Frank Miller and Scott Snyder: two of the most popular Batman writers of all time. Miller gave us seminal Batman stories like The Dark Knight Returns and Batman: Year One. Scott Snyder is the current writer of DC Comics' Batman monthly, in which he's written celebrated storylines like "The Court of Owls" and the brutal Joker showcase "Death of the Family."
It's been a long while since Frank Miller wrote Batman, but what if he teamed up with Snyder, the star of today, to go back to the Batman he is most famous for?
Bleeding Cool is reporting that Miller wants to do just that, co-writing a third entry in his Dark Knight Returns saga with Snyder. What source leaked this to Bleeding Cool? We'll probably never know, but supposedly the story would find the Robin of Dark Knight Returns, Carrie Kelley, as an older Bat(wo)man who's looking for a successor to keep Gotham safe.
Numerous artists are being considered for the title, since Frank Miller's health will likely prevent him from drawing Dark Knight 3 himself. Greg Capullo, Andy Kubert, Jim Lee, Sean Murphy and Marc Silvestri are all in the running for the job, according to the report.
It sounds like the format, however, is a point of some contention. DC's bigwigs want "multiple issues with multiple artists," not unlike their Before Watchmen series, while Snyder wants to do DK3 as a one-shot single issue.
It's not hard to see how or why Miller and Snyder want to strike while this iron is hot. Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice is heading to theaters in March of 2016, representing the first time both characters will be seen on the silver screen together. Zack Snyder (no relation to Scott) has revealed that the contentious dynamic between the two superheroes in his movie is inspired by The Dark Knight Returns, and this is likely to be emphasized in Warner Bros.' marketing materials. DC would be crazy not to sense an opportunity to return to the well again, and it sounds like that's exactly what's happening.
