Batman The Dark Knight Returns Better

It is raw, polarizing, and unapologetically political. It is not the "definitive" Batman for everyone, but it is arguably the most important Batman story ever told.

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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) is a landmark four-issue miniseries by Frank Miller that fundamentally redefined Batman for the modern era. Set in a dystopian future, it depicts a 55-year-old Bruce Wayne who comes out of a 10-year retirement to save a decaying Gotham City. It is raw, polarizing, and unapologetically political

Armed with an armored exoskeleton, sonic weaponry, and a synthetic Kryptonite arrow fired by an aging Oliver Queen (Green Arrow), Batman achieves the impossible. He defeats the Man of Steel. This link or copies made by others cannot be deleted

The story is set in a dystopian, alternate 1980s Gotham City. Ten years have passed since the last reported sighting of Batman. In the wake of Jason Todd’s tragic death, Bruce Wayne forced himself into retirement. Now a cynical, alcohol-dependent 55-year-old, Wayne watches helplessly as Gotham sinks into a mire of violent crime, terrorized by a hyper-violent youth subculture known as "The Mutants."