Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 30th Anniversary Edition — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceCentral
- Scary contentSupporting
- Sexual contentBrief
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- Religion
- Race & culture
- Climate
- Gender roles
- Gender & orientation
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- Profanity
- Profanity: The sources describe the plot but do not say whether the book's own text contains swear words.
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
Can Batman and Robin deal with the threat posed by their deadliest enemies, after years of incarceration have turned them into perfect psychopaths? And more important, can anyone survive the coming fallout from an undeclared war between the superpowers—or the clash of what were once the world’s greatest heroes?
Hailed as a comics masterpiece, The Dark Knight Returns is Frank Miller’s (300 and Sin City) reinvention of Gotham’s legendary protector. It remains one of the most influential stories ever told in comics, with its echoes felt in all media forms of DC’s storytelling. Collects issues #1-4.
Frequently asked questions
Is Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 30th Anniversary Edition appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Batman fights a violent street gang and the Joker, the Joker kills people, and Batman and Superman fight each other. The Joker is shown as a cold killer who murders a TV studio audience, and the story includes a gang threat and a nuclear explosion.
Does Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 30th Anniversary Edition have violence?
Found (Central): Batman fights a violent street gang and the Joker, the Joker kills people, and Batman and Superman fight each other.
Does Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 30th Anniversary Edition have scary content?
Found (Supporting): The Joker is shown as a cold killer who murders a TV studio audience, and the story includes a gang threat and a nuclear explosion.
Does Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 30th Anniversary Edition have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 30th Anniversary Edition have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 30th Anniversary Edition have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: The sources describe the plot but do not say whether the book's own text contains swear words.
Does Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 30th Anniversary Edition have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 30th Anniversary Edition have sexual content?
Found (Brief): One reviewer notes that the character Selina Kyle is running an escort service; no sexual scene is described.
Does Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 30th Anniversary Edition have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 30th Anniversary Edition have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
