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''Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again'' was a three issue [[Batman]] mini-series written and illustrated by [[Frank Miller]] with Lynn Varley in 2001-2002, the sequel to 1986's ''[[
Set three years after the events of ''[[
Of course, Batman won't be having that, so he and his allies--Catgirl, the [[Green Arrow]], and his Batboys--set out to change the world by [[Violence Is the Only Option|judicious application of violence]]. But first, they need allies--and they need to deal with [[
Overall it goes further off the deep end than ''[[
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* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: {{spoiler|Dick Grayson of the [[Depraved Homosexual]] variety}}
* [[Aluminum Christmas Trees]]: At least [[Atop the Fourth Wall
* [[Art Shift]]: {{spoiler|When searching the ruins of Metropolis, Superman discovers a locket containing [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]] pictures of him & [[Lois Lane]].}}
** The art in general is also very different from the first book. The coloring is the most obvious change (from muted and dirty to garishly bright) but everybody has really exaggerated figures either in terms of proportions or angles. Lex in particular looks like a shaved gorilla.
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* [[Creepy Child]]: Saturn Girl.
* [[Decoy Leader]]
* [[Defiant to
* [[Depraved Homosexual]]: it's implied that {{spoiler|Dick Grayson}} had the hots for {{spoiler|Batman}}, but was rejected by him, which lead to {{spoiler|Dick}} becoming a villain. At the end of the comic {{spoiler|Batman}} taunts him with all sorts of quasi-homophobic euphemisms relating to his supposed "sissiness". And since {{spoiler|Dick}} is the villain, apparently Miller thinks we're supposed to side with {{spoiler|Batman}} here. Although, since large parts of the comic are completely over-the-top, [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on how to interpret this scene.
* [[Destructo-Nookie]]: Superman and Wonder Woman have sex so over-the-top it ''alters the earth's weather patterns''.
* [[Distracted
* [[Dropped a Bridge
* [[Expy]]: A weird inversion, or something. This story's [[The Question]] is basically Rorschach from ''[[Watchmen]]'', and Rorschach himself was a [[Captain Ersatz]] of the original Question, so this makes this version of the Question closer to the original Ditko Question and [[Austin Powers|oh dear, my eyes have crossed]].
* [[Flat What]]: "[http://gyazo.com/3dd8fcd8ed0de8cdae1baa6d560e884d.png It's about to blow!]"
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* [[Too Soon]]: Yeah, having half a major city reduced to a smoky ruin not even a year after 9/11? This was unintentional though. The comic was written and drawn before 9/11 but it wasn't published until very little afterwards.
** Frank mentioned in documentary on comics that aired on the History Channel that Superman {{spoiler|finding that Lois died in Luthor's [[Kill Sat]] attack}} was his way of coping with 9/11.
* [[Villain Decay]]: Brainiac and Lex Luthor aren't nearly as smart in TDKSA as they are in other stories. In fact, some of the decisions they make are downright moronic.
* [[We ARE Struggling Together!]]: [[Green Arrow]] and [[The Question]], in that one wants Marxist Socialism, and the other Randian Objectivism.
* [[What Happened to
* [[Wife Husbandry]]: {{spoiler|Dick Grayson}} implies that this is what Batman is doing with Carrie, though [[Word of God|Word of Miller]] denies this vehemently. Also, {{spoiler|Dick Grayson}} was [[Incredibly Lame Pun|bat]]shit insane at that point, and had just spent a good amount of time {{spoiler|[[Cold-Blooded Torture|mutilating Carrie]] out of [[Ax Crazy|psychotic jealousy.]]}} {{spoiler|He}} is an unreliable source, to say the least.
* [[Willfully Weak]]: This is apparently Batman's (and Miller's) main problem with Superman, as he stops being treated as a [[Butt Monkey]] once he starts taking the attitude to match his power as a [[Physical God]]. He even makes a [[World of Cardboard Speech]] (though it's not quite on the same level as the trope namer).
* [[Zeerust Canon]]: published 15 years later, but only takes place two years later.
* [[Zorro Mark]]: Batman carves one onto Lex Luthor's face.
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** The film that young Bruce Wayne had just seen with his parents before their demise was "The Mark of Zorro" starring Tyrone Power. Also a [[Call Back]] to [[The Dark Knight Returns]] when the now retired Wayne breaks down in tears after seeing the movie on TV for the first time in fifty years.
** Depending on who you ask, much of Batman's mythology was either inspired by or shamelessly ripped-off from Zorro. Don Diego Rivera was rich and acted like an effete douchebag most of the time, but operated as a vigilante out of a cave beneath his mansion with the aid of his butler. Not exactly unfamiliar.
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