The Joker’s passe, Mr. Freeze is on ice and let’s face it, what man would actually want to anger an attractive woman in a latex cat suit? The list runneth short, so who is Batman supposed to fight when his usual enemies wax lackadaisical and unimpassioned? Hows about Osama Bin Laden?
Frank Miller, the author of several other big name graphic novels – Sin City being one – claims that his latest work is a "piece of propaganda," and that "Batman kicks al Qaeda’s ass." hecklerspray has it on good authority that although Bruce Wayne‘s newest adversaries are gritty, real and extremely dangerous, and not a single one is packing a trick umbrella.
Batman (DVDs) is to star in a new graphic novel inspired by the tragic events of
9/11 and all the retarded, extremist infused madness that’s transpired
since then. The story is being written by Frank Miller, the man
generally credited with reinventing Batman in the late eighties with
his tome The Dark Knight Returns.
The title of this newer work is: Holy Terror, Batman!, and
though it sounds like a bit of a joke, the book’s content is said to be
quite the opposite. It takes place after Gotham City is attacked by al Qaeda in the true likes of 9/11, leading to it’s greatest defender going on a man hunt.
Miller said in regards to tackling such a sensitive topic, the book
is:
"an explosion from my gut reaction of what’s happening now. A
reminder to people who seem to have forgotten who we’re up against. It
just seems silly to chase around the Riddler when you’ve got Al Qaeda
out there."
Miller also pointed out that there’ve been other historical accounts
where fictitious superheroes got to punch out very real villains:
"Superman punched out Hitler. So did Captain America. That’s one of the things they’re there for."
Superman and Captain America aren’t alone in that regard.
hecklerspray totally punched Hitler’s picture in the library’s H
section of an Encyclopedia Britannica. We were on a real role that day
though, as we also punched out an article on Mad Cow Disease and the
picture of the two fat twins riding motor scooters in The Guinness Book Of World Records They stand between us and fame, that’s why.
Now in real life, clearly Osama has been very difficult to find.
Depending wholly on the degree of ease with which ol’ Bats finds him,
maybe we should take notes and emulate his approach. For instance we
could spend some US tax dollars to get George W. a utility belt and ample opportunity to make out with Tom Cruise‘s girlfriend, as either one of those could be the vital ingredient leading to success.
Miller, however you decide to end the book is up to you. When the
time comes for some fisticuffs, though, Osama’s supposed to have bad
kidney’s. We’d recommend you hit him there.
Read more:
Batman’s War On On Terror – Sky
[story by Shawn Lindseth]
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