Batman Mortality
Throughout The Dark Knight Returns, Batman faces not only the current batch of Gotham's criminals, but criminals from his past, the Gotham Police, and eventually Superman. On top of all of these outward enemies, time is certainly not on Batman's side. Batman has to consider and confront his own mortality while he tries to clean up Gotham City's unending criminal element. Frank Miller does this to show to the reader that while Batman has done and continues to do impressive feats as many superheroes do, he is still a human. A human no matter how legendary grows old with time and dies.
Gotham moved on without Batman At the start of the story Bruce Wayne has been retired as Batman for going on ten years. Instead of legacy of being a hero and savor of Gotham City, Batman is regarded as an urban legend by the news with some experts going on record in declaring him a mere myth than never existed. Frank Miller shows that it only took a decade to show that Batman's legacy was not timeless at all. Even the crimes of the villains he fought against in his day no longer stand the test of time. Instead of …show more content…
While he jumps from rooftops and can defeat armed men with no gun of his own, he is not bullet proof and can die. Batman has to constantly consider each and every move he makes to avoid being killed by criminals or arrested by the police once Commissioner Gordon retires. This is in stark contrast to Superman who has changed very little in a decade and has the full support of the President of the United States in his actions. Frank Miller wanted the reader know that Batman didn't just lose to the Mutant leader, he was nearly killed. Despite this near death, once Batman recovered, he formed a new plan and fought the Mutant leader once more days later. In the rematch against the younger, stronger, and faster opponent Batman wins using his wit. This is not because Batman is a mere human, this is despite of
Throughout The Dark Knight Returns, Batman faces not only the current batch of Gotham's criminals, but criminals from his past, the Gotham Police, and eventually Superman. On top of all of these outward enemies, time is certainly not on Batman's side. Batman has to consider and confront his own mortality while he tries to clean up Gotham City's unending criminal element. Frank Miller does this to show to the reader that while Batman has done and continues to do impressive feats as many superheroes do, he is still a human. A human no matter how legendary grows old with time and dies.
Gotham moved on without Batman At the start of the story Bruce Wayne has been retired as Batman for going on ten years. Instead of legacy of being a hero and savor of Gotham City, Batman is regarded as an urban legend by the news with some experts going on record in declaring him a mere myth than never existed. Frank Miller shows that it only took a decade to show that Batman's legacy was not timeless at all. Even the crimes of the villains he fought against in his day no longer stand the test of time. Instead of …show more content…
While he jumps from rooftops and can defeat armed men with no gun of his own, he is not bullet proof and can die. Batman has to constantly consider each and every move he makes to avoid being killed by criminals or arrested by the police once Commissioner Gordon retires. This is in stark contrast to Superman who has changed very little in a decade and has the full support of the President of the United States in his actions. Frank Miller wanted the reader know that Batman didn't just lose to the Mutant leader, he was nearly killed. Despite this near death, once Batman recovered, he formed a new plan and fought the Mutant leader once more days later. In the rematch against the younger, stronger, and faster opponent Batman wins using his wit. This is not because Batman is a mere human, this is despite of