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Interview

Michael Uslan

Michael Uslan is the executive producer of the Batman movies and is bringing other characters to the big screen. He donated his 45,000 comic book collection to Indiana University as a ‘thank you’ for his education. Jeff McLaughlin talks to him.

Michael Uslan: Comic books have always been a legitimate American art form, as indigenous to this country as jazz. What has been sad is that even the people who were drawing, producing and creating these comics in the 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s had no concept that what they were doing was art or historic or of any importance whatsoever. They were all just looking to survive the Depression, to get through the Second World War, to make a buck to feed their families – and spending years hiding from other people the fact that they were working on comic books. Ironically and wonderfully, they’ve spent the last decade reveling in it and being treated like rock stars at comic book conventions. The pendulum has really swung and it’s great to witness – to see these great, great writers and artists getting the attention that they deserve for what they’ve given us.

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