Frank Miller's 'Holy Terror' leaves Gotham

Frank Miller's 'Holy Terror' leaves Gotham

"I've taken Batman as far as he can go."

By Illusions - Jul 31, 2010 02:07 PM EST
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Source: LA Times

For years, Frank Miller spoke of a Gotham City graphic novel that would be like no other -- for the 120 bone-crunching pages of "Holy Terror, Batman!" Miller -- arguably the most important comic book creator of the last 30 years -- envisioned a story in which the Caped Crusader went on a blood quest against Al Qaeda.

Miller, best known as the writer and artist of "The Dark Knight Returns," "300" and "Sin City," said the story will be set in a place called Empire City that, as the name suggests, evokes New York. The landscape and people are fictional but the real-life Al Qaeda will be transferred to this universe with its name, history and mission intact.

The book's title will be shortened to "Holy Terror." And what of the protagonist?

"The character is called The Fixer and he's very much an adventurer who's been essentially searching for a mission. He's been trained as special ops and when his city is attacked all of a sudden all the pieces fall into place and all this training comes into play. He's been out there fighting crime without really having his heart in it -- he does it to keep in shape. He's very different than Batman in that he's not a tortured soul. He's a much more well-adjusted creature even though he happens to shoot 100 people in the course of the story."

Miller went on to say:

"I pushed Batman as far as he can go and after a while he stops being Batman. My guy carries a couple of guns and is up against an existential threat. He's not just up against a goofy villain. Ignoring an enemy that's committed to our annihilation is kind of silly, It just seems that chasing the Riddler around seems silly compared to what's going on out there. I've taken Batman as far as he can go."

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Denn1s
Denn1s - 7/31/2010, 4:08 PM
i would like to see the original batman idea and not some guy called the fixer. batman vs terrorists would be awesome done by miller. but i will check it out anyway. miller is the man!
KeithM
KeithM - 8/1/2010, 8:37 AM
Miller lost his mojo long ago. Pass.
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/1/2010, 1:34 PM
this sounds a bit of a shit idea,holy terror reminds me something robin would say to batman from the 60s tv show."holy terror,batman."
Dmon
Dmon - 8/1/2010, 11:22 PM
@deadpool72 that was exactly what he was going for with the title a little tongue in cheek joke was all.

He wanted to use Batman but I heard that DC was to scared to do it. It was to controversial for them. Damn you DC for not having the balls to do this. I have been waiting forever for this. I might still read it but it will not be the same. I wish I could be lucky enough to read his original draft of it.
BubbaDude
BubbaDude - 8/2/2010, 3:58 AM
@Dmon..true words man
zeonsdemon
zeonsdemon - 8/2/2010, 5:51 AM
keithm is right. miller is nothing more than a whore desperate for the attention he lost after the 90s. all he has put in the last decade has been crap: all-star batman and robin, the spirit movie, dark knight strikes again. like Seth MacFarlane he only ever had one idea and just keeps pumping it out over and over again, a overly tough testosterone driven man made out of solid shapes in a tough and gritty world that is against him, where cops are evil and women are whores
zeonsdemon
zeonsdemon - 8/2/2010, 5:55 AM
oh and he's been talking about this story for so many years but hasnt gotten off his pasty-skranny ass. and i hate that stupid-ass hat of his
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