Absolute Batman: The Dark Knight-Master Race (New Edition)

Hardcover
$125.00 US
0"W x 0"H x 0"D   | 20 oz | 12 per carton
On sale Sep 17, 2024 | 624 Pages | 978-1-77952-750-9
| Rated T
FOC Jun 3, 2024 | Catalog February 2024
Finally the last entry in Frank Miller's acclaimed Dark Knight trilogy is published in deluxe Absolute edition format!

It's been three years since the Batman defeated Lex Luthor and saved the world from tyranny. Three years since anyone has seen Gotham City's guardian alive. Wonder Woman, Queen of the Amazons...Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern...Superman, the Man of Steel...all of the Dark Knight's allies have retreated from the front lines of the war against injustice.

But now a new war is beginning. An army of unimaginable power led by Superman's own daughter is preparing to claim Earth as their new world. The only force that can stop this master race--Batman--is dead.

Long live the new Batman...ABSOLUTE BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT: MASTER RACE collects the full nine-issue miniseries and its minicomic tie-in issues. Written by comics legend Frank Millerand Brian Azzarello, the series features incredible artwork from superstar artist Andy Kubert (FLASHPOINT), as well as Klaus Janson(THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS), John Romita Jr.(ALL-STAR BATMAN), Eduardo Risso (100 BULLETS) and Frank Miller himself! This volume also includes over 150 variant covers, a sketchbook gallery packed with behind-the-scenes extras and the prequel story DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: THE LAST CRUSADE, by Miller, Azzarello and Romita Jr.
Brian Azzarello has been writing comics professionally since the mid-1990s. He is the author of Jonny Double, Batman: Broken City, and the Harvey and Eisner Award-winning 100 Bullets, all created in collaboration with artist Eduardo Risso. Azzarello’s other work for DC includes Hellblazer and Loveless with Marcelo Frusin; Dark Knight III: The Master Race with Frank Miller, Andy Kubert, and Klaus Janson; Superman: For Tomorrow with Jim Lee; Joker and Luthor with Lee Bermejo; Sgt. Rock: Between Hell and A Hard Place with Joe Kubert; Filthy Rich with Victor Santos; and most recently the all-new ongoing series Wonder Woman with Cliff Chiang. View titles by Brian Azzarello
Frank Miller began his career in comics in the late 1970s and rose to fame while drawing and then writing Daredevil for Marvel Comics. He was also the creative force behind Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Batman: Year One, and Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again. His works have not only redefined classic characters, but also revitalized the comics industry on a few occasions. His multi-award-winning graphic novel 300 was brought to full-blooded life in the 2007 movie of the same name. His creator-owned crime saga Sin City first hit the page in 1991, and then the silver screen in 2005, with Miller on board as co-director with Robert Rodriguez. The two returned to direct the sequel Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, released in 2014 and featuring two new stories by Miller. In 2015, Miller returned to his bestselling series with the highly anticipated Dark Knight III: Master Race. View titles by Frank Miller

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Finally the last entry in Frank Miller's acclaimed Dark Knight trilogy is published in deluxe Absolute edition format!

It's been three years since the Batman defeated Lex Luthor and saved the world from tyranny. Three years since anyone has seen Gotham City's guardian alive. Wonder Woman, Queen of the Amazons...Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern...Superman, the Man of Steel...all of the Dark Knight's allies have retreated from the front lines of the war against injustice.

But now a new war is beginning. An army of unimaginable power led by Superman's own daughter is preparing to claim Earth as their new world. The only force that can stop this master race--Batman--is dead.

Long live the new Batman...ABSOLUTE BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT: MASTER RACE collects the full nine-issue miniseries and its minicomic tie-in issues. Written by comics legend Frank Millerand Brian Azzarello, the series features incredible artwork from superstar artist Andy Kubert (FLASHPOINT), as well as Klaus Janson(THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS), John Romita Jr.(ALL-STAR BATMAN), Eduardo Risso (100 BULLETS) and Frank Miller himself! This volume also includes over 150 variant covers, a sketchbook gallery packed with behind-the-scenes extras and the prequel story DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: THE LAST CRUSADE, by Miller, Azzarello and Romita Jr.

Creators

Brian Azzarello has been writing comics professionally since the mid-1990s. He is the author of Jonny Double, Batman: Broken City, and the Harvey and Eisner Award-winning 100 Bullets, all created in collaboration with artist Eduardo Risso. Azzarello’s other work for DC includes Hellblazer and Loveless with Marcelo Frusin; Dark Knight III: The Master Race with Frank Miller, Andy Kubert, and Klaus Janson; Superman: For Tomorrow with Jim Lee; Joker and Luthor with Lee Bermejo; Sgt. Rock: Between Hell and A Hard Place with Joe Kubert; Filthy Rich with Victor Santos; and most recently the all-new ongoing series Wonder Woman with Cliff Chiang. View titles by Brian Azzarello
Frank Miller began his career in comics in the late 1970s and rose to fame while drawing and then writing Daredevil for Marvel Comics. He was also the creative force behind Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Batman: Year One, and Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again. His works have not only redefined classic characters, but also revitalized the comics industry on a few occasions. His multi-award-winning graphic novel 300 was brought to full-blooded life in the 2007 movie of the same name. His creator-owned crime saga Sin City first hit the page in 1991, and then the silver screen in 2005, with Miller on board as co-director with Robert Rodriguez. The two returned to direct the sequel Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, released in 2014 and featuring two new stories by Miller. In 2015, Miller returned to his bestselling series with the highly anticipated Dark Knight III: Master Race. View titles by Frank Miller