Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

Does politics belong in comics? Can comics influence politics? And what impact do we expect the election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States to have on the comic industry and on the stories it tells over the next four years? ComicsAlliance contributors Elle Collins, Kieran Shiach, Tom Speelman, and Tara Marie join editor-in-chief Andrew Wheeler for a roundtable discussion about the relationship between politics and comics.

Next year will be the 30th anniversary of The Dark Knight Returns, which for the three of you who have never heard of it, is considered one the landmark Batman stories of this generation. The story by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley not only shaped the way numerous creators and fans viewed Batman, but also opened a space in comics for more mature tales aimed squarely at the adult audience. There's also that new sequel coming, The Dark Knight III, which actually begins later this month. This time around, Frank Miller will actually be teaming with several other creators, including Andy Kubert and Brian Azzarello, to tell the third installment of the aged Batman's adventures. To commemorate the anniversary of the seminal tale, as well as the latest chapter in the saga, DC Collectibles will be releasing two new pieces featuring this futuristic Batman. Both new collectibles were sculpted by Alterton, and manage to capture both the gritty intensity of Frank Miller's original design and the cleaner, imposing figure that Andy Kubert's linework provides in the upcoming sequel.

Everyone loves comic book trivia, but with 75 years of superhero comics behind us right now, there’s always some new obscure fact to learn. That’s why ComicsAlliance is going deep into the minutiae of your favorite characters in our continuing video series. You think you know comics? Well, here’s a few things you might not know! This week we're taking a look at The Dark Knight Returns, the critically acclaimed and best-selling Batman mini-series that seems to be serving as inspiration for Batman v Superman. Find out how Frank Miller's lack of concern for Batman continuity affected Jim Gordon's marriage, how Love and Rockets affected the series, and just why licken chegs don't shiv, mon, as well as several other equally interesting facts.

Ahead of its release at the end of this month, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has released the first clip from Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2, the animated adaptation of Frank Miller's much-loved Batman classic. Ready for a minute of Bat-violence...

Humor: How It Should Have Ended turns its attention to The Amazing Spider-Man. Interviews: Sean T. Collins talks to Daniel Clowes, Chris Ware and Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez all at the same time and somehow manages not to turn into Chris Farley...

Square Enix gave fans an early look at very gray prototypes of its The Dark Knight Rises Batman and Bane Play Arts Kai figures this past summer at SDCC, but Tokyo Game Show attendees are the first to see the upcoming 8" figures in living color...

So far Warner Home Video has stuck to teasing scenes from Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Pt. 1 that more or less directly adapt Frank Miller's original comic story, but in the latest clip titled "Hallucination," viewers get to see WB's take on bringing Batman's internal monologue out in the form of more direct exposition...

The second clip for Warner Home Video's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 is here, and with it comes a declaration of war. The visor-wearing, spiky-headed scourge of Gotham City known as the Mutants are famous crimefighting fodder in Frank Miller's original The Dark Knight Returns, and so too are the foes in WB's animated adaptation...

Earlier this summer fans got an initial look at a trailer for Warner Home Video's animated adaptation of Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1, which established the feature's basic premise and showcased voice actor Frank "RoboCop" Weller's take on the grim and gritty Caped Crusader...

By now, you've almost certainly heard about the statements about the Occupy protests by legendary comic book creator and hat enthusiast Frank Miller, in which he referred to the protesters as "louts, thieves and rapists" and suggested that they "go back to your mommas' basements...