Warbler said:

Erik Pancakes said:

I was always under the impression that it was one of the most well-received Batman graphic novels ever written.

then maybe I am confusing it with another Frank Miller Batman graphic novel.

Its sequel - The Dark Knight Strikes Again - is considered one of the worst ever written, so that may be what you're confusing it with. His ongonig All-Star Batman is generally agreed to be terrible, as well.

But The Dark Knight Returns and Batman: Year One (both Miller stories) are definitely very highly-regarded among Batman fans.