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Dark Night: A True Batman Story #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis 2016 hardcover from DC is a deeply personal, non-canonical graphic novel depicting a real-life traumatic event in the life of Batman writer Paul Dini. Rather than a typical superhero tale, it explores Dini's brutal assault and his subsequent recovery, using surreal visions of Batman, the Joker, and other Gotham City characters as metaphors for his psychological struggle. Illustrated by Eduardo Risso, the book offers a raw, autobiographical look at the man behind many iconic Batman stories.
In "Dark Night," writer Paul Dini channels a harrowing personal experience as a real-life mugging leaves him physically and emotionally shaken, forcing the Batman creator to confront the line between fiction and trauma. With Eduardo Risso's haunting artwork and stark, intimate storytelling, the story explores how the act of creating a symbol of justice becomes a fragile act of survival.
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Reprinted in Dark Night - Eine wahre Batman-Geschichte #[nn] (2016), Dark Night: A True Batman Story #[nn] (2017)
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