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May06

FRANK MILLER’s Final DARK KNIGHT RETURNS Facsimile Variant Is as Badass as the First Three

Posted by Dan Greenfield on May 6, 2026

FRANK MILLER’s Final DARK KNIGHT RETURNS Facsimile Variant Is as Badass as the First Three

Coming later in May… The Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #4 Facsimile Edition is due out May 27, wrapping up the four-issue reprint run — and Frank Miller has one more superb variant cover. Dig this: Like the other covers, Miller takes the minimalist approach and while the original is a fan-favorite, the artist brings a fittingly eerie tone to this one. I’d almost call it poignant. It also riffs on Miller’s 300: If you haven’t seen the other variants — or the ones by Jim Lee, Jock, Frank Quitely, Brian Bolland, and Jason “ToyOtter” Geyer and Alex Saviuk, check out the links below! — MORE — FRANK MILLER’s DARK KNIGHT RETURNS Facsimile Variant Is Pretty Badass. Click here. — FRANK MILLER Is Doing Something Sneaky Cool With His DARK KNIGHT RETURNS Variant Covers. Click here. — FRANK MILLER’s DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #3 Facsimile Variant Brings the Neon. Click here. — BATMAN: DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #4 Facsimile Edition to Get SUPER POWERS Variant Cover. Click here. — DARK KNIGHT RETURNS Facsimile Editions: All the Variant Covers NOT Done by FRANK MILLER. Click...

May05

Get Ready for… THE BLUE LOTUS STRIKES

Posted by Dan Greenfield on May 5, 2026

Get Ready for… THE BLUE LOTUS STRIKES

DESPOP TUESDAYS! It’s been teased for quite some time, but now our pal Des Taylor is ready to unleash his latest creator-owned book — The Blue Lotus Strikes — through Kickstarter. The Blue Lotus, in gestation since at least 2024, is full of everything you love about mid-century adventure entertainment: espionage, action, humor, suave men — and gorgeous women, particularly the lead herself. Here’s a SNEAK PEEK at four cover designs for the book: There are tons to expect in and around this graphic story book and Des explains all in this promo video: Much more to come on this one, folks. You’ll dig it! — Want more DESPOP TUESDAYS? Come back next week! Want a commission? Buy prints? Buy Des’ comics? Check out his Despop Art website! — MORE — The Famed 1960s BATMAN and JOKER Pinups — ANIMATED STYLE. Click here. — The Many Changes of DIANA PRINCE Changing to WONDER WOMAN. Click here. — DES TAYLOR is the man behind creator-owned comic properties Scarlett Couture, The Vesha Valentine Story, The Trouble With Katie Rogers and a new property in the works The Blue Lotus Strikes. His client list includes DC Comics, La Perla, FHM, Cosmopolitan, Universal Music, ITV Studios America and many more. When he’s not working on his own properties or churning out commissions, Des spends his spare time… working some more, hating Arsenal and raising his two baby daughters, Scarlett and...

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