tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394310461939093453.post2563886233753096874..comments2024-03-25T21:16:18.716+13:00Comments on The Tearoom of Despair: Holy Terror: I’m the goddamn absurdityBob Temukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09181473725170489213noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394310461939093453.post-15891473369775405742012-01-20T06:03:59.474+13:002012-01-20T06:03:59.474+13:00Holy Moly! You brought it! With money?!
Sounds lik...Holy Moly! You brought it! With money?!<br />Sounds like Stockholm Syndrome to me. <br />Methinks that you should have sourced a copy from your local library instead...Islington Comic Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13654481844004506004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394310461939093453.post-73488818335893540282011-10-27T21:47:01.361+13:002011-10-27T21:47:01.361+13:00The thing is I adore Miller's artwork, and am ...The thing is I adore Miller's artwork, and am a huge fan of his latter stuff - DK2 is a riot and the latter volumes of Sin City have a thrilling loose kineticism.<br /><br />I just don't want to buy something that's basically a hate screed. And I don't think it'll change anyone's mind, but I do think it might help fuel some ignorant people's misplaced anger. <br /><br />But hey, it's nice to read someone with a sLightly different viewpoint on the book other than simply bashing Miller.<br /><br />Trust me though, you don't want to read/watch any interviews with him. They're depressing.The Beast Must Diehttp://www.mindlessones.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394310461939093453.post-46204137342333076122011-10-27T14:30:49.524+13:002011-10-27T14:30:49.524+13:00That's a really good question. I haven't r...That's a really good question. I haven't really been reading any interviews Miller has done to support Holy Terror, but I would assume his primary goal would be to get all this stuff out of his head and onto the page, and anybody who gets a visceral thrill out of it is pure bonus. It reads to me like pure therapy.<br /><br />I certainly don't think anybody would read this book and suddenly think 'OMG! Islams are bad!'. While there will surely be readers out there who think it's an accurate portrayl of the complexities of international terrorism, these people are idiots, so we shouldn't worry about them.<br /><br />Ultimately, it's just a comic book about angry people getting a totally fictional vengenace (in this regard, it shares the 'GOOD GUYS WIN' wish-fufillment of something like Inglourious Bastards), and I'm a little baffled by the idea that a silly little book like Holy Terror could actually be dangerous, no matter what the political climate is like. It's not going to change anybody's mind.Bob Temukahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181473725170489213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394310461939093453.post-84613268756899459532011-10-26T23:11:37.590+13:002011-10-26T23:11:37.590+13:00But what do you think the intent of the book is? I...But what do you think the intent of the book is? In the current political climate?The Beast Must Diehttp://www.mindlessones.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394310461939093453.post-26958083622070503422011-10-26T17:06:41.727+13:002011-10-26T17:06:41.727+13:00Well, it's certainly an attack on the more ign...Well, it's certainly an attack on the more ignorant aspects of Islam and those who use their ideological beliefs to justify wholesale slaughter, but Miller has had plenty of cracks at other religions during his career. I really don't feel he was picking on several barbaric Islamic beliefs any more than he was ripping into some seriously odious Christian ideas in things like Martha Washington.<br /><br />If he only ever did book after book where Islamists were the symbol of ultimate evil, it would be impossible to defend, but when it comes to religious idiocy, Miller is a total equal-opportunity hater.<br /><br />And once again, I'd like to point out that the most pig-ignorant statements about Islam in Holy Terror all come from characters who are violent and dangerous psychopaths. There is no need to condone anything they say.Bob Temukahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181473725170489213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394310461939093453.post-49179188348824582122011-10-26T07:36:55.457+13:002011-10-26T07:36:55.457+13:00But Bob, do you not think there's something mo...But Bob, do you not think there's something more than a little troublesome about the fact that the book is a direct attack on Islam? It's not just the people that attacked New York that come in the firing line. I appreciate that you enjoyed it aesthetically, but I think you're possibly being a bit naive if you don't think that there's something very dubious about a piece of ignorant anti-religious claptrap like this. Simply flinging in the word 'Goddamn' doesn't simply make it okay.The Beast Must Diehttp://wwww.mindlessones.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394310461939093453.post-12899056704150903692011-10-25T12:41:13.593+13:002011-10-25T12:41:13.593+13:00He can do whatever he likes with my money, Jeff. I...He can do whatever he likes with my money, Jeff. I got what I wanted from his work and thought it was worth the price.<br /><br />I still think it's far more likely he would be laughing at anybody who takes this stuff too goddamn seriously.Bob Temukahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181473725170489213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394310461939093453.post-47596072654084753002011-10-25T09:18:36.194+13:002011-10-25T09:18:36.194+13:00Frank Miller is laughing at you and all the other ...Frank Miller is laughing at you and all the other fanboys who ate up Holy Terror and All-Star Batman as he snorts cocaine off of a pair of double-D $700 hooker tits, and thinks about which comic book legend he should next make turn in their grave by raping their body of work for more intentionally rubbush Hollywood abominations.Jeff Frostnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394310461939093453.post-13970546465055859482011-10-22T02:46:21.483+13:002011-10-22T02:46:21.483+13:00Can I just say that even though I've not read ...Can I just say that even though I've not read Holy Terror yet, you're wrong and it's appalling that you should say the things you have?<br /><br />Why can't we go back to the moral purity and restraint of The Dark Knight Returns, when I was younger and everything in the world was wonderful?<br /><br />p.s. Great review! And considerable stones were invested in it too. Huzzah!Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15246781681702128600noreply@blogger.com