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The Super-Heroics of Frank Miller and Alan Moore, Part 4

James Kelly — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 12:00:09 +0000

Late ‘90s to ‘00s Superhero Work In the middle of the 1990s Alan Moore did something that confounded everyone, he agreed to work with Rob Liefeld. Liefeld was a bold creator and entrepreneur and his… [more]

Thoughts on Frank Miller’s Creative Evolution

Julian Darius — Mon, 19 May 2014 17:00:08 +0000

In the original Sin City, Marv is a tired old man. The events of the story turn him into an uncompromising hero, whom you could say is in the ultra-violent, Ayn Rand-inspired mold of some… [more]

With Ronin on the Way from SyFy, Can We at Least Discuss Frank Miller?

Julian Darius — Sun, 04 May 2014 07:00:35 +0000

Ronin on the Way from SyFy, Can We at Least Discuss Frank Miller?" title="With Ronin on the Way from SyFy, Can We at Least Discuss Frank Miller?" style="float:left;" />With SyFy having announced that work has begun on a Ronin mini-series, can we at least discuss Frank Miller’s views? Miller’s Holy Terror was deeply Islamophobic. He plead ignorance of not only the history of Islamophobia… [more]

Reading Holy Terror’s First Act

Julian Darius — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:00:15 +0000

Holy Terror’s First Act" title="Reading Holy Terror’s First Act" style="float:left;" />After its three-page thematic introductory sequence, Holy Terror shifts to the Fixer chasing Cat Burglar across Empire City’s rooftops. It’s a sequence not without its charms, including a few powerful images. It depicts an eccentric, hard-boiled… [more]

Reading Holy Terror‘s Introductory Sequence

Julian Darius — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:00:48 +0000

Holy Terror‘s Introductory Sequence" title="Reading Holy Terror‘s Introductory Sequence" style="float:left;" />It’s hard for me to describe the mixture of pleasures and pains, both of them quite intense, that I feel reading Holy Terror. The pleasure tends to be artistic, primarily visual. The pain tends to… [more]

A Place for Bold: Understanding Frank Miller

Julian Darius — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:20:43 +0000

No one seems to get Frank Miller. Despite the flurry of digital ink spilled over him, most critics seem to be left scratching their heads. Indeed, the entire body of Frank Miller criticism can now… [more]

Frank Miller Controversy

Mike Greear — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:00:23 +0000

Having written a recent column dealing with Frank Miller’s “Holy Terror” graphic novel, and subsequently one regarding the Occupy protests, I feel that it would be pertinent for me to follow them up with a… [more]

Who Needs Killing?: Frank Miller and Blanket Morality

Kevin Thurman — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:00:46 +0000

Needs Killing?: Frank Miller and Blanket Morality" title="Who Needs Killing?: Frank Miller and Blanket Morality" style="float:left;" />Each day we get closer to having to admit that some of our heroes have views we disagree with. Some views we might even call nuts. Sure, we might love our heroes to be a… [more]

Superheroes are More than Propaganda

Mike Greear — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:00:34 +0000

It’s been five years since he originally announced it, and ten years since the events of Sept. 11, 2001, which inspired the story, but Frank Miller’s graphic novel Holy Terror has finally been released. The… [more]