Superman was announced by having Harry Lennix read a quote from The Dark Knight Returns as Comic Con 2013. His influence is still keenly felt in March 2016. So Miller shaped and redefined the superhero genre in the eighties.
Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns are perhaps the best examples of “mature superhero comics.” Naturally, they inspired a wave of imitators, few of whom could match Moore and Miller’s technical abilities. Moore and Miller brought a cynical self-awareness to the superhero genre that really resonated with audiences. I mean, I like to joke that when it comes to superheroes, Alan Moore provided the autopsy and I provided the brass-band funeral. How wrong is that? And then, ultimately, the differences between me and Alan as writers shone through. I mean, for goodness’ sakes, Batman was deputized. But beyond that, there was something in the air–I mean, something that could be shaken up with all these old superheroes, because they were really getting stale. For one thing, as it is that–all of us are really good friends.
Oh, I think that the two books were bound to be tied up together and compared a lot. Miller has acknowledged the similarities, suggesting that there was simply something in the air: These comics changed the way that readers and publishers looked at the industry. However, both Moore and Miller are best known for their stand-alone 1986 comic series Moore’s Watchmen and Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns.
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