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President Reagan orders Superman to bring down Batman. Public opinion turns against the Dark Knight. Meanwhile, a Soviet nuclear warhead detonates over a desert island (Corto Maltese), causing an EMP that blacks out the East Coast. Superman is irradiated by the blast.

Released in 2013, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 is the concluding half of the animated adaptation of Frank Miller's seminal 1986 graphic novel. The film follows an aging, weary Bruce Wayne who has emerged from a 10-year retirement to reclaim Gotham from a new generation of criminals, only to face his ultimate nemesis and a final confrontation with a former ally. Plot Overview and Key Conflicts Batman The Dark Knight Returns Part 2 -2013- -1...

In a cinematic universe obsessed with origin stories, this film had the courage to tell an ending. And then, just like Bruce Wayne digging himself out of the rubble, it gives us hope that even endings are just new beginnings. President Reagan orders Superman to bring down Batman