Have we been looking at The Dark Knight Returns wrong all this time?

The cover to The Dark Knight Returns
(Image credit: DC)

It's one of the most famous pieces of comics art ever, but have we been looking at it wrong for all these years? Yesterday 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Frank Miller and Lynn Varley's iconic cover for 1986's The Dark Knight Return✤s came under renewed scrutiny when Twitter (yes, it's still called that, at least in our world) user raised the question of if Batman is front or back facing on the cover.

Now, on the surface, that's an easy question. The Dark Knight is clearly leaping into action with his back turned to th𒐪e 'camera'. Er... isn't he? Actually now that I look at it again, I'm not quite so sure...

As another Twitter user, Matt Ferguson (@Cakes_Comics) pointed out in , "This is this years is the dress black or gold then," referring to an infamous optical illusion that divided opinion on ꧅the way back in 2015.

The cover to The Dark Knight Returns

(Image credit: DC)

Kick-Ass and Kingsman writer 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Mark Millar weighed in 🐭in response to the original tweet, writing, "This blows my mind. I always, always thought it was a bold shot from behind."

Meanwhile, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Zack Snyder has revealed that The Dark Knight Returns is the one project that could tempt him 🌺back to DC.


Where does The Dark Knight Returns sit on our list of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:the best Batman comics of all time?

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