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What it's all about...
Frank Miller's critically acclaimed mini-series is set 20 years in the future when cyberpunks and criminals run amok in the absence of superheroes. Long retired from crime-fighting following the death of the second Robin, Jason Todd, Batman is forced back into action when a seemingly rehabilitated Two-Face goes on the rampage. With a new female Robin aiding his mission to clean up Gotham, Batman discovers that the US government and its new powerful patsy, Superman, will stop at nothing to stop the man they consider a dangerous vigilante.

Why you should read it...
Heralding a new era of more realistic characters and darker themes, Miller's grown-up comic book redefined the rules and presented us with the definitive Batman - thereby eradicating the campy stigma of the Sixties TV series forever.