Batman versus Superman (BOUNS)

            In the last chapter of the Miller’s “The Dark Knight Returns”, the reader encounters with the battle of two significant superheroes in the DC comics universe. It signifies the fight between Batman and Superman. If take into consideration the fact that previous rivals of the Dark Knight were various criminals and anti-heroes, the appearance of Superman seems strange and creative. In my opinion, there is a few reason of such a decision of the author.

First of all, in Miller’s “The Dark Knight Returns”, the world had already changed significantly and became crueler and sadistic. In this world, the values of superheroes changed for the worst. To be more specific, Superman became a servant of the government, Green Arrow turn into a terrorist, Batman polymorphic into a cruel manipulator with a split personality and so forth (Miller, 1986). In this world, there are not common objectives of the heroes for good anymore. Their objectives now are contradictory and lead them to fight.

The next reason is that during “The Dark Knight Returns”, Batman shows different mental disorders. He changes his values and brakes free from the shackles of Bruce Wayne (Miller, 1986, 25). Meanwhile, Superman became a puppet of the government. His secret is publicly known and everybody knows that Clark Kent is Superman. He lives in the self-contradiction as he scorns his pliability. It is the battle of two frazzled people, who live self-contradiction and cannot live in such a manner anymore. They seek the resolution of their problems, which they eventually find at the end of the book. It is the reason why Superman becomes a final antagonist in Miller’s “The Dark Knight Returns”.

    Works cited

Miller, Frank. Batman The Dark Knight Returns. DC Comics, 1986. Print. Limited Ser.