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David Mazzuchelli on Batman, superheroes, and realism

David Mazzuchelli on Batman, superheroes, and realism

From Mazzuchelli’s “Afterword(s)” in Batman: Year One:

While an interesting experiment, it’s probably not a good idea to shoehorn too much “reality” into the fantasy realm of the superhero. with Year One, [Frank Miller and I] sought to craft a credible Batman, grounded in a world we recognize. But did we go too far? Once a depiction veers toward realism, each new detail releases a torrent of questions that exposes the absurdity at the heart of the genre. The more ‘realistic’ [super]heroes become, the less believable they are.”

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23. tsujitoons said: I can strongly agree with Mazzuchelli on this one [ besides making superheroes too real truly sucks all of the fun and wonder out of them ] I like my comics to be one foot in our world and the other in imagination ,but that`s just me . ^_^
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    That’s what I keep saying!

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