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A feast for comic book fans, here at last is the sequel to The Dark Knight Returns – The Dark Knight Strikes Again, collected in trade paperback for the first time ever! This time round Batman returns in style. Summary Of The Book Batman is one of the most beloved comic book characters of all time. Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again was originally a third issue comic book limited edition series which was published way back between November 2001 and July 2002. This book is the first ever complete collection of all those issues compiled into one anthology of sorts. This book tells the story of an aged Bruce Wayne who had been forced into hiding thanks to the tyrannical dictatorship which had taken over America. Now, three years since his ‘exile’, Wayne returns to set things right. But things are not what they used to be, friends are hard to come by and even many of the once great superheroes of old like Spiderman, Wonder Woman, and Captain Marvel have been forced to work for the government through blackmail. With a set of old school heroes comes a set of old school villains including Lex Luthor and Brainiac who have effectively taken over planet earth. But things are not what they seem. In this book filled with twists in every page, there are some unlikely heroes and a few very unlikely villains. It is up to Batman to find out which is which if he is to save America and the world. About the Authors Frank Miller is a writer, artist and film director renowned for his film-noir style of writing. Miller has written and drawn many graphic novels including Dare Devil: Born Again, Ronin, The Dark Knight Returns, 300 and Sin City. Miller was married to his colorist – Lynn Varley for several years before they were divorced in 2005. The pair have collaborated on almost all their graphic novels and have both been given numerous awards. Miller, in particular is successful in this, having won the Eisner Awards, the Harvey Awards and Kirby Awards several times in various categories. Lynn Varley, on the other hand, has won the Harvey Award, Eisner Award and the Comic Buyer’s guide award all for her place as the colorist for the graphic novels.