The Dark Knight Returns part 1- Frank Miller's Era Defining Batman Story

In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the first half of the critically acclaimed graphic novel, The Dark Knight Returns. Written by Frank Miller, illustrated by Miller and Klaus Janson, with color by Lynn Varley. They also discuss whether this truly is the pinnacle of Miller's art work style and how it would it would continue after this, the comic's influence on Batman and the comic medium itself, and how Miller explores the themes of hero worship and authoritarianism. Timecodes00:00 - Intro04:08 - Comic Talk Starts07:56 - Starting with the Arting22:10 - The General Premise of the Comic44:06 - Full Story (with spoilers for the first two issues)YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2GA9q40JoBmnbOrkjGuJg Apple Podcasts- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comic-literate-podcast/id1670647884 Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/4hd5lO43gSZyyh5UEmcq2U?si=NOE0uX4iRHWGDwIoCRfndQ Google Podcasts- https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL3RoZS1jb21pYy1saXRlcmF0ZS1wb2RjYXN0Pocket Casts- https://pca.st/r8b1cyg7Comic Stan- https://youtube.com/@comicsstan-q1z?si=F9mxzO-eSmfWphWx