COMICS: Scott Snyder And Frank Miller To Co-Write THE DARK KNIGHT 3

COMICS: Scott Snyder And Frank Miller To Co-Write THE DARK KNIGHT 3

The Dark Knight Returns, one of the greatest Batman stories of all time is getting yet another sequel. But will the inclusion of Scott Snyder, the mind behind Batman: Endgame, help avoid another DK2? Hit the jump for the full story!

By DEVLIN712 - Dec 03, 2014 09:12 AM EST
Filed Under: DC Comics
Source: BleedingCool

The graphic novel widely regarded as one of the best Batman stories ever written is getting a second sequel. After Frank Miller returned to his future Gotham in 2001, Scott Snyder, the man behind Batman: Endgame is teaming up with comic book legend Miller (300, Sin City) to write a sequel to the classic Dark Knight Returns, the inspiration to Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Snyder has been doing some incredible work on Batman since the introduction of DC's New 52, working on stories such as Court/Night of Owls and Zero Year. According to BleedingCool the story is likely to be set much further into the future than the first story and will revolve around an older Carrie Kelley (the original story's Robin) as she looks for a successor to watch over Gotham once she is gone.

Unfortunately Miller isn't well enough to do the book's artwork and DC are currently considering using various artists for the different issues. Artists such as Jim Lee and Greg Capullo are currently in the running to work alongside the duo.

What do you think of the prospect of another Miller Batman story? Surely Snyder, who has been hitting home run after home run with Batman as of late, can hel to avoid a repeat of The Dark Knight Strikes Again. Sign off your thoughts on the news below.

It's been a decade since Bruce Wayne hung up his cape, following most of the other superheroes who had been forced into retirement. Facing the downside of middle age, a restless Bruce Wayne pacifies his frustration with race cars and liquor – but the bat still beckons as he watches his city fall prey to gangs of barbaric criminals known as The Mutants. The return of Harvey Dent as Two-Face finally prompts Wayne to once again don the Dark Knight’s cowl, and his dramatic capture of the villain returns him to crime-fighting – simultaneously making him the target of law enforcement and the new hope for a desolate Gotham City. Particularly inspired is a teenage girl named Carrie, who adopts the persona of Robin and ultimately saves Batman from a brutal attack by the Mutant leader. Armed with a new sidekick, and re-energized with a definitive purpose, the Dark Knight returns to protect Gotham from foes new...and old.
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RamonSuarez
RamonSuarez - 12/3/2014, 9:48 AM
Title is [frick]ed up.
McGee
McGee - 12/3/2014, 9:48 AM
Batman better die in this!!!
TheEpicJuicebox
TheEpicJuicebox - 12/3/2014, 9:49 AM
Wasn't the Dark knight 2 bad?
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 12/3/2014, 9:49 AM
After The Dark Knight Strikes Again, I'm a little worried.
RamonSuarez
RamonSuarez - 12/3/2014, 9:49 AM
But as for the actual news...meh.

Miller's a washed up hack.

His "subversive" take on Batman has been overexposed to the point of seeming cliche now.

ThedamnBatman
ThedamnBatman - 12/3/2014, 9:50 AM
Wow, now this is monumental news, but wait, wasn't there already a terrible sequel to this? will that be canon or what
Batman52
Batman52 - 12/3/2014, 9:55 AM
If Scoot Snyder is writing this with Frank Miller then I think we're safe and we don't have to worry about it being like the Dark Knight Returns sequel.
GothamsViper
GothamsViper - 12/3/2014, 9:55 AM
Great news, I can't wait!
Baka
Baka - 12/3/2014, 9:57 AM
maybe snyder can tame miller's crazy side.
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 12/3/2014, 10:04 AM
No, not another batman frank miller story.






We already got an awful prequel, please don't give me anything more in this universe.

Pasto
Pasto - 12/3/2014, 10:04 AM
Whose Janine?
Desrow
Desrow - 12/3/2014, 10:05 AM
YEaH!
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 12/3/2014, 10:06 AM
oh and btw @DEVLIN712 but i'm pretty sure firther is not a word.
mbembet
mbembet - 12/3/2014, 10:08 AM
i like the dark knight strikes again, miller made everyone in dc universe as a goddamn joke in that book :)
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 12/3/2014, 10:09 AM
@mbembet but i'm pretty sure he didn't do that on purpose.
HulkOnion
HulkOnion - 12/3/2014, 10:09 AM
No.
DEVLIN712
DEVLIN712 - 12/3/2014, 10:10 AM
@MrCool210
Thanks for the heads up, completely missed it.
DEVLIN712
DEVLIN712 - 12/3/2014, 10:12 AM
Brilliant comment from Reddit:
Scott Snyder is basically there to make sure Frank Miller doesn't go attacking Muslims
Peel
Peel - 12/3/2014, 10:12 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

Seriously. Who gives a flying hoot about Carrie Kelly? No one. There's one so far you can work with Miller until your story turns out crap, neo-fascist, or both. Even with Snyder at the helm, this is doomed.
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 12/3/2014, 10:12 AM
ha ha ha
no
Peel
Peel - 12/3/2014, 10:13 AM
@DEVLIN712, lol! the thing is though, I'll be really surprised if this story doesn't have a 70 year old Batman going off to the middle east to kill terrorists or anyone he perceives as terrorists in 'Murica, typical Frank Miller.
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 12/3/2014, 10:13 AM
@DEVLIN712 any time.
DCfan638
DCfan638 - 12/3/2014, 10:15 AM
uhhhh I love Snyder's Batman New 52 (Court of Owls was the best arc by far) but...... i think this is a money grab
I tried reading DKSA after DKR but I just couldnt do it. And of course, lets not forget All Star Batman
Tempestjohn
Tempestjohn - 12/3/2014, 10:15 AM
DK2 SUCKED
SCURVYDOG619
SCURVYDOG619 - 12/3/2014, 10:18 AM
The thing that I remember about DK2 was Batman's "He could kill us all" comment about Plastic Man....
SCURVYDOG619
SCURVYDOG619 - 12/3/2014, 10:20 AM
@Yoss:The tape Jannine did with Vince Neil..Words fail....
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 12/3/2014, 10:24 AM
Batman against Muslims? [frick] yea!
AnthonyLantern
AnthonyLantern - 12/3/2014, 10:27 AM
More Frank Miller Batman?….greeeeaaaat -_-
JorL5150
JorL5150 - 12/3/2014, 10:30 AM
Maybe superman will knock up Wonder Woman again.

That was the only cool part of DKR2
JorL5150
JorL5150 - 12/3/2014, 10:30 AM
@Gusto

Is that "Janine" ??
I loved her- especially with her original boobs.
LeonNova
LeonNova - 12/3/2014, 10:31 AM
Well this was definitely unexpected; I'm not entirely sure how to feel about it. If Frank Miller was writing it by himself I'd be pretty damn worried but Scott Snyder is more than capable of preventing it from being a travesty. The Dark Knight Strikes Again was an awful comic book; I honestly wish they would just pretend like that story never even happened and delete it from the canon. The way Bruce's relationship with Dick ended was one of the most bizarre and blasphemous things I've ever read. As far as the story focusing on an older Carrie Kelly looking for a successor, I don't like that idea really. Bruce Wayne still needs to be the main character of the story; if not my interest severely plummets. I'm definitely interested in reading this, I just have some reservations for the time being until we learn more about it.
Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 12/3/2014, 10:32 AM
DK2 was dogshit just like that Jihadi graphic novel.......truth is...Scott Snyder should write the whole thing....[frick] Frank Racist Miller!!

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