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[skalja]

I can't believe it's halfway through my trip already! I'm already dreading going home... although I know I'd never be able to sustain this level of activity longterm, and will crash as soon as I get back, my mood is miles better and now that I've gotten into the swing of things I haven't had to recharge quite as much as I thought I would. Amazing

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[magicmethyl]

It's interesting that Frank Miller has become such a protofascist fan of powerful authority, given that Batman: Year One was basically a whole graphic novel about how cops are assholes.

[skalja]

I'm sure someone more willing than I to reread Batman: Year One and The Dark Knight Returns with a critical eye would discover all kinds of warning signs. Meanwhile my favorite work by his is a Spider-Man annual from the mid-80s, so what do I know.

[magicmethyl]

I was careful not to mention The Dark Knight Returns. It totally glorifies a fascist brute version of Batman. I think it's terribly sad that it's so often mentioned in the same breath as Watchmen.

As for Year One, it certainly has a big warning sign as to Miller's (even more severe later) sexism, in that it retcons Catwoman as starting off as a prostitute. But I really don't see any of the authority-worship that's so apparent in Miller's comically bombastic anti-Occupy Wall Street rant.

[skalja]

Well, it's been years since I reread it and I'm not exactly inclined to give it another go anytime soon, if you know what I mean...