Illustrated by the incredible Brazilian artist Rafael Grampa ( Mesmo Delivery), Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child focuses on the next generation of superheroes in Miller’s world, specifically the current caped crusader of Gotham City, Carrie Kelley, and the offspring of Superman and Wonder Woman, Lara and Jonathan Kent. All of this has led up to Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child, the newest addition to Miller’s weird little corner of the DC Universe. “The Batman Millerverse” expanded broadly during this time as well with All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder and the recent Superman: Year One. The years that followed saw Miller dip his toe back in the Old Batman well a few more times with a third miniseries The Dark Knight III: The Master Race (this time with Brian Azzarello, Andy Kubert and frequent collaborator Klaus Janson) and a prequel one shot. RELATED: Joker Is All Stars, Stripes & MAGA in DC's Golden Child TeaserĪnd then he made The Dark Knight Strikes Back, a sequel that was rather divisive, even among ardent fans. For a while, Miller was one of the de facto architects of Batman’s grand reimagining. In fact, the idea of Bruce Wayne “slumming it” to get a better understanding of the criminal world before ever donning the cape and cowl has become the go-to origin of the character in countless forms of other media. That grounded version of the character’s mythos left a mark on how fans would view the rise of the Batman for decades after. On the heels of The Dark Knight Returns, Miller embarked on exploring the character’s beginnings (seeing as how he thoroughly did so with a potential ending) in Batman: Year One. Miller was no one-trick pony when it came to his work on Batman.

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