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Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
Fri Oct 9, 2015, 05:41 PM Oct 2015

DC Lets Frank Miller Draw Superman's Penis for Dark Knight III

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Hello. This is an actual comic cover drawn by legendary comic artist Frank Miller. It’s the cover to a companion comic to Miller’s upcoming Dark Knight III: The Master Race series, and it appears DC is actually going to publish it despite the fact that 1) it is horrible, 2) it is laughable and 3) you can clearly see the outline of Superman’s junk in his red briefs.

I’m basically speechless that this is happening. The only thing I can think of is that DC is so desperate for more Dark Knight Returns money that not only have they brought Frank Miller back, but been forced to accede to his obviously terrible demands, such as naming the third installment “The Master Race.” Given the horrible art of The Dark Knight Strikes Again, it made sense that DC would agree to a problematic title as long as Miller brought on board some decent collaborators. Which is presumably why Brian Azzarello is co-writing and Andy Kubert and Klaus Janson are taking the actual art duties, for the upcoming series.

But I guess Miller also demanded to be allowed draw something for his effort, and DC was forced to allow him to draw this cover to a Superman and Atom DK3 tie-in. And I have to assume they promised Miller they wouldn’t change it, because as much as I give DC crap for being obtuse, I can’t believe anyone in the DC Comics office right is looking at Superman’s face, his body dysmorphia and most especially the outline of his dick, and not praying they had the power to prevent it. And then to delete it and smash all the computers that had ever hosted the image with hammers.

http://io9.com/dc-lets-frank-miller-draw-supermans-penis-for-dark-knig-1734799042
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DC Lets Frank Miller Draw Superman's Penis for Dark Knight III (Original Post) Blue_Tires Oct 2015 OP
How disappointing... hunter Oct 2015 #1
the art was the best part of that last money grab reddread Oct 2015 #2
That is really ugly art NV Whino Oct 2015 #3
It looks like a quick sketch for a paper's 'news cartoon' muriel_volestrangler Oct 2015 #5
It looks exactly like something I would have doodled in high school. Frank Cannon Oct 2015 #12
Man of Steel... pokerfan Oct 2015 #4
brilliant find Blue_Tires Oct 2015 #9
I think I first saw it forty years ago pokerfan Oct 2015 #11
It's a classic. Frank Cannon Oct 2015 #13
And here I thought he swung left... Wounded Bear Oct 2015 #6
Forget Superman's penis. The Atom is back! rug Oct 2015 #7
OOH flying rabbit Oct 2015 #8
Is he sick or something? blogslut Oct 2015 #10

hunter

(38,322 posts)
1. How disappointing...
Fri Oct 9, 2015, 06:38 PM
Oct 2015

... I was expecting something more Rule 34 from this post.

I'm certain Superman is uncircumcised, not because I've seen pictures, but because it would be impossible.

 

reddread

(6,896 posts)
2. the art was the best part of that last money grab
Fri Oct 9, 2015, 07:03 PM
Oct 2015

dude should be in prison for trashing the Spirit on film.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,347 posts)
5. It looks like a quick sketch for a paper's 'news cartoon'
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 09:35 AM
Oct 2015

The shoes are "I don't have to bother about these - they're not important to the punchline of the cartoon". The face is so oddly drawn that at first I wondered if it was meant to be "Superman has been burnt!!!!". The pants bulge is only one of the problems, IMO.

Frank Cannon

(7,570 posts)
12. It looks exactly like something I would have doodled in high school.
Thu Oct 15, 2015, 04:03 AM
Oct 2015

On the back of a Pee-Chee, while listening to a boring math lecture.

Frank Miller has always been a lazy artist. Go back over your issues of The Dark Knight Returns and note how the quality and detail in his art clearly gets worse and worse as the series progresses.

pokerfan

(27,677 posts)
4. Man of Steel...
Fri Oct 9, 2015, 08:05 PM
Oct 2015
He's faster than a speeding bullet. He's more powerful than a locomotive. He's able to leap tall buildings at a single bound. Why can't he get a girl?

http://www.rawbw.com/~svw/superman.html

blogslut

(38,007 posts)
10. Is he sick or something?
Wed Oct 14, 2015, 08:54 AM
Oct 2015

Granted, I realize the man is a hateful asshole and that his art has always looked as if it was drawn in a rage but that cover is exceptionally bad, even for Frank Miller.

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