No, this is not a joke. That is the title of the new graphic novel from legendary comic writer/artist Frank Miller, the man behind "The Dark Knight Returns," Batman: Year One, "Daredevil: Man without Fear", and the "Sin City" series.In "Holy Terror", Batman leaves behind the Riddler and the Joker and takes on al Queda. For me, I agree with Miller that it is about time that comics began supporting the war on terror instead of poling fun at it...It is good to know that Mr. Miller "gets" it:
The driving force behind the work, Miller said, was "an explosion from my gut reaction of what's happening now".
Holy Terror is "a reminder to people who seem to have forgotten who we're up against", he said in remarks posted on an entertainment website.
Miller said the use of comic book heroes for propaganda had an honourable tradition.
"Superman punched out Hitler. So did Captain America. That's one of the things they're there for," he said.
"These are our folk heroes," he added. "It just seems silly to chase around the Riddler when you've got al-Qaeda out there."
