And Frank Miller is insane...
Frank Miller goes absolutely insane, with Batman, parts 1, 2 and 3: After coming off a news-writing binge that ended at approximately 7 a.m. I'm in the mood for some goddamn humor, and this hit just the right chord.
For those of you that don't know, Frank Miller, famed in earlier years for his classic, gritty remakes of Batman, has undertaken one final swan song, All-Star Batman and Robin, that personifies what he's become known for in his later works: utter stark, raving madness. This is well demonstrated by the panel above, which is actually fairly mild compared to the rest of the series.
Seriously, it's hard to appreciate the actual, sheer depth of the batshit (har har) until you actually see it for yourself. The I-Mockery version above is the perfect place to start, and as well as being fucking h
On a more thematic note, Miller is in the unique position of both helping to birth an artistic trend (grimdark superhero remakes) and play a major role in its final descent into clueless self-parody.
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