Rare Frank Miller Interview - Politics in Comics & The Dark Knight Returns

[@paokalexthes]

I always thought of Frank Miller as a mean ol' Grump when it came to his opinion on social and political issues but he seems kind of extremely laid back here.

[@ThatGuyMando]

Great quality interview here. I am usually not a major fan of the channel but well done!

[@arosenheim]

I've never seen you so star struck. I hope you appreciate how great your job is! Keep it up!

[@BobSmith-sl9sm]

Great interview, Love FM. He stumbles from time to time ( Allstar Batman and Robin, yikes) but he is a national treasure and still has good work in him.

[@swanben11]

After that panel with Tom King, I’m really starting to think Miller just thought the concept was stupid, and wanted to see how far he could push the envelope as a soft protest.

[@AsgersWeb]

12:40 This, this right here is facts! Miller has a had some dips and dives here and there, but he KNOWS comics, and the media inside and out.

[@AgentSmartnumber86]

I'd like to ask Miller what his thought in the dark knight returns animated movie

[@broken1394]

Amazing candid interview - tough to convey how much i enjoy Franks work. Fabulous stuff. 🙋🏻‍♂️❤

[@AceLM92]

I kind of wish cons would cut down on the pop culture aspect, it's becoming too much of a party. Comic vendors don't make as much as they used to because people aren't there to buy comic books anymore, they're there to take selfies in costumes and be at a panel that will be uploaded to KZbin the following week.

[@nerdandnerdier887]

I kind’ el agree but at the same time don’t want to become a gate keeper and am happy for other people to enjoy themselves

[@AceLM92]

@@nerdandnerdier887 not trying to gatekeep, just sad that the art of comics doesn't get as much respect as other fields of media

[@Starvin-Marvin]

Great interview! Love your channel!

[@serigraph73]

Frank looks a lot better here...I saw an interview from 2016 and it appeared he didnt have any teeth and he seemed much more feeble

[@jasonvegan5761]

Frank and Kim, what more could I ever ask for!! So cute how Kim was kinda nervous!!😍

[@rogaface]

Thank you Kim

[@NerdAlert]

Thank you!

[@JSG-mw4qr]

TDKR is very relevant today. Gotham is a crime ridden leftist dystopia in that book. Would love to see mel Gibson direct and star in TDKR

[@TheOneToKeepYouWaiting]

Gotham in TDKR is honestly akin to states like California, New York, and Detroit.

[@damiantirado9616]

@@TheOneToKeepYouWaiting lol you are aware that right wing states have more crime right? Murders and serial killers are usually from red states. Also democrats are right wing kid. Batman is simply an authoritarian fascist. He will never stop crime by using violence

[@Dracsius]

No statues. Hence, praises to All Star B&R and its once more provocative tone, to overwhelm Miller purists.

[@pa2jynxx]

Kim is fantastic. Excellent interview with a comics legend. I'd love to see her do an interview series with Alan Moore, Warren Ellis and Garth Ennis.

[@NerdAlert]

Thank you! Me too 😁

[@CruderQuotient1]

The host is annoying but Frank is always a gentleman

[@peterburman5193]

What's with this girl bashing Man of Steel? Man of Steel and Batman v.s Superman are both masterpieces! Man of Steel is by far the best adaptation of Superman.

[@zakmoore2241]

Jesus Christ she just can’t get off the topic of Wonder Woman and female empowerment for 2 seconds. Is it important? To some extent yes but she is blowing it WAY out of proportion

[@mancavetheater1240]

Frank Miller the spirit is a not for everyone yet extremely misunderstood gem I personally enjoyed :-)

[@wordragon]

That is an understatement. Some people are just not intelligent enough to understand how he combined the original idea of the Spirit's parody with the sense of the grotesque to fashion a fresh way to undermine tropes.

[@FieLdCommand3R]

Wow, well done Kim.

[@crithon]

Kim, next time Sergio Aragones, he's the greatest guy to talk about everything. Too bad Darwyn Cooke died last year

[@sifatshams1113]

Thumbnail is fucking hilarious!

[@PeeedaPan]

we need Sin City 3

[@dolam]

This guy is a genius. He changed the game with his writing. Great interview.

[@planet7transmission]

He seemed to have a much more interested and relatable conversation with this interviewer than he has in that panel with Tom King.

[@catholicgirl1758]

Good show!!!

[@robertlouisburns]

I really enjoy Mr Miller's work but I'm hoping he will finish the All-Stat Batman And Robin series.

[@TrashHeapHedonist]

I know it's fucked up, but I really like the direction Miller was taking All-Star B&R.

[@StevieStitches]

It was really Jim Lee that held that comic book series up. Jim Lee never finished drawing the issues he has Miller scripts for and he's the co-boss of DC with Dan DiDio so it's up to Jim Lee to draw the comic or give it to someone else to draw.

[@kurreof3014]

Psychedelic Stephen not true Jim Lee can finish the book Frank just is used to graphic novels not monthly

[@StevieStitches]

Jim Lee said that the long delays "had nothing to do with Frank. He's been a prince through this entire process, and I've never had to wait on him. I was swamped with several projects at the same time that went longer than anticipated, and the original intent of All-Star Batman & Robin was that it was only to be six issues. But as we got rolling, the story got bigger and grander, so I'm happy we took the time to develop the relationship between Batman in his prime and his new sidekick. Work then hit a logjam, and I was continually playing catch up. Frank told me in our last meeting that I need to stop, take a deep breath, collect myself and set a realistic date where we could come back out on a regular basis, and that's what we decided to do." www.cbr.com/jim-lee-talks-dark-knight-boy-wonder/

[@lonecolamarine]

I agree with Michael Scott immediately before me: I guess since my first exposure to Frank was TDKR I assumed he was a bitter old cynic. But he seems like a pretty cool guy actually. The still images of him nowadays didn’t help either. Some of his quotes about Dark knight strikes again also made me think he was a snob artist, but, nah, seems pretty cool. I know I’ll be taking heavy notes from him when it comes to writing inner-monologue in my comics.

[@Elfenlied8675309]

Frank was always slightly right wingish in his views but his views took a sharp turn when he witnessed 9/11 happen from his New York apartment window. He went on to write some real stinkers like "Holy Terror" an anti Islam comic and according to him, threw out the entire finished script for Dark Knight Strikes Again and remade the entire thing after witnessing 9/11. That original script and original vision has never been mentioned by Miller, all he says is it was drastically different.

[@lonecolamarine]

@@Elfenlied8675309 dang, it might’ve been good or something.

[@mottahead6464]

Great interview. Even though I do find his recent work low quality, perhaps due to the fact that his earlier work has set the bar way too high, Frank Miller is a legend when it comes to comics. And it's good to see that he seems in good health. The guy is smart and pretty articulate. I hope he finds his mojo back, perhaps with some help from other artists (I found his Lobo/Batman graphic novel simply awesome).

[@jeremycline9542]

Kim...sigh...what a lovely woman.

[@therealmrmago9077]

i know

[@serigraph73]

we are already seeing a trend in movies to put heroic women in the main role...look at all the new star wars movies....

[@RAMSEY1987]

There is nothing wrong with politics in comics but SJW activism is awful.

[@MarioUcomics]

Not anything against Miller's work but Miller's depiction of Wonder Woman was always more negative since he always wrote her as a man hating amazon who could only be "tamed" by Superman like his All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder.

[@kurreof3014]

Even though the character was made weird, it makes sense to Wonder Woman

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

👍👍👍👍

[@ImYourHuckleberry_29]

Did the interviewer prepare for this or doing it on the fly? Not good.

[@williamalbatross4677]

The best part of man of steel was amy adams as lois? Lol okay.

[@maecentric]

Of course when this interviewer says there should be more politics in art, she means from the liberal point of view. Shes not interested in the conservative point of view, and my guess is she dosent want complex policy debate/discussion, just liberal grandstanding.

[@Blackburn-Arts]

Um...who tge hell cares?

[@punisherfan644]

a lot of people who don't want shit comics.

[@pillar81]

@@Blackburn-Arts Conservatives care. They're concerned about their own representation. Even though it's been there all along. Just a BIT lessened.

[@Brakdayton]

@@pillar81 which is what?

[@michaelquintana8533]

the first batman shot people with a pistol... lol i want to see that one. he carried a pistol... just shoot the muthas....lol

[@Elfenlied8675309]

Also in like the very first Batman issue Batman stops a prison break by gunning down all the escaping prisoners with a rifle. He literally says "I can't get them all" and just starts murdering the crowd.

[@michaelofrandom653]

Linkara disliked

[@williamalbatross4677]

Frank miller doesnt give a fuck about women

[@StevenCavanaugh]

This interviewer is AWFUL.

[@felicianofrontado3134]

A rather restrained attitude from Miller, I expected him to just lose it and start insulting muslims o_O ...

[@Slasherhorror1980]

Oh no we can't go insulting that benevolent religion can we...nothing to see here.

[@pillar81]

He probably still feels that way. He just won't address it cuz he's at that age where he doesn't need to deal with the BS he'd get. Or he's mellowed.

[@RAMSEY1987]

Ugh TYT network

[@lypdmaxpane]

I don't like him

[@Slasherhorror1980]

I'm sure everybody loves you.