Frank Miller was at the top of American comic books for nearly two decades. An influential auteur who completely redefined Batman as a character. In this video, I will be examining both the subtextual and metatextual aspects of Miller's work and prove that his Batman series is a genius work that comments on and satirizes not just the comic characters, but the entire comic industry.

#batman #frankmiller #dccomics

Time Codes
0:00 Opening Statements
9:45 The Dark Knight Returns
21:40 Batman: Year One
40:46 The Dark Knight Strikes Again
56:58 AllStar Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder
1:13:13 Closing Statements
1:17:25 Outro

Links

* The Dark Knight Returns
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1401263119

* Batman: Year One
https://www.amazon.com/dp/140120752

* The Dark Knight Strikes Again
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1563899299

* AllStar Batman & Robin the Boy Wonder
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1401220088

* Links My Comic DESTRUCTO BOY and Other Exciting Tales!
https://linktr.ee/BlakeTWilde

* ComicPop
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* Outro Music "Bummin on Tremelo" by Kevin MacLeod
https://incompetech.com

* My Patreon, that's right, I have a Patreon!
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