The Dark Knight was perfectly suited for a post-9/11 era in which the dynamics behind crime and industry were very different, but it also featured all of the DC comics lore that fans could ask for.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 Although Warner Bros. and Marvel's animated direct-to-video featurettes largely play to a relatively narrow base of comicbook aficionados, "Batman: The Dark ...

It’s arguably the most iconic performance of the 21st century. Ledger was so brilliant that he outshone Christian Bale, a rarity for an actor regarded as one of the best of his generation.

F rank Miller's Dark Knight Returns revolutionized Batman comics and became a template for many darker comic books that emerged in the late 1980s and '90s. The Dark Knight Returns was equal parts ...

This Joker is a criminal for the 21st century: he doesn’t crave money or power; he just enjoys creating havoc and fear. Batman is the only one who can provide much opposition. When the Joker chuckles ...

The complete history of the Joker, ... The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century ... His hot streak began with Frank Miller’s genre-defining 1986 Batman opus The Dark Knight Returns, the story ...