Searchers, The Question of Fascist Undertones in Miller, Batman

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The above link is a blog post by one author concerning alleged fascist undertones in the work of Frank Miller with some substantial back and forth in the comments.  The presence of fascist attitudes has been a popular accusation with regards to Miller, Batman, and superhero comics in general. For this reason, I think it is valuable to examine the post and comments as a typical discussion of this issue. It is, in my opinion, safe to say that Miller’s work occasionally incorporates fascist ideals (300 being the big example).  (I am definitely not saying that Miller himself is fascist / loves fascism and fascists / wants everyone to be fascist or that his work is one big hurrah for fascism.)  Ultimately, however, the post and comments shed a certain amount of light on the underlying politics and themes of Frank Miller’s work, and reader reception to those perceived politics, if not to the actual politics of Miller himself.

(I also do not vouch for how competent or articulate the blogger and commenters are… some points are poorly argued, or operate within a definition of fascism that is excessively broad.)