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It may not Japanese but I read on Yahoo's little news items that the Batman will not be fighting the villians of Gothan City but Osama bin Laden and his followers in a new graphic novel coming soon.

Batman + Onsama Bin Laden = War Propaganda.

Comics have always been used as Propaganda. Just look at the Cover of the First Issue of Captain America.

Another thing to note is that Frank Miller is writing it.

Solid Ronin wrote:Another thing to note is that Frank Miller is writing it.

Sold. The Dark Knight Returns is one of the best Bat-stories ever. Actually, I'd classify it as graphic literature, even.

If it's Frank Miller, it'll definitely be graphic, at least.

Solid Ronin wrote:Comics have always been used as Propaganda. Just look at the Cover of the First Issue of Captain America.

No kidding, I remember PBS years ago playing at night old World War II era cartoons with Superman really messing up Japanese war efforts, and believe me, Superman is a lot more effective at unfettered sabatoge than a band in gremlins in planes.

Anti-heroes such as Batman have a tendency to go All-American in wartime. But if Frank Miller is writing, then I think this will be coming from a different school of comics altogether. Interesting, though I likely won't ever run across it.

Far stranger are cartoons during WWII.

Should be interesting...

uc pseudonym wrote:Anti-heroes such as Batman

How?

...I'll assume you are asking that about the entire statement.

In most Batman stories, the police are bumbling idiots who are incapable of keeping the streets free of the insane criminals that run about Gotham's streets. Most of the time they get in Batman's way and many of them strongly dislike him (with notable exceptions). Batman is a vigilante on the edge of the law, using vicious and at times brutal tactics to beat up criminals. This Batman wears black and spends a lot of time in the shadows.

But in some periods of history, Batman has undergone a major transformation. He always works with the cheerful, compentant police officers, handing over criminals who have been neatly tied with Bat-rope (tm) and Bat-knots (tm). Suddenly things become black and white, with Batman wearing the white hat (and, generally, the preposterous blue tights). This Batman spends a lot of time grinning and prancing around heroically.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v143/nighthedgehog/020.jpg

My favorite WWII Superman comic.

Actually the police of Gotham,with a few exceptions such as Gordon are all pretty much corrupt which is why Bruce Wayne had to become Batman in the first place.
Aside:Try Batman:Child of Dreams by the creator of Silent Mobius.