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The Night Knight Strikes Again
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Comprehend of the trade paperback Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Over again. Cover design by Fleck Kidd.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
Schedule Monthly
Format Limited series
Publication date December 2001 – July 2002
No. of problems 3
Main character(s) Batman
Superman
Catgirl
Lex Luthor
Brainiac
Dick Grayson
Artistic team
Created by Frank Miller
Lynn Varley
Todd Klein
Bob Kane
Pecker Finger
Written by Frank Miller
Artist(due south) Frank Miller
Colorist(s) Lynn Varley

Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again , also known as DK2 , is a 2001-2002 DC Comics three-consequence limited serial comic book written and illustrated by Frank Miller and colored past Lynn Varley, featuring the fictional superhero Batman. The serial is a sequel to Miller's 1986 miniseries The Dark Knight Returns. It tells the story of an aged Bruce Wayne who returns from 3 years in hiding, preparation his followers and instigating a rebellion against Lex Luthor'south dictatorial rule over the United states. The serial features an ensemble cast of superheroes including Catgirl, Superman, Wonder Woman, Plastic Man, The Flash, and the Atom.

Overview [edit]

The serial was originally published as a three-issue limited series published by DC Comics between Nov 2001 and July 2002. Information technology has since been published as hardcover and paperback ane-book editions and as the Absolute Night Knight edition with The Nighttime Knight Returns. Similar its predecessor, this story takes place in a timeline that is not considered approved in the current DC Comics continuity.[1]

Synopsis [edit]

Frank Miller'due south cover to The Night Knight Strikes Over again #ane.

After going underground, Batman (Bruce Wayne) and his young sidekick Catgirl (formerly Carrie Kelley—Robin) railroad train an army of "Batboys" (the erstwhile Mutants and other recruits) to save the world from a police dictatorship led past Lex Luthor. In a serial of raids on government facilities, Batman's soldiers release other superheroes—including Cantlet, Wink and Plastic Human—from captivity. Elongated Man is recruited and Dark-green Arrow is already working with Batman.

Superman, Wonder Adult female, and Captain Marvel have been forced to work for the US government, as their loved ones are being held earnest. Superman is ordered by "President Rickard" (a reckoner-generated front for Lex Luthor and Brainiac) to stop Batman. He confronts Wayne at the Batcave, simply Batman and the other superheroes defeat him. Meanwhile, Batman's raids have been noticed past the media. Subsequently existence banned for years, the freed superheroes have recaptured the public imagination and have get a fad among the youth. At a pop concert by "The Superchix", Batman and the other heroes make a public appearance urging their fans to rebel against the oppressive government.

During this time, rogue vigilante Question spies on Luthor's plans and types a periodical to tape the misdeeds of those in power. Question tries to convince the Martian Manhunter—now an anile, biting, near-powerless figure with his mind filled with Luthor's nanotechnology—to stand up up against Superman and the government. Question and Martian Manhunter are attacked past a mysterious man resembling the Joker, who is seemingly invulnerable to injury. Martian Manhunter sacrifices his life and Question is rescued by Green Arrow. The mysterious man escapes to kill other superheroes including Guardian and Creeper, stealing their costumes and wearing them.

An extraterrestrial monster lands in Metropolis and begins to destroy the urban center. Batman is convinced that information technology is an attempt to lure him and his allies out of hiding and does not respond, dismissing Wink'south appeal that they are supposed to save lives. Batman's opinion is that it is besides risky to save the lives of the populace. Superman and Captain Marvel fight the monster, which is revealed to be Brainiac, who coerces Superman into defeat using the bottled Kryptonian city of Kandor as leverage, to crush the people'south faith in superheroes. Captain Marvel is killed defending citizens from the carnage only Superman is saved when his girl Lara appears. She has been carefully hidden since birth, but, now that the authorities knows she exists, they demand that she exist handed over.

Deciding that Batman and his methods are the simply way, Superman, Wonder Adult female and Lara join him. Lara pretends to hand herself over to Brainiac. Atom slips into the bottle and frees the Kandorians, who use their combined rut vision to destroy Brainiac. The superheroes so destroy the dictatorship's power source and incite a revolution. Batman allows himself to be captured and tortured by Luthor to learn his plans. Luthor has launched satellites to destroy most of the world's population, leaving him with a more manageable number of people. The Green Lantern, who has turned into pure will, returns from space and destroys Luthor's satellites. Luthor is in turn killed by the son of Hawkman and Hawkgirl (Shayera Hol).

Returning to the Batcave, Batman is contacted by Carrie, who is being attacked by the Joker-like human and now wearing a Robin costume. Batman arrives and recognizes the man equally Dick Grayson, the get-go Robin who Batman fired long ago. Grayson has been genetically altered to have a powerful healing gene and shape-shifting power, but is criminally insane. As Batman and Grayson contemptuously recall their bleak history together, Batman drops him through a trapdoor into a miles-deep crevasse filled with lava, while Elongated Man rescues Carrie. Grayson clings onto a ledge, climbs out of the chasm and faces Batman. When Grayson remains virtually unharmed past everything Batman throws at him, Batman hurls himself and Grayson into the chasm. Grayson falls into the lava and is disintegrated. Superman rescues Batman at the last minute as the Batcave explodes, and takes him to Carrie in the Batmobile.

Groundwork and creation [edit]

In 2006, Frank Miller said of the creation procedure for The Dark Knight Strikes Once more:

I was out to remind readers nigh the inherent joy and wonder these superheroes offer, and also to gloat their succulent absurdity. I saw the superheroes as Gods and Heroes in the Classic sense ... I wanted to elevate these Gods and Heroes out of that musty museum they'd been stuck in and drag them dorsum to the streets where they belong.

—Frank Miller[2]

Characters [edit]

  • Batman—Bruce Wayne's alter ego who is 58 years sometime and faked his decease iii years agone and continues to operate secretly every bit Batman in 1989. He leads a rebellion against the decadent U.South. government headed by Lex Luthor. Batman is a skilled and controversial strategist who makes decisions which upshot in deaths, which he considers necessary for the defeat of his enemies.
  • Catgirl—Carrie Kelley, formerly Robin, is Batman's 2d-in-command.
  • Lex Luthor—Luthor heads the U.S. government and uses a hologram of what the people retrieve is the President as a figurehead. He controls powerful superheroes—including Superman, Captain Curiosity and Wonder Adult female—past holding their loved ones hostage.
  • Brainiac—provides Luthor with the means to control the U.Southward., and hence the world.
  • Superman—controlled by Luthor, who is holding the miniaturized city of Kandor hostage. Encouraged by his daughter and Batman, Superman finally fights back and breaks his own vow non to impale.
  • Wonder Adult female—the youthful Queen of the Amazons who has a girl with Superman.
  • Lara—The daughter of Superman and Wonder Adult female who has the powers of a Kryptonian and the warrior attitude of an Amazon. She has a poor opinion of people less powerful than herself and tries to persuade Superman to ascent above the humans and peradventure take over the world.
  • Captain Marvel—now an old man, he withal stands past Superman and Wonder Woman. Helm Marvel is express in his abilities because Luthor holds his sis Mary hostage. He reveals that he and Billy Batson were two separate beings who switched places, and that Baton (who had always been sickly) had died around viii years ago. This rendered him incapable of simply switching out to recuperate because there would exist no one to call him back.
  • "The Joker"/Dick Grayson—Having been emotionally abused by Batman and sacked years before for "cowardice and incompetence", Grayson has submitted himself to radical gene therapy by Luthor and other villains. He has gained a powerful healing gene and shape-shifting ability, but was driven criminally insane. Throughout most of the story, Grayson takes on the advent of the Joker and the costumes of members of the Legion of Super-Heroes. His victims include Martian Manhunter, Creeper, the Guardian, and he almost kills Carrie Kelley.
  • Atom—trapped within a Petri dish for over two years, Ray Palmer is rescued past Carrie Kelley and becomes one of the first of the old superheroes to bring together Batman'south rebellion.
  • The Flash—coerced by threats to his married woman Iris, Barry Allen is forced to run in a giant electrical generator earlier being freed by Carrie Kelley and the Cantlet.
  • Elongated Man—Ralph Dibny advertises sex drugs on television before joining Batman.
  • Plastic Man—insane and rescued from Arkham Asylum, Eel O'Brian joins Batman'due south grouping.
  • The Superchix—an all-girl pop/superhero group consisting of a Black Canary lookalike, Bat Chick and Wonder Chick.
  • Dark-green Arrow—a communist, activist and billionaire with a mechanical arm, Oliver Queen has long been part of Batman'due south forces.
  • The Question—fighting for Batman's cause, Vic Sage works mainly alone and tries to recruit the former Martian Manhunter. He spies on Luthor and his associates, and distrusts technology and municipalization.
  • Martian Manhunter—a victim of Luthor'south nanobots, which have deprived him of most of his powers, J'onn J'onzz has become addicted to booze and tobacco. He retains a precognitive sense which he uses to help Question.
  • Green Lantern—Hal Hashemite kingdom of jordan now lives with his own alien family unit in a afar role of the galaxy. He returns to Globe at Batman'southward request.
  • Hawkboy—Hawkman and Hawkgirl'southward son who grew upwards with his sister in the Costa Rican rainforest. When their parents are killed by a war machine strike ordered by Luthor, Hawkboy intends to take revenge.
  • Saturn Girl—a young, thirteen-yr-old who tin can see into the future. She adopts the proper noun and outfit of the 31st-century Legionnaire.
  • Rick Rickard—the holographic puppet President of the Usa.
  • U.S. Secretary of Country Ruger, Exxon and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Starbucks—members of Luthor's authorities.
  • Hawk and Dove—Hank and Don Hall are in their old age. They effort to have up the tights once more only to not become through with it as they used to argue all the time.
  • Bat-Mite—Batman's old adversary and co-founder of The First Church building of The Last Son of Krypton., a lunatic fringe movement dedicated to worshipping Superman.
  • Big Barda—a former pornographic actress called Hot Gates. When America descends into anarchy, Big Barda declares herself dictator of Columbus, Ohio.
  • Lana Harper-Lane—a television news reporter who is presumed to be the daughter of Guardian and Lois Lane.[3]

Publications [edit]

  • Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Once again (2003-12-17 (hardcover[four]), 2004-07-21 (merchandise paperback with bonus materials[5])): Includes parts i-3.
  • Batman Noir: The Dark Knight Strikes Once more (2018-03-28 (hardcover[6])): Blackness and white print version of Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again 3-parts book.

Critical reception and sales [edit]

The Dark Knight Strikes Once again received mixed to negative reviews, with criticism focusing on its artwork, storyline, and graphic symbol development.[vii] [8] [9] 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, simply its careless execution is regrettable".[x] Roger Sabin of The Guardian wrote that the series has "flashes of luminescence—few tin can command page layouts like Miller—simply in general the idea of the ironic superhero seems rather dated."[xi]

The first outcome of "DK2" ranked #1 in December 2001 with pre-club sales at 174,339.[12] The second issue of DK2 was ranked 3rd in sales for the January 2002 period with pre-order sales of 155,322.[13] The last issue of the series had pre-order sales of 171,546 returning to #1 for the month of February 2002.[14] The comic had an in-store appointment on July 31 of that same year.[xv]

Discussing the negative reception for The Dark Knight Strikes Again, Frank Miller said in 2006: "I expected stupor. I wanted it. I never make it my mission to reassure people. Time will brand its own sentence."[xvi]

Sequel [edit]

On Apr 24, 2015, DC Comics announced that Frank Miller was co-writing a sequel to The Dark Knight Strikes Again with Brian Azzarello titled The Dark Knight 3: The Master Race.[17] [18] The series featured a rotating cast of artists, including Andy Kubert and Klaus Janson.[19] [20] Frank Miller later confirmed that The Master Race would not be the conclusion, and he was beginning piece of work on a fourth series.[21]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Sanderson, Peter (February 6, 2006). "Comics in Context #119: All-Star Bats". IGN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved Apr 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "Frank Miller: I Stole From The Best!". Archived from the original on June 25, 2006.
  3. ^ Lander, Randy (December iii, 2001). "Dark Knight Strikes Once again #one (Best of the Week!)". The Fourth Rail. Archived from the original on Apr 15, 2002. Retrieved Dec 30, 2010.
  4. ^ BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN
  5. ^ BATMAN: THE Nighttime KNIGHT STRIKES Over again
  6. ^ BATMAN NOIR: THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN
  7. ^ Lalumière, Claude (September 21, 2002). "The Dark Knight Strikes Once more". Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  8. ^ Sanford, Jason (2002). "Review of The Dark Knight Strikes Once more by Frank Miller". Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  9. ^ Cheang, Michael (Dec 2, 2015). "Why does everyone hate The Dark Knight Strikes Again?". Retrieved June three, 2018.
  10. ^ Lalumière, Claude (September 21, 2002). "The Night Knight Strikes Once more". Retrieved August thirty, 2012.
  11. ^ Sabin, Roger (December xv, 2002). "Take a picture show..." The Observer . Retrieved August thirty, 2012.
  12. ^ "Top 300 Comics – December 2001". ICv2. November 28, 2001.
  13. ^ "Top 300 Comics – Jan 2002". ICv2. January two, 2002. Retrieved July ix, 2008.
  14. ^ "Height 300 Comics – Feb 2002". ICv2. February 4, 2002.
  15. ^ "Archived copy". www1.cinescape.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2022. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived re-create as championship (link)
  16. ^ "Frank Miller: I Stole From The Best!". Archived from the original on June 25, 2006.
  17. ^ "Superstar Writer/Artist Frank Miller Returns To Batman!". DC Comics . Retrieved July xix, 2015.
  18. ^ "Frank Miller Returns With The Dark Knight Three: The Master Race". Newsarama.com. April 24, 2015. Retrieved July xix, 2015.
  19. ^ "DC Entertainment Provides New Details For Night Knight III: The Master Race". DC Comics. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  20. ^ Wheeler, Andrew (July 9, 2015). "Andy Kubert and Klaus Janson Join 'The Master Race' (The Comic)". Comics Alliance. Archived from the original on August 14, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  21. ^ Osborn, Alex (November 17, 2015). "Frank Miller Says He'southward Returning For The Dark Knight 4". IGN.

External links [edit]

  • Flak Magazine: Review of The Night Knight Strikes Once again, 11.08.02
  • Peter Sanderson's analysis: Parts one, two, and three
  • Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Once more discussed at sequart.com

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