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Cover of The Dark Knight returns by Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli, Lynn Varley

The Dark Knight returns — Audiobook

5.8est. listening hrs
4.2★43 ratings
Fantasygenre
Free with trial

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 5.8 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Dark Knight returns at common listening paces
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30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

What our data says

  • At 5.8 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 88% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 53% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (12.3 hrs across 761 titles in our dataset).

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners who want a comic streak — a weekend-size listen at 5.8 hours (estimated).

About the book

"Together with inker Klaus Janson and colorist Lynn Varley, writer/artist Frank Miller completely reinvents the legend of Batman in his saga of a near-future Gotham City gone to rot, ten years after the Dark Knight's retirement. This masterpiece of modern comics storytelling, BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, brings to vivid life a dark world and an even darker man. The Dark Knight returns in a blaze of fury, taking on a whole new generation of criminals and matching their level of violence. He is soon joined by a new Robin--a girl named Carrie Kelley, who proves to be just as invaluable as her predecessors. But can Batman and Robin deal with the threat posed by their deadliest enemies, after years of incarceration have made them into perfect psychopaths?

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Dark Knight returns as an audiobook?

The Dark Knight returns runs about 5.8 hours — our estimate from its 197 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.

Can I listen to The Dark Knight returns free?

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When was The Dark Knight returns first published?

The Dark Knight returns by Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli, Lynn Varley was first published in 1986.