Vs. The Dark NIGHT... Returns

The GODDAMN Batman is back... in a fucking tank!

Apart from Frank Miller's Batman: Year One, The Dark Knight Returns stands not only as one of Batman's best storyline, but also as a milestone in the graphic novel genre.


At a time when DC was striving on every account to breathe new life into the character, comic sales for the cape crusader were declining. In 1986, Frank Miller penned a story of a 55-year old Batman coming out of retirement to put the beat down on Gotham criminals once more. The story not only reinvigorated a character that was losing comic readers' interest, but set a standard for the Batman story that followed in both the comic and film industry.

Warner Bros Animation is finally releasing the first part in Frank Miller's Earth-31 version of Batman on September 25,2012. Old-man Batman/Bruce has been a reclusive figure remaining in isolation for 10 years. The return of Harvey 'Two-Face' Dent prompts him to don the mantle of the Bat once again. As evident in the trailer, Bruce will have to deal with new threats who call themselves the Mutants, along with a new inexperienced female Robin.

So far, the track record for DC's animated Batman releases have been outstanding, with Batman: Under the Red Hood  positioned at the very top of their titles. This Batman tale is something that I've been looking forward to since it was first announced and as a strong admirer of the source material, I hope this animated outing can do justice to the graphic novel as this first installment is vital to the success of the second. The voice cast is lead by Peter Weller (Robocop baby!) as Batman/Bruce Wayne. Accompanying him is the adorable Ariel Winters (yes, the geek side of me is completely smitten by her wit and charm) of Modern Family as Robin/Carrie and Brad Bellick  Wade Williams as Two-Face/Harvey Dent.

Gotta love the blink or you'll miss it fuck up at the 1:22 mark. Props to the moron who edited this. Shame on you.

Hit the trailer below!