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. 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. As that false camelot reaches its breaking point, its is up to the dark knight to emerge from the underground shadows. 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. 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. Year one, frank millers incarnation of batman managed to wellmaintain his heroic qualities even with the darker nature of the narratives. Superman, wonder woman, and captain marvel have been forced to work for the us government, as their loved ones are being held hostage. Years later superman and wonder woman discover one another, becoming close, and eventually falling in love. Lara grew up on paradise island, never knowing much of her father or the outside world.
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. Why wonder woman is better than superman and batman. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read batman. 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. 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. Now dc presents the epic threeissue miniseries in black and white for the first time. The dark knight strikes again also referred to as dk2 is a batman miniseries by frank miller with lynn varley. However, she was forced to reveal herself when her father is about to be killed by brainiac.
This is an inconceivable mash up of the dark knight returns and the dark knight strikes again. She has thus inherited both kryptonian and amazon powers from her parents. The circumstances behind this prove to be even worse than even the crimeravaged gotham city. 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. 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 general information first published. In part 2 we wish frank miller had continued that trend. 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.
Its been three years since the events of the dark knight returns, and everything is fine. Lara, the future supergirl from a future where lex luthor and brainiac control the earth, is the daughter of superman and wonder woman. 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. The dark knight strikes again part 2 welcome to atop the. If they did make it into a movie, my only hope would be that they didnt cut out or change much or anything. Oh, and superman and wonder womans daughter, lara, who takes up way too much of this book considering how unflatteringly shes written. Her parents wanted to keep her hidden from luthor and brainiacs everwatchful gaze. Which prominently features several superman characters. The dark knight strikes again comics by comixology. Ten most amazing, insane moments from frank millers dark. 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. 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. 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.
In millers opinionsplitting the dark knight strikes again, readers got to see a fivepage sex scene play out between superman and wonder woman. Huge changes for batman in the dark knight iii ign. Nov 30, 2017 dark knight strikes again batmans war on superman incomplete story comicstorian. 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. 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 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. The golden child will costar lara kent, the offspring of superman and wonder woman introduced in the dark knight strikes again.
A montage of shots of that comic is shown linkara vo. Faking his own death and creating an underworld civilization, bruce wayne has been keeping his eye on the world above. 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. During the 80s and new 52, she similarly ditched having any alternate persona. In the 20012002 the dark knight strikes again by frank miller, superman and wonder woman have a daughter called lara. It is a sequel to millers 1986 dark knight miniseries. Yeah, having half a major city reduced to a smoky ruin not even a year after 911.
Contentsshow overview the series was originally published as a threeissue limited series november 2001 july 2002 by dc comics, and. Miller told the av club back in 2001 while doing press for the dark knight strikes again. In the dark knight strikes agains second book, superman and wonder woman rekindle their romance by having sex in the sky. It is a sequel to the dark knight returns and takes place three years after the events of that story. Lara grew up on paradise island, never knowing much of her father. In the dark knight strikes agains second book, 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. What happened to the justice league in dark knight returns. The dark knight returns could be interpreted as bruce wayne being older, wiser, and struggling to hold on to his humanity andor sanity. 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. 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. The dark knight strikes again part 3 channel awesome. This was expanded upon in the dark knight strikes again, with the revelation that they had a young daughter named lara.
And while the story was clearly a batman tale, one of the arcs most jarring moments revolved around wonder woman and superman. May 28, 20 wonder woman in frank millers dark knight strikes again. The dark knight strikes again is a three issue miniseries written by frank miller with art by miller and colors by lynn varley. 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. 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. Apr 12, 2020 the circumstances behind this prove to be even worse than even the crimeravaged gotham city. 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 dk2, is a 20012002 dc comics. Superman and wonder woman had several pages dedicated to. 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. 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. But are they still the worlds greatest heroes or part of the conspiracy. They defeat several of luthors thugs and batman beats on luthor. Lara kent the dark knight strikes again second generation. The dark knight remains the best superhero movie of all time, 11 years after its release in 2008. Heres three out of five splash pages featuring superman and wonder woman having sex.
The dark knight strikes again part 2 channel awesome. The two are later married and have a child together. The dark knight strikes again is frank millers followup to his hugely successful batman. The dark knight strikes again, also known as dark knight 2, was a. The dark knight returns once again with a vitality unseen since the first years of his war on crime. The series is a sequel to millers 1986 miniseries the dark knight returns.
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. To protect her from luthor and brainiac, she grew up on paradise island, knowing little of her father. Lara or supergirl is the seventeenyearold daughter of superman and wonder woman in the dark knight strikes again 2002. 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. Wonder woman in frank millers dark knight strikes again with. Issue 2b black border variant cover, frank millerlynn varley. The dark knight strikes again part 3 channel awesome fandom. The dark knight returns, this masterful hardcover takes place three years after batmans defeat of superman. Ten most amazing, insane moments from frank millers dark knight. Posted in at4w, dc, miller time, podcast, storyline tagged batman, superman, the other insano, wonder woman part 1 barely featured batman in it. Although superman had been around since 1938 and wonder woman first debuted in 1941, the pair didnt cross paths for several years. Supersex costs lives the dark knight strikes again. Shots of the dark knight strikes again part 2 are shown linkara vo.
Lara was instrumental in the defeat of braniac and saving kandor. Superman meets with wonder woman and she tells him. 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. Their amorous session creates such a force that they literally make the earth move a little bit. Supergirl is the daughter of superman and wonder woman from a future where lex luthor and brainiac control the earth. Set three years after the events of the dark knight returns, the dark knight strikes again follows a similar structure. The dark knight strikes again vol 1 2 dc database fandom. The dark knight strikes again comic book tv tropes. She has inherited both kryptonian and amazon powers from her parents. Characters batmanbruce wayne superman kalelclark kent wonder woman supergirl lara lex luthor brainiac. While there have been times when she has had an alterego as diana prince, it. Together with his army of batsoldiers, including carrie kelleyformerly robin, and now the new catgirlthe dark knight wages a new war on a diseased world thats become completely lost. In his earlier works the dark knight returns and batman.
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. Lara is the daughter of superman and wonder woman in the dark knight strikes again storyline. While superheroes like green arrow and the atom assist batman, several other justice league heroes superman, wonder woman, and shazam. The dark knight strikes again characters comic vine. He slashes a z into luthors face and he and catgirl leave. The dark knight strikes again film batman comic vine. 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.
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. 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. Dc direct the dark knight strikes again pvc figurine set. The dark knight strikes again is a batman graphic novel. Batman is rescued by superman at last moment, in addition to carrie and the group escape as the cave is destroyed. 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. Characters batman bruce wayne superman kalelclark kent wonder woman supergirl lara lex. Dark knight strikes again batmans war on superman youtube. The dark knight strikes again ebook written by frank miller, lynn varley. Dark knight strikes again batmans war on superman incomplete story comicstorian.
Frank millers new batman comic isnt great, but goes hard as. Rule 34 artist request dc lex luthor monochrome superman. May 31, 2010 shots of the dark knight strikes again part 2 are shown linkara vo. Shes likely named for her grandmother, lara lorvan. May 25, 2017 in his first sequel to the dark knight returns, frank miller produced one of the. The dark knight strikes again part 2 channel awesome fandom. Dont deny itits a horribly illustrated plotless mess of a book whose superman centricity ignores batman almost completely. Dc comics, the publisher of superman and wonder woman, recently relaunched all their comics, calling them the new 52. Frank millers dark knight universe series is considered noncanon to the mainstream batman continuity, with the exception of batman.