* * * * *
                                        
                 “The time has come. You know it in your soul.”
                                        
> Back in the mid-1980s, young comics genius Frank Miller used a unique sort
> of mental alchemy to tell a story that would become legend.
> 
> The story of an aging warrior, dragging himself from a restful retirement
> to fight once more: possibly senile, definitely psychotic, obsessed with
> reclaiming past glories with no thought to the consequences.
> 
> Due to political pressure, Miller was forced to subvert his own dream,
> applying his astonishing sense of realpolitik to the debased literature of
> comic books.
> 
> We are proud to at last bring his staggering vision to full and
> revolutionary life.
> 
> … 
> 
> A testament to the man and his times, McCain: Mavericking Maverick
> Mavericks More was a terrifying look at obsession—what happens when a man
> far past his prime is pushed far beyond his breaking point. It is a
> testament to Miller's consummate skill that life has, in the end, imitated
> his vision.
> 

Via theferrett [1], “McCain: The Mavericking Maverick Mavericks More [2]”

Visit the link and see how prophetic Frank Miller's words (from _The Dark
Knight Returns_ [3]) are when applied to the current Presidential Campaign.

Chilling.

But I do have to wonder—could Batman be a Republican icon [4]? It does seem
to be popular meme [5] these days … 

[1] https://boston.conman.org/
[2] http://shep.ca/pages/maverick.html
[3] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1563893428/conmanlaborat-20
[4] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121694247343482821.html
[5] http://www.google.com/search?q=Bush+as+Batman

Email Sean Conner at sean@conman.org

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