Batman gets it
 

From The Belmont Club:

One of best items of news in a long time is the report -- now confirmed via Glenn Reynolds -- that Batman has joined the fight against al-Qaeda.

Miller proudly announced the title of his next Batman book, which he will write, draw and ink. Holy Terror, Batman! is no joke.

The reason for this work, Miller said, was "an explosion from my gut reaction of what's happening now." He can't stand entertainers who lack the moxie of their '40s counterparts who stood up to Hitler. Holy Terror is "a reminder to people who seem to have forgotten who we're up against."

It's been a long time since heroes were used in comics as pure propaganda. As Miller reminded, "Superman punched out Hitler. So did Captain America. That's one of the things they're there for."

"These are our folk heroes," Miller said. "It just seems silly to chase around the Riddler when you've got Al Qaeda out there."

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He has a point. Many of our nation's stars fought in WW2, yet today Hollywood is nothing but a bunch of activists, detached from reality. Anybody picture Ben Affleck signing up for service?

had a pretty good ball player, but he took some friendly fire...I think J. Lo should go in as a medic and Pam Anderson run KP duty!

Hmmm...I haven't seen the Batman/al Queda comics yet, and we have staff at DC Comics today. I'll have to find out.

The last Superman "reality" comic I remember, Supes was warning kids in Yugoslavia about the dangers of land mines.

The ultimate Superhero/war hero was Wonder Woman. She was actually invented as a propaganda tool for American troops in Asia during WWII.

And still on the job by the looks of it.
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