While the original dark knight returns was the story of batman and superman, dark knight strikes again was about the justice league flash and atom were there, obviously, but also hawkmanhawkwoman, shazam, green lantern, martian manhunter, plastic man for some stupid reason, and of course, wonder woman. Years later superman and wonder woman discover one another, becoming close, and eventually falling in love. Frank millers new batman comic isnt great, but goes hard as. It turns out that in addition to lara the new supergirl introduced in the dark knight strikes again, superman and wonder woman now have a second child named jonathan. Its been three years since the events of the dark knight returns, and everything is fine. Although superman had been around since 1938 and wonder woman first debuted in 1941, the pair didnt cross paths for several years. Jun 11, 2011 in the dark knight strikes again, there is a ridiculously large amount of splash pages, almost all of which showcase millers blunt, simplistic lines, in addition to being wholly redundant.
Lara kent the dark knight strikes again second generation. The dark knight strikes again film batman comic vine. The dark knight returns, which also gueststars superman. Heres three out of five splash pages featuring superman and wonder woman having sex. Apr 12, 2020 the circumstances behind this prove to be even worse than even the crimeravaged gotham city. Lara is the daughter of superman and wonder woman in the dark knight strikes again storyline. The dark knight strikes again ebook written by frank miller, lynn varley. In the dystopian future that served as a sequel to the dark knight returns, the dark knights contribution was to beat up superman and talk about how friggin awesome it is not having any superpowers. The dark knight strikes again characters comic vine. Yeah, having half a major city reduced to a smoky ruin not even a year after 911. The dark knight returns once again with a vitality unseen since the first years of his war on crime. During the 80s and new 52, she similarly ditched having any alternate persona.
When last we left our, quoteunquote, hero, he had hijacked a concert of antiestablishment webcam strippers who dress up as superheroes to try to overthrow the. The dark knight strikes again general information first published. Dc comics, the publisher of superman and wonder woman, recently relaunched all their comics, calling them the new 52. Which prominently features several superman characters. The dark knight strikes again is a three issue miniseries written by frank miller with art by miller and colors by lynn varley.
Year one, which is commonly accepted as the origin story of batman in the original the dark knight returns, bruce wayne retires following the death of jason todd, only to be brought back into acting as batman years later. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read batman. The dark knight returns, this masterful hardcover takes place three years after batmans defeat of superman. The dark knight strikes again is frank millers followup to his hugely successful batman. May 25, 2017 in his first sequel to the dark knight returns, frank miller produced one of the.
There, the justice society of america, of which wonder wonder was a member but only as a secretary, met up for a special story with gueststars superman and batman. Lara grew up on paradise island, never knowing much of her father. The dark knight strikes again features appearances by such dc icons as superman, wonder woman, green arrow, martian manhunter, the atom, the question and more. And while the story was clearly a batman tale, one of the arcs most jarring moments revolved around wonder woman and superman. Ten most amazing, insane moments from frank millers dark. The dark knight strikes again part 3 channel awesome. The dark knight remains the best superhero movie of all time, 11 years after its release in 2008. Faking his own death and creating an underworld civilization, bruce wayne has been keeping his eye on the world above. Shes likely named for her grandmother, lara lorvan. The golden child will costar lara kent, the offspring of superman and wonder woman introduced in the dark knight strikes again. The dark knight strikes again was met with a polarising reception, with many fans believing it to be an inferior work in comparison to the dark knight returns and batman. The dark knight strikes again is a remarkable book only for it being the product of a writerartist who brought so much to the character only to return years later and produce such a terrible book for that same character i dont think there exists a comic book where the original and its sequel are so directly opposite one another in terms of.
Modern age wonder woman pvc figurine with handpainted features and imprinted details, mounted into a black plastic base, based on her appearance the threebook batman miniseries, the dark knight strikes again dk2 november 2001 july 2002 including batman, catgirl, superman, lex luthor and the atom. Superman and wonder woman had several pages dedicated to. She has inherited both kryptonian and amazon powers from her parents. Contentsshow overview the series was originally published as a threeissue limited series november 2001 july 2002 by dc comics, and. The dark knight returns could be interpreted as bruce wayne being older, wiser, and struggling to hold on to his humanity andor sanity. While superheroes like green arrow and the atom assist batman, several other justice league heroes superman, wonder woman, and shazam. Over of the course of the 2001 story, superman and wonder woman would rekindle their romance and conceive a son named jonathan, who was born just prior to the start of the dark knight iii. Miller told the av club back in 2001 while doing press for the dark knight strikes again. Their amorous session creates such a force that they literally make the earth move a little bit.
In the dark knight strikes again, there is a ridiculously large amount of splash pages, almost all of which showcase millers blunt, simplistic lines, in addition to being wholly redundant. The dark knight strikes again, also known as dark knight 2, was a three issue batman miniseries written and illustrated by frank miller with lynn varley in 20012002, the sequel to 1986s batman. Posted in at4w, dc, miller time, podcast, storyline tagged batman, superman, the other insano, wonder woman part 1 barely featured batman in it. The series is a sequel to millers 1986 batman miniseries the dark knight returns and the 2001 miniseries the dark knight strikes again, continuing the story of an aged bruce wayne resuming his identity as a crimefighter, aided by his sidekick carrie kelley robin and featuring an ensemble of dc universe characters including superman, green lantern, and wonder woman. This is an inconceivable mash up of the dark knight returns and the dark knight strikes again. Dark knight strikes again batmans war on superman incomplete story comicstorian. This was expanded upon in the dark knight strikes again, with the revelation that they had a young daughter named lara. If they did make it into a movie, my only hope would be that they didnt cut out or change much or anything.
In part 2 we wish frank miller had continued that trend. As that false camelot reaches its breaking point, its is up to the dark knight to emerge from the underground shadows. Cover by miller the most eagerlyawaited sequel in comics continues, as frank miller and awardwinning color artist lynn varley set their sights on batman for the first time in fifteen years. Characters batman bruce wayne superman kalelclark kent wonder woman supergirl lara lex. In the dark knight strikes agains second book, superman and wonder woman.
Similarly, in the 20012002 frank millerlynn varley series the dark knight strikes again, wonder woman s main function is to inspire superman though this time by having sex with him. The circumstances behind this prove to be even worse than even the crimeravaged gotham city. Allstar batman and robin, the boy wonder revealed that superman and wonder woman were carrying a clandestine romantic liaison as they observed batman taking on his own sidekick for the first time. The series is a sequel to millers 1986 miniseries the dark knight returns. In the dark knight strikes agains second book, superman and wonder woman rekindle their romance by having sex in the sky. Superman meets with wonder woman and she tells him. He slashes a z into luthors face and he and catgirl leave. Huge changes for batman in the dark knight iii ign.
The dark knight strikes again also referred to as dk2 is a batman miniseries by frank miller with lynn varley. Now dc presents the epic threeissue miniseries in black and white for the first time. Frank millers dark knight universe series is considered noncanon to the mainstream batman continuity, with the exception of batman. In his earlier works the dark knight returns and batman. In the dystopian future that served as a sequel to the dark knight returns, the dark knight s contribution was to beat up superman and talk about how friggin awesome it is not having any superpowers. Dc direct the dark knight strikes again pvc figurine set. Ten most amazing, insane moments from frank millers dark knight.
The dark knight strikes again part 2 welcome to atop the. May 28, 20 wonder woman in frank millers dark knight strikes again. Shots of the dark knight strikes again part 2 are shown linkara vo. However, she was forced to reveal herself when her father is about to be killed by brainiac. It is a sequel to millers 1986 dark knight miniseries. After going underground, batman bruce wayne and his young sidekick catgirl formerly carrie kelley robin train an army of batboys the former mutants and other recruits to save the world from a police dictatorship led by lex luthor. The dark knight strikes again part 2 channel awesome. Adding to the overthetop nature of the scene, miller and lynn varley dedicate about five pages to the unforgettable sequence. The dark knight strikes again is a batman graphic novel. Her parents wanted to keep her hidden from luthor and brainiacs everwatchful gaze. Her parents wanted to keep her hidden from luthor and brainiacs everwatchful gaze, as superman knew that they would want to control her much like they try to control him.
As that false camelot reaches its breaking point, its is up to the dark knight to emerge from the underground shadows and once again return order to chaos. Oh, and superman and wonder womans daughter, lara, who takes up way too much of this book considering how unflatteringly shes written. Supergirl is the daughter of superman and wonder woman from a future where lex luthor and brainiac control the earth. The dark knight returns set three years after the events of the dark knight returns, the world has managed to go downhill since thenthe president is a fake, and the police state of a. To protect her from luthor and brainiac, she grew up on paradise island, knowing little of her father. Joined by his army of batsoldiers and his female sidekick catgirl, an elderly batman wages a final war against a diseased world in an epic tale that features superman, wonder woman, green. The dark knight strikes again vol 1 2 dc database fandom. The dark knight strikes again, also known as dark knight 2, was a. Dark knight strikes again batmans war on superman youtube. Year one, frank millers incarnation of batman managed to wellmaintain his heroic qualities even with the darker nature of the narratives.
It is a sequel to the dark knight returns and takes place three years after the events of that story. Set three years after the events of the dark knight returns, the dark knight strikes again follows a similar structure. What happened to the justice league in dark knight returns. They defeat several of luthors thugs and batman beats on luthor. Lara grew up on paradise island, never knowing much of her father or the outside world.
Joined by his army of batsoldiers and his female sidekick catgirl, an elderly batman wages a final war against a diseased world in an epic tale that features superman, wonder woman, green arrow, martian manhunter, and the atom. The series was originally published as a threeissue limited series november 2001 july 2002 by dc comics, and since collected into hardcover and paperback onevolume editions. Lara was instrumental in the defeat of braniac and saving kandor. A montage of shots of that comic is shown linkara vo. The two are later married and have a child together. The dark knight strikes again, also known as dk2, is a 20012002 dc comics threeissue limited series comic book written and illustrated by frank miller and colored by lynn varley, featuring the fictional superhero batman. Issue 2b black border variant cover, frank millerlynn varley. She has thus inherited both kryptonian and amazon powers from her parents. Characters batmanbruce wayne superman kalelclark kent wonder woman supergirl lara lex luthor brainiac. The dark knight strikes again part 3 channel awesome fandom. The dark knight strikes again comics by comixology.
Why wonder woman is better than superman and batman. She is likely named after her grandmother, lara lorvan and was instrumental in the final overthrow of brainiac, and the rescue of the bottle city of kandor. Batman is rescued by superman at last moment, in addition to carrie and the group escape as the cave is destroyed. Dont deny itits a horribly illustrated plotless mess of a book whose superman centricity ignores batman almost completely. In millers opinionsplitting the dark knight strikes again, readers got to see a fivepage sex scene play out between superman and wonder woman.
Following the events of the dark knight returns, the dark knight strikes again sees batman back in the cape and cowl this time battling a lex luthor backed military dictatorship. In the 20012002 the dark knight strikes again by frank miller, superman and wonder woman have a daughter called lara. Rule 34 artist request dc lex luthor monochrome superman. Red son saw wonder woman enamored of superman, but he only considered her as a comrade, and was mostly oblivious to her love for him. Nov 30, 2017 dark knight strikes again batmans war on superman incomplete story comicstorian. Supersex costs lives the dark knight strikes again. The dark knight strikes again, also known as dk2, is a 20012002 dc comics. While batman, batwoman, aquaman, green lantern, wonder woman, flash, and the atom all continue their duties to fight crime and protect humanity, superman, under his guise as clark kent, begins to teach lara what it means to be human. The dark knight strikes again comic book tv tropes. The dark knight strikes again part 2 channel awesome fandom. But are they still the worlds greatest heroes or part of the conspiracy. However, in later stories all star batman and robin the boy wonder and the dark knight strikes again, millers incarnation of batman is a sociopathic. The dark knight strikes again is rightly reviled by all batman fans because of how terrible the book is on every level but made doubly damning because frank miller wrote two of the most acclaimed batman books the dark knight returns and year one.
Superman, wonder woman, green arrow, martian manhunter, and the atom. Superman, wonder woman, and captain marvel have been forced to work for the us government, as their loved ones are being held hostage. While there have been times when she has had an alterego as diana prince, it. Three years after the events in the dark knight returns, batman knows the world is nowhere near the perfect little place it pretends to be, and he sees the. Wonder woman in frank millers dark knight strikes again with. May 31, 2010 shots of the dark knight strikes again part 2 are shown linkara vo. Lara or supergirl is the seventeenyearold daughter of superman and wonder woman in the dark knight strikes again 2002.