ICYMI: McFarlane Toys reveals first look at Batman: The Dark Knight Returns wave with BAF Horse

 

This year marks the 35th anniversary of Frank Miller and Klaus Janson's critically acclaimed Batman story "The Dark Knight Returns", and what better way to honor that DC Comics masterpiece than McFarlane Toys producing a new set of figures based on it for its DC Multiverse line of action figures?

As part of its New York Comic Con 2021 celebration showcase, the Toddfather has revealed our first look at the entire wave of The Dark Knight Returns 7" figures - comprised of 4 characters in Batman, Carrie Kelly Robin, The Joker, and Superman... With the Build-A-Figure being none other than the horse an older Bats rides during the third act of the story!

Expect these figures to arrive sometime down the line!

Jim Lee reveals his variant cover to "Dark Knight III: The Master Race"

Showing off his entry into what is already an amazing collection of variant covers for what is literally the newest and most ambitious sequel to one of the most legendary Batman stories of all time, DC Comics co-publisher and artist extraordinaire Jim Lee shared via his Facebook page his variant cover to "Dark Knight III: The Master Race" - which shows a wounded Batman straight from the climactic fight scene he has with The Joker, only with new protege and sidekick Carrie Kelly aka Robin by his side inside a cave.

Dark Knight III: The Master Race is scheduled to be released on November 25.

The Dark Knight III: The Master Race announced by DC Comics

After months of teasing and build up that a new sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed comic book graphic novels of all time was coming this year, DC Comics has officially announced that legendary comic writer Frank Miller will be returning to helm a new chapter in the futuristic "Batman: The Dark Knight" saga by writing "The Dark Knight 3: The Master Race" - an 8-issue miniseries that he'll be co-writing alongside fellow comic scribe Brian Azarello.

The new book is the second sequel to Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns", which was released in 1986 and featured an aged Bruce Wayne coming out of retirement and donning the cape and cowl once more as Batman. The four-issue masterpiece returned the Caped Crusader to his dark roots, and helped bring the character to new ground that saw his popularity spike. The book would eventually have a sequel in "The Dark Knight Strikes Again", which was released in 2001.

No word yet on who will be the artist for "The Dark Knight 3: The Master Race", but the series is expected to be published twice a month and released on Fall 2015 in time for the 30th anniversary of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, which inspired the Batman films - including The Dark Knight Trilogy and the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.