"Dark Knight Returns" Sequel In Talks with Miller & Snyder

[Mbast1]

Why? Do we REALLY need endless sequels, prequels and "expansions"? If this is the best comics can do, stripmining 30 year old work (which, at the time, were vital and important, true) because no one wants to read new things, maybe it's time for comics to go away.

[Joker]

Comics is just strip mining old and tired characters in the main books anyway. what's the difference?

[RobinFan4880]

Why? Do we REALLY need endless sequels, prequels and "expansions"? If this is the best comics can do, stripmining 30 year old work (which, at the time, were vital and important, true) because no one wants to read new things, maybe it's time for comics to go away.

Welcome to the era of nostalgia.

[He-Kal]

Why are they calling this a sequel when we already had a terrible one a few years ago?

[Kid A]

Why are they calling this a sequel when we already had a terrible one a few years ago?

Dissing DKSA is a bannable offense, yo.

[RobinFan4880]

Why are they calling this a sequel when we already had a terrible one a few years ago?

I think most people like to pretend DKSA does not exist.

[byrd156]

I think most people like to pretend DKSA does not exist.

What are you talking about? I have never heard of such a thing.......

[vitamin]

I think most people like to pretend DKSA does not exist.

Living in a delusion is not a healthy thing to do.

[Aioros22]

I think most people like to pretend DKSA does not exist.

Since when?

As a piece of comic medium, Dark Knight Strikes Again is absolutely fun and pretty fantastic. I can see why some parts would rub some fans off, but that was true in the original work in the first place.

[ispacehead]

DKSA was fun, if not the sequel some hoped for.

Come on....News in the Nude. Pure genius.

I'd be interested to read this if it becomes a reality, but it's not something I'll be holding my breath for.

[doesitmatter]

They should get all these guys to finish All Star Batman first.

[t hedge coke]

Not a fan of having multiple artists.

I'm a serious fan of jam comics, where you pile on the artists for sections, pages, or even on the same page. It can give a lot of energy, and in a case like this, it lets us see a ton of tributes to Miller.

[nepenthes]

Wow, there's a lot of weird thinking going on in this thread.

For the moment however....

Brian Azzarello, John Romita Jr, Dave Gibbons And Klaus Janson Also Named On Dark Knight Three Project

Yeah.

As for the plot? We mentioned before how it would involve the original Carrie Kelley Robin character, now elderly, taking the Bruce Wayne role in the story. But it will be one in opposition to the Supergirl character introduced in Dark Knight Strikes Back, mirroring the Superman/Batman conflict of the original Dark Knight Returns, that will also form the core of the upcoming Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn Of Justice movie.

[t hedge coke]

Why? Do we REALLY need endless sequels, prequels and "expansions"? If this is the best comics can do, stripmining 30 year old work (which, at the time, were vital and important, true) because no one wants to read new things, maybe it's time for comics to go away.

Right, because if there's anything Miller's spent his career doing, it's just strip-mining and never doing anything new or novel.

Whereas, every other Batman comic you've ever read was purely original, never looked back, never followed a sequence or referred to previous stories.

[RobinFan4880]

Since when?

As a piece of comic medium, Dark Knight Strikes Again is absolutely fun and pretty fantastic. I can see why some parts would rub some fans off, but that was true in the original work in the first place.

Most was an exaggeration. I guess some places I traffic did not like it. So the vocal minority does not like it. Critics too, sadly. From Wikipedia: "The Dark Knight Strikes Again received mixed to negative reviews. Grovel.org.uk gave The Dark Knight Strikes Again two stars out of five, and said that it "reads as a thunderous artillery barrage, all smoke and noise, lacking in nuance".[3] Claude Lalumière of The Montreal Gazette gave the series a mixed review and said, "the script lacks the emotional nuances of its predecessor, and ... the artwork is rushed and garish", and that it "has considerable chutzpah, but its careless execution is regrettable".[4] Roger Sabin of The Guardian wrote that the series has "flashes of brilliance—few can control page layouts like Miller—but in general the idea of the ironic superhero seems rather dated."[5]"