Batman V Superman: 34 Easter Eggs & References You Must See

9. Batman's Familiar Pose

When Batman is fleeing Doomsday's optic blast, he momentarily recaptures the iconic pose from the front cover of The Dark Knight Returns. There are more shots lifted directly out of The Dark Knight Returns too. The shot of Batman looking down a sniper rifle (and firing a tracking device he then does his level best to destroy) is also from the pages of the comics...

And likewise, Superman lifting the Russian rocket mimics a shot from the comic in which he lifts a tank above his head from the comic panels.