Tag Archives: Frank Miller

Frank Miller’s goddamn Batman

Posted on October 20, 2014 by I.M. Baytor

All kinds of people have written Batman stories. Not just people: even Snoopy has done it. But one author has the particularity of having written both the most critically acclaimed Batman comics of all time, and the most … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Alex Sinclair, Batman's personality, Bernie Wrightson, Cold War, David Mazzucchelli, Frank Miller, Jim Lee, Jim Starlin, John Costanza, Klaus Janson, Lynn Varley, politics, Richmond Lewis, Scott Williams, Todd McFarlane | 2 Comments

Batman comics and the late Cold War – part 1

Posted on October 2, 2014 by I.M. Baytor

1980s’ sci-fi thrillers gave us some of the bleakest visions of the future. They dealt with either impending conflict between the US and the USSR – Escape from New York, The Day After, Red Dawn – or its post-apocalyptic outcome … Continue reading →

Posted in POLITICS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Cold War, espionage, Frank Miller, Mike W. Barr, politics | Leave a comment

Mike W. Barr’s paradoxical Batman

Posted on September 25, 2014 by I.M. Baytor

Mike W. Barr’s Batman comics – particularly his work in the 1980s – tend to have a deeply recognizable authorial voice, for two very distinct reasons. On the one hand, you’d be hard-pressed to find a modern Batman writer able … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Batman: The Animated Series, Batman's personality, Bob Kane, Daerick Gross, Dave Gibbons, Dick Sprang, Ed Brubaker, Frank Miller, Gary Martin, Jiro Kuwata, Joe Staton, Michael Gilbert, Michael Golden, Mike DeCarlo, Mike W. Barr, Neal Adams, Tony Bedard | 3 Comments

Tag Archives: Frank Miller

Frank Miller’s goddamn Batman

Batman comics and the late Cold War – part 1

Mike W. Barr’s paradoxical Batman

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