The Dark Knight Returns is in many ways a war of  ideologies.  Batman represents an old, unwanted school of thought.  He believes in Justice, and more importantly, he believes in taking action.  Yet he represents an anachronism.  The world has moved past him.  Frank Miller’s Dark Knight universe feels almost prophetic in it’s representation of a Politically Correct, ultra-sensitive, media-coddled society.

As Batman ramps up his war on crime, the rest of society (represented by ordinary, ultra-liberal citizens, government stooges and media) blames him for creating an endless cycle of violence where he creates or inspires the criminals he faces.  To society, Batman is the villain, while the criminals he apprehends are victims of his blood-thirsty ego.  The contemporary relevance of these themes are almost painful.

In fact the more I read, the more I became convinced that Frank Miller has some kind of psychic clairvoyance.   The book is littered with events and themes that have imitated it’s art line for line.

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