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Another Warren Ellis book with pretty blatant politics is Black Summer, which is basically him admonishing people who really advocate revolution against democratic governments. It's okay. Cla$$war is about the most obvious other example I can think of - which I haven't read because I can't find a digital copy. NikkolasKing posted:So a little while ago I wandered into the Libertarian thread in D&D and saw they were talking about Libertarian fiction. A lot of it was about sci-fi lit but then it moved on to comics, specifically they discussed if Batman was a Libertarian fantasy. Now, as I'm sure we're all aware, there are so many "Batmen" out there that it be pretty impossible to label him as anything. But I found the general idea interesting and I was encouraged to start this thread. I have no idea if it will go anywhere but what's the harm in trying? Do read DKR, it's deservedly a classic, whatever the politics involved.
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Fair observations. How violence can backfire has been on my mind lately with the mounting civil strife in the US, and I'm a right leaning liberal (in the European sense of the word - which probably puts me in the centre in American politics) who thinks institutions are important, both of which probably colour my memory of the series. There was a study that found it tends to have perverse outcomes from surveying anti-government movements, though I haven't closely read it. Anyway, I might have to dig up my Black Summer books. Edit: I'd be interested on what thoughts you have on Supergods and No Hero, too; my memories of them are pretty hazy - No Hero is about heroes as status quo-enforcers ala the Avengers, Supergods is a riff on the Miracleman take on superheroes as transcendental posthumans? Neurosis fucked around with this message at 08:27 on Apr 16, 2017 |
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