Ten years pass, during which Gotham City is overwhelmed with crime and plagued by a violent gang called 'The Mutants.' Bruce re-assumes the mantle of Batman after he encounters Mutant gang members in the alley where his parents were murdered. Also, an explanation of how Miller's Green Arrow's lost arm is used, although in this latter case, continuity deviates somewhat from DKR.īruce Wayne has retired from the Batman mantle after the death of the second Robin, Jason Todd. For example, Miller's Batman is haunted by the death of Robin, and later the character's lack of popularity led to the A Death in the Family story, where Robin (Jason Todd) is killed by the Joker. Certain elements of the main DC Universe did eventually come to match Miller's tale, most notably some of the backstory of the series. Just as the characters of Norse mythology have their Ragnarok, Frank Miller sought to create a fitting end for the character of Batman.ĭKR takes place in a timeline outside the continuity of the DC Universe, but is still considered at least partially faithful to the source material and Batman mythos at the time it debuted, as it makes use of Post-Crisis characters. In addition to Frank Miller's story and pencils, Klaus Janson inks, and Lynn Varley provides colors for the series.

DKR was originally published as a four-issue limited series in a then-new printing format called prestige format.

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