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Article: BOOK REVIEW: 'Batman: Dark Knight Returns' an influential comic book
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- June 6, 2001
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Zack Smith
University Wire
06-06-2001
(The Technician) (U-WIRE) RALEIGH, N.C. -- If certain aspects of The Dark Knight Returns now seem dated, it's a testament to just how influential this comic has been. When it was originally published in 1986, it caused a sensation, receiving massive write-ups in the media (including Rolling Stone magazine) and proved to be a major influence on a certain director named Tim Burton.
The next decade saw countless would-be imitators of the story, but none came close to the original, which was even hommaged on an episode of Batman: The Animated Series. With a sequel to the book, called "Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Back" due to be published later this ...