Is it me or is the superman in frank millers the dark knight. Comics icon frank miller on batman, his career and donald. Frank miller born january 27, 1957 is an american comic book writer, penciller and inker, novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer best known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as ronin, daredevil. Theres no farm in kansas for clark to run home to now. My favorite comic book stories were all written by miller. Oct 22, 2015 weve all been thinking that zack snyders batman v superman. His works include batman the dark knight returns, batman. Oct 01, 2017 comics icon frank miller on batman, his career and donald trump.
Dawn of justice was based on frank millers classic comic book the dark knight returns. Out of all the opinions directed toward the dark knight disaster, his was probably the tamest. Where the latest film suffered is because batman and superman were both these dark, opaque, angsty creatures, said gibbons. More a showcase for how strong a fullypowered, nonbrainwashed superman would be in a battle with batman, than an actual fight, the man of steel uses superbreath to blow luthors gifted kryptonite out of the dark knights hands then grabs batman, flies him into the sky, and tosses him back onto the street below. Apparently batman v superman isnt directly based on what we. Its more of a shot at the writers of the superman books than of superman as a character. While frank millers work on daredevil and batman is unparalleled, he doesnt seem to understand the inspirational core of supermans character.
Now, we all know batman is eternally 29 in the comics. Batman vs joker death of the family by greg capullo batman poster. Batman and robin by gerardo zaffino im batman, batman art, marvel art, superman. Released in the same year as alan moore and dave gibbonss seminal watchmen, the dark knight returns helped to move the comic book medium irrevocably to a darker, more sophisticated, and dare we say more literary level, leaving its. Supermanbatman premiered in august 2003, an update of the previous series, worlds finest comics, in which superman and batman regularly joined forces.
Frank miller is one of the most influential voices in contemporary american comic books. The batman comic has long been considered the index by which ongoing monthly comics are. Batman v superman in batman in the dark knight returns frank. The greatest battles collected by frank miller genre.
Frank miller doesnt understand superman and he never. Frank miller is an american writer, artist and film director best known for his film noirstyle comic book stories. Dec 04, 2017 batman and superman have been meeting in comic books and other media almost as long as theyve existed, and almost every possible iteration of that meeting has been explored but in recent. Apr 24, 2015 batman and superman first appeared together in a 1941 comic book named all star comics no. Batman is a character known well beyond the confines of the comic world as are. Miller will be joined by acclaimed writer brian azzarello 100 bullets. Just yesterday, watchmen artist dave gibbons gave his opinion on the film, going more indepth than miller. If nothing else, dawn of justice has proven that zack snyder knows his stuff, and has no trouble adapting comic books source material to the big screen. What batman vs superman owes frank miller comic books on. Frank miller on his dark knight returns 30 years later. Issue 24 has batman appears on earth11, a gender reversed earth, and encounters batwoman, superwoman, and superlad godiva hair.
I am unaware if these 6 pieces are the ones they gathered inspiration from to make the movie but it sure does seem that way. The two most popular superheroes of all time arent always on the same side. However, the comic books havent always handled those quite as well. Miller isnt the only legendary comic artist opening up about batman v superman. Frank miller hates every batman movie, refuses to watch any. Mar 21, 2016 this week, finally, audiences get to see the dark knight take on the man of steel in batman v superman. Frank miller wants to write a superman comic with batman as. This book did have inspiration for the recent batman v superman film. Frank miller began his career in comics in the late 1970s and rose to fame while first drawing, and then writing, daredevil for marvel comics. During san diego comic con, director zack snyder announced that batman would be appearing with superman in the man of steel followup by having actor harry lennix read a passage from frank miller s. Wonder woman in dark knight strikes again comic book artists, comic. Nov 25, 2015 although he was already a comics legend in the making before tackling batman, the dark knight returns made frank miller practically a celestial being.
Jun 25, 2016 whatever other faults it may have had, batman v superman. Dec 03, 2016 the details of the answer fluctuate depending on the quality of the writerartist team on the books, but as a generalization, batman, by a considerable amount. The deluxe edition tells the gripping story of the final days. Millers stern, noirish reimagining cemented wayne, batman, gotham and the joker into the bedrock of comic book greatness and the forefront of popular culture. Aug 20, 2014 frank miller is a comic book author known and admired for his deeply dark brand of visual storytelling, perhaps most recognized from the movie adaptations of his graphic novels sin city and the. Year one, miller writes the same way he wrote superman in his batman stories, as a figure almost entirely defined by the law in opposition to batman. The master race is the sequel to millers 1986 classic the dark knight returns heralded by time magazine as one of the 10 greatest graphic novels of all time and its 20012002 followup series batman. He is one of the most widelyrecognized and popular creators in comics and is one of the most influential comics creators of his generation. Before he can fully defeat superman, batman suddenly has a heart attack, apparently dying.
The whole premise behind superman working for the government is basically a show of force he is, without a doubt, the strongest being on the planet. In the comic book realm, superman and batman remain the gold standard. Dawn of justice while itll be the first time the two dc entertainment superheroes have. No overall, i wasnt overly impressed with this collection. The other stories in this book are from john byrne a night in gotham where superman meets batman for the first time in a rather adversarial encounter which leads to a surprisingly extreme counter by batman, scott snyder and greg capullos batman. From 300 and sin city, to the daredevil run, tdkr, yo, and ronin, it plays me like a fiddle. Feb 22, 2016 batman had to absolutely be older than i was, miller tells the posts comic riffs. Jada dc comic 1989 batmobile with batman metals diecast vehicle with. The pathology of batman and superman fighting always leads back to a man named frank miller and his iconic comic book the dark knight returns 1986. Legendary comic book writer frank miller recently commented on batman v superman. Miller on the storys plot, and said, the version that was finally done was about his fourth or fifth draft.
The dark knight returns is a 1986 fourissue comic book miniseries starring batman, written by frank miller, illustrated by miller and klaus janson, and published by dc comics. What batman vs superman owes frank miller comic books. Yes, it feels really out of place that superman would become a government sellout. Apr 23, 2015 when batman faces off against superman in movie theaters next year, itll be the latest stage of a relationship thats been around for more than half a century, with more than its fair share of. Year one, sin city, and 300 he also directed the film version of the spirit, shared directing duties with robert rodriguez. Dawn of justice delivered a great fight between its two titular heroes. His passion for sitcoms is on full display in the weekly podcast must have seen tv. As he learns to balance the grave responsibilities of his powers against their limitless possibilities, s. Comic bookscience fictionsuperhero collection release date. The dark knight returns alternatively titled batman. The problem is that it completely ignores the jla and superman batman books. The gritty dark knight series of comics rescued batman from camp. Morrison seemed to notice this and rectified it to a degree by completely eliminating the kents from the picture. A brief comic book history of the worlds finest super bros.
Oct 23, 2015 but director zack snyder has revealed batman v superman. Comic books on the big screen what batman vs superman owes. When a school field trip inadvertently summons aliens from beyond the stars on a quest to take over earth the man of steel steps in to save the day, and teach a lesson in standing up to bullies. Batman v superman is not even a loose adaptation of millers book, but as snyder said on the comiccon stage, it is the thing that helps tell. Batman by frank miller frank miller art, batman, dark knight returns.
Comic books on the big screen what batman vs superman owes frank miller. Year one miller was no small achievement, so maybe a miller penned superman vs. Dawn of justice incorporated elements of frank miller s the dark knight returns, but director zack snyder believes we could still see a liveaction version of the classic story. The cynicism, the world view, and the art have stuck well in to adulthood for me. Dawn of justice will be an homage to the classic frank miller comic book the dark knight returns, rather than a direct adaptation. The dark knight returns miller, frank, janson, klaus, varley, lynn isbn. The dark knight returns is a 1986 fourissue comic book miniseries starring batman, written by frank miller, illustrated by. Batman comics written and sometimes also illustrated by frank miller.
Frank miller essentially just did his version of batman v. According with the dc universe preflashpoint, all this stories was part of the earth31. Endgame where batman has to fight an entire mindcontrolleddrugged justice league. Frank miller dc entertainment the ups, downs and reboots of the relationship between dcs two biggest heroes. Supermanbatman is a monthly comic book series published by dc comics that features the publishers two most popular characters. It dowsnt have great story telling but if ur the one for action this 1 is for you.
When the series was collected into a single volume later that year, the story title for the first issue was. And batman as the villain would be enough to calm people. This book collects 6 of the fights that batman and superman have had through comic book history,it makes for a good companion to the batman v superman. Frank miller is a welcomed additive in the recent superman resurgence in comic books and media. This collection captures some of the most incredible and memorable clashes between the man of steel and the dark knight from the pages of batman. Frank miller gave us the best batman and the worst vox. Ras al ghul is dying from awardwinning author greg rucka batwoman, wonder woman and comics legend klaus janson batman.
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