and make great crime sagas tacking social and political themes like few other comic superheroes can. Without having to deal with Nietzchean ideas about men and supermen, or the Spiderman ideology of “with great power comes great responsibility”, Batman’s stories can deal with how Batman fits into Gotham City and what his role is. He is the protector, but unlike Superman his skill-set must be different, he must make himself a legend as opposed to being born one.
The Dark Knight Returns tackles the legend of the Bat, and bringing it to an animated film is a great way of continually expanding this universe and introducing it to newer audiences at such a great time to understand Batman in this new way.
Paul Sawchuk 