There has always been a fascist undertone to superhero comics. Most other authors grapple with it - struggle to balance social sense against men who succeed where society fails by force of their superhuman powers. It's a tough needle to thread.
Miller didn't try, he went the opposite direction. It's no wonder that it worked shockingly well when an author decided to full on embrace what was always there.
The government is weak, only the strongman can bring order, the freaks and deviants must be brought in line and not coddled, the violent youths will only understand brutality... It was all there and he picked it up and polished it and made it shine.
Miller didn't try, he went the opposite direction. It's no wonder that it worked shockingly well when an author decided to full on embrace what was always there.
The government is weak, only the strongman can bring order, the freaks and deviants must be brought in line and not coddled, the violent youths will only understand brutality... It was all there and he picked it up and polished it and made it shine.