They don’t call him "The Caped Crusader" for nothing:
[Comic book writer Frank Miller] proudly announced the title of his next Batman book, which he will write, draw and ink…And Miller doesn’t hold back on the true purpose of the book, calling it "a piece of propaganda," where ‘Batman kicks al Qaeda’s ass…"
"The Greeks had their Gods and heroes," Miller said. "We have ours." And if you truly consider these characters our mythological figureheads, you have to wonder about their place and purpose in our culture. "What are they there for?" Miller asked, rhetorically…
"It just seems silly to chase around the Riddler when you’ve got Al Qaeda out there."
But don’t tell Human Rights Watch that the Dark Knight is on the case. Miller’s Batman throws razor-sharp batarangs, interrogates criminals by dangling them head-first from skyscrapers, and has been known to render mass murderers quadriplegics by twisting their necks until they break.
He’s not exactly an "I feel your pain" kinda guy.
Welcome to the fight.
(Hat tip to The Belmont Club.)
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