[90], In July 2020, Netflix released a 10-episode series based on Cursed with Miller and Wheeler serving as both creators and executive producers. [7] His first published work was at Western Publishing's Gold Key Comics imprint, received at the recommendation of comics artist Neal Adams, to whom a fledgling Miller, after moving to New York City, had shown samples and received much critique and occasional informal lessons. In the year following the books publication, Miller unapologetically defended Holy Terror, explaining, rather rationally, I lived through time when 3,000 of my neighbors were incinerated for no apparent reason. As soon as Miller became secure and success in the field of comics by the mid 1980s, he not only nurtured anyone who asked for his help, but he also launched a major and public campaign urging comic companies to pay their writers and artists better upfront as well as in royalties earned. [11], Former Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter recalled Miller going to DC Comics after having broken in with "a small job from Western Publishing, I think. "[96][97][98] Miller's statement generated controversy. Miller has been romantically linked to New York-based Shakespearean scholar Kimberly Halliburton Cox,[103] who had a cameo in The Spirit (2008). "Writer's Spotlight: Frank Miller: Comics' Noir Auteur,", Manning, Matthew K. "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 253: "Frank Miller made his triumphant return to Elektra, the character he breathed life into and then subsequently snuffed out, with the graphic novel, Manning "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 264: "Comic legends Frank Miller and John Romita, Jr. united to tell a new version of Daredevil's origin in this carefully crafted five-issue miniseries. [114], Daredevil: Born Again and The Dark Knight Returns were both critical successes and influential on subsequent generations of creators to the point of being considered classics of the medium. Though Iran condemned Miller for 300, most critics gave him a pass (and often high praise) for his anti-Evangelical and anti-Catholic fundamentalism. [120], Miller's graphic novel Holy Terror was accused of being anti-Islamic. [46], Miller also illustrated the covers for the first twelve issues of First Comics' English-language reprints of Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima's Lone Wolf and Cub. Similarly, a 2006 film adaptation of 300, directed by Zack Snyder, brought new attention to Miller's original comic book work. At Marvel, O'Neil and Miller collaborated on two issues of The Amazing Spider-Man Annual. ", DeFalco "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 208: "The most popular member of the X-Men was finally featured in his first solo title, a four-issue limited series by writer Chris Claremont and writer/artist Frank Miller. Following his self-contained story "Badlands", penciled by John Buscema, in #219 (June 1985), he co-wrote #226 (Jan. 1986) with departing writer Dennis O'Neil. Those of us not on the political and cultural Left should celebrate him as a radical and unreconstructed individualist, the kind that only North America seems capable of producing in the post-modern world, a man never afraid to voice his views, whether commensurate with the bullying and mindless nightmares of the mob or not. Still, theres no denying its success and importance. When asked earlier this year by the London Guardian if he would still defend his views as vented through 2011s Holy Terror, Miller admitted that the work was, at times, bloodthirsty beyond belief. Still, he noted, he would never go back and start erasing books. The Guardian took this as an apology, and many in the comic industry and media have since forgiven him. [12][18] Miller and O'Neil maintained a friendly working relationship throughout his run on the series. Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 202: The comic was an unusual blend of the influences on Miller by French cartoonist Moebius and Japanese Manga comic books. This helped bring Japanese manga to a wider Western audience. Serialized in Dark Horse Presents #5162, it proved to be another success, and the story was released in a trade paperback. 300 was particularly inspired by the 1962 film The 300 Spartans, a movie that Miller watched as a young boy.
1978). At times, he found his early adult careers on the edge of derailment. Basically, you never know what you are going to get. [99] In a 2018 interview, Miller backed away from his comments saying that he "wasn't thinking clearly" when he made them and alluded to a very dark time in his life during which they were made.[100].
[34] However, this proposal was not accepted. [66] His differences with DC Comics put aside, he saw the sequel initially released as a three-issue miniseries,[67] and though it sold well,[68] it received a mixed to negative reception. Both of these projects were critically well received. [43] Set outside regular Marvel continuity, it featured a wild tale of cyborgs and ninjas, while expanding further on Elektra's background. Holy Terror was seen as Islamophobic and reactionary. Titans S04: "Beloved Character" Learns Why He's Called Brother Blood? [35], The story tells how Batman retired after the death of the second Robin (Jason Todd) and, at age 55, returns to fight crime in a dark and violent future. His masterpiece, The Dark Knight Returns (1986), attacked Protestant fundamentalism, and his noir series, Sin City (1991-), showed the heinous results of Roman Catholic fundamentalism. Realizing Miller's unhappiness with the series, and impressed by a backup story Miller had written, O'Neil moved McKenzie to another project so that Miller could try writing the series himself. An avowed gnostic, a Leftist, and a seemingly particular person, Alan Moore soon left the industry in boredom and disgust, but Miller stuck with it. After working at Gold Key comics and on lesser-known titles at DC, Miller moved to Marvel and soon took over the then nearly-defunct character, Daredevil. [64], He was one of the artists on the Superman and Batman: World's Funnest one-shot written by Evan Dorkin published in 2000. On the tenth anniversary of 911, Miller did something unforgivable to the politically correct mafia as well as to the state of Iran (which condemned him, he proudly reminds us). Shooter agreed and made Miller the new penciller on the title. "[94], In July 2011 at the San Diego Comic-Con International while promoting his upcoming graphic novel Holy Terror in which the protagonist hero fights Al-Qaeda terrorists, Miller made a remark about Islamic terrorism and Islam saying, "I was raised Catholic and I could tell you a lot about the Spanish Inquisition but the mysteries of the Catholic Church elude me. Miller created a tough, gritty Batman, referring to him as "The Dark Knight" based upon his being called the "Darknight Detective" in some 1970s portrayals,[36] although the nickname "Dark Knight" for Batman dates back to 1940. He stood naked at the edge of the skyscraper. Finishing high school because of the advice of his parents, Miller tried his hand at janitorial work, at transporting goods in trucking, and at driving buses. Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957)[1][2] is an American comic book writer, penciller and inker, novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as his run on Daredevil and subsequent Daredevil: Born Again, The Dark Knight Returns, Batman: Year One, Sin City, and 300. Every boss he had prior to entering the field of comics fired him. [75] A sequel to the film, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, based on Miller's second Sin City series and co-directed by Miller and Robert Rodriguez, was released in theaters on August 22, 2014. But, watch an interview with Miller and youll find hes about the nicest guy in the world. (w/a, with Chris Claremont, in #100, 1980), "Marked for Death" (a, with Roger McKenzie, in #159161, 19791980), "Blind Alley" (a, with Roger McKenzie, in #163, 1980), "Expos" (a, with Roger McKenzie, in #164, 1980), "Arms of the Octopus" (w/a, with Roger McKenzie, in #165, 1980), "Till Death Do Us Part!" Miller's work on Daredevil was characterized by darker themes and stories. [8] Though no published credits appear, he is tentatively credited with the three-page story "Royal Feast" in the licensed TV series comic book The Twilight Zone #84 (June 1978), by an unknown writer,[9] and is credited with the five-page "Endless Cloud", also by an unknown writer, in the following issue (July 1978). His reading and traveling, combined with his love of cinema, seeing everything from Hitchcock to Dirty Harry, Miller honed his own artin drawing and writingto write modern myth, centering around the hero and anti-hero, around good and evil, and around beauty and chaos. His recreation of the Battle of Thermopylae, 300, portrayed the Persians as slavish fundamentalists worshipping a god-king. Born in 1957 to Irish-American Roman Catholics, Miller grew up in Vermont, one of seven children. [92] Miller will act as the company's president and editor-in-chief, working alongside Dan DiDio as publisher and chief operating officer Silenn Thomas. [12] Miller's fortunes changed with the arrival of Denny O'Neil as editor. And he talks negatively about Donald Trump, telling us he voted for Hillary Clinton. However, later material such as Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again received mixed reviews. From then on Miller was a major supporter of creator rights and became a major voice against censorship in comics. He added a martial arts aspect to Daredevil's fighting skills,[19] and introduced previously unseen characters who had played a major part in the character's youth: Stick, leader of the ninja clan the Chaste, who had been Murdock's sensei after he was blinded[22] and a rival clan called the Hand. Sometimes, Miller takes his mischievousness to untoward levels of poor taste, such as when he plasters the Approved by the Comics Code Authority stamp on a sexy, female robot tart in his stories of Lance Blastoff. Gabe Eltaeb is the, Aya Cash of The Boys and Youre The Worst is to voice the character Bones in the upcoming video game adaptation of Godkiller, Yesterday, Bleeding Cool scooped the news that the major webtoon publisher Tapas Media, has informed its employees of a number of imminent layoffs in. He also holds the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in History at Hillsdale College and is the author, most recently, ofRussell Kirk: American Conservative. 
The 1980 Annual featured a team-up with Doctor Strange[27] while the 1981 Annual showcased a meeting with the Punisher.[28]. Enjoyed this? [81], From April to August 2018, Dark Horse Comics published monthly Miller's five-issue miniseries sequel to 300, Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander,[82] which marked his first work as both writer and artist comics creation since Holy Terror. The streets lay far below him. 
The storyline, "Daredevil: Born Again", in #227233 (Feb.-Aug. 1986)[41] chronicled the hero's Catholic background and the destruction and rebirth of his real-life identity, Manhattan attorney Matt Murdock, at the hands of Daredevil's nemesis, the crime lord Wilson Fisk, also known as the Kingpin. Star Trek: Melissa Navia to William Shatner: Do You Even Watch, Bro? After working on the two Robocop movies, I really thought that was it for me in the business of film.
Illustrated by Juan Jose Ryp, the series is called Frank Miller's RoboCop and contains plot elements that were divided between RoboCop 2 and RoboCop 3. [24] By issue #185, Miller had virtually relinquished his role as Daredevil's artist, and he was providing only rough layouts for Janson to both pencil and ink, allowing Miller to focus on the writing.[24]. L'Heureux alleged the pair had repeatedly made, "false, misleading and defamatory statements" about L'Heureux's ownership of the developmental rights of Sin City and Hard Boiled to Skydance Media CEO David Ellison and other Skydance executives and prevented the creation of a film adaptation of Hard Boiled and a TV series based on Sin City. It wasn't ideal. The story was adapted as an original animated film video in 2011. Conservative defenders of EVs must be realistic about the technology's costs and the way those costs have been buried by EV boosters. What was so patently obvious to anyone who knew Frank Millers work, however, was that Holy Terror was no more and no less anti-fundamentalist than his other works. While many book sellers and critics do not consider graphic novels serious literature, his 1986 work, The Dark Knight Returns, has sold over three million copies, making it a continuous best seller since its initial publication. In this story, Miller and artist John Romita Jr. told Daredevil's origins differently from in the previous comics, and they provided additional detail to his beginnings. Miller and O'Neil seemed to flourish in the gritty world of street crime so tackling a Spider/Punisher fight was a natural choice. [56], In 1991, Miller started work on his first Sin City story. Additionally, Miller drew a short Batman Christmas story, "Wanted: Santa Claus Dead or Alive", written by Dennis O'Neil for DC Special Series #21 (Spring 1980). Their mythology is open to infinite expansion, and the basic myth is irresistible. [91], On April 28, 2022, it was reported that Miller was launching an American comic book publishing company titled Frank Miller Presents, or FMP. There is no doubting that the attack on the World Trade Centers on September 11, 2001 fundamentally shaped one of the greatest and most innovative artists of the last half century, Frank Miller. While its tempting to love Miller for the enemies he has madehere in the United States and in Iranits far better to praise him for his virtues and his innumerable creations. [15] At the time, sales of the Daredevil title were poor but Miller saw potential in "a blind protagonist in a purely visual medium," he recalled in 2000. Generally, though, the humor is more junior high level than it is clever satire. [39] The trade paperback collection proved to be a big seller for DC and remains in print. In 2003, Miller's screenplay for RoboCop 2 was adapted by Steven Grant for Avatar Press's Pulsaar imprint. He said of the movement, "Wake up, pond scum. [40], By this time, Miller had returned as the writer of Daredevil. But a terrifying evil has returned to Gotham City, and Lara and Carrie must team up to stop this growing threat-and they have a secret weapon. [125], DeFalco "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 202: "Possibly modeled after Nantembo, a Zen master who reputedly disciplined his students by striking them with his nantin staff, Stick first appeared in this issue [#176] by Frank Miller. Hypocrites all. [104], In response to claims that his comics are conservative, Miller said, "I'm not a conservative. New York City itself, particularly Daredevil's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, became as much a character as the shadowy crimefighter; the stories often took place on the rooftop level, with water towers, pipes and chimneys jutting out to create a skyline reminiscent of German Expressionism's dramatic edges and shadows. Sales rose so swiftly that Marvel once again began publishing Daredevil monthly rather than bimonthly just three issues after Miller became its writer. Elektra Lives Again was a fully painted graphic novel written and drawn by Miller and colored by longtime partner Lynn Varley. Give Me Liberty was followed by sequel miniseries and specials expanding on the story of protagonist Martha Washington, an African-American woman in modern and near-future North America, all of which were written by Miller and drawn by Gibbons. I mean, these are characters that are broad and big. [6], Miller grew up a comics fan; a letter he wrote to Marvel Comics was published in The Cat #3 (April 1973). Miller has said he opposes naturalism in comic art: "People are attempting to bring a superficial reality to superheroes which is rather stupid. [citation needed], Miller's final major story in this period was in Batman issues 404407 in 1987, another collaboration with Mazzucchelli. Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child is Frank Miller's triumphant return to the world of the Dark Knight and joining him is the superstar artist Rafael Gramp, the mastermind behind the groundbreaking Mesmo Delivery. Immortal X-Men #5 time. He created the comic book character Elektra for Marvel Comics' Daredevil series. [17], However, sales on Daredevil did not improve, Marvel's management continued to discuss cancellation, and Miller himself almost quit the series, as he disliked McKenzie's scripts. You'll see them at the bar together, Kieron as the ancient wizard, Dan as the young, DC Comics has had an interesting history in the portrayal of the relationship between Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn. Proving to be hugely popular,[44] this was as influential as Miller's previous work. ", "Comic-Con: Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Winners Announced", "Superstar Writer/Artist Frank Miller Return to Batman! The steel and glass had the stillness of one brief moment in battle when thrust meets thrust and the currents are held in a pause more dynamic than motion. SRP: $5.99. Leaving Carrie Kelly, the current Batwoman, to deal with the violence, And get her batarangs stuck in. In particular, All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder was widely considered a sign of Miller's creative decline. Titled Batman: Year One, this was Miller's version of the origin of Batman in which he retconned many details and adapted the story to fit his Dark Knight continuity. Sort of a patriotic force of nature, Captain Courageous appeared when needed to defend Democracy in the rare Banner Comics series. Miller not only revived the then-failing character but, along with Alan Moore and his The Watchman, but revitalized the entire comic industry, then on the edge of bankruptcy. Although still conforming to traditional comic book styles, Miller infused his first issue of Daredevil with his own film noir style. [92], In October 2012, Joanna Gallardo-Mills, who began working for Miller as an executive coordinator in November 2008, filed suit against Miller in Manhattan for discrimination and "mental anguish", stating that Miller's former girlfriend, Kimberly Cox, created a hostile work environment for Gallardo-Mills in Miller and Cox's Hell's Kitchen living and work space. One of these jobs was drawing Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #2728 (Feb.March 1979), which guest-starred Daredevil. With his trademark fedora, open jacket, t-shirt, and scruffy white beard, Miller might look almost as unpleasant as Alan Moore really is. [20], Issue #168 saw the first full appearance of the ninja mercenary Elektrawho became a popular character and star in a 2005 motion picturealthough her first cover appearance was four months earlier on Miller's cover of The Comics Journal #58. [31] In 1985, DC Comics named Miller as one of the honorees in the company's 50th-anniversary publication Fifty Who Made DC Great.[32]. [119] Moore has praised Miller's realistic use of minimal dialogue in fight scenes, which "move very fast, flowing from image to image with the speed of a real-life conflict, unimpeded by the reader having to stop to read a lot of accompanying text". 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After this issue, Miller became one of Marvel's rising stars. Other commitments prevented him from working on the series. [57] Sin City proved artistically auspicious for Miller and again brought his work to a wider audience without comics. His first work for Marvel Comics was penciling the 17-page story "The Master Assassin of Mars, Part 3" in John Carter, Warlord of Mars #18 (Nov. He also directed the film version of The Spirit, shared directing duties with Robert Rodriguez on Sin City and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, and produced the film 300. At the same time Miller and artist Dave Gibbons produced Give Me Liberty, a four-issue miniseries for Dark Horse. [89] It is written by Miller with artwork by Rafael Grampa. [69][70] Miller also returned to writing Batman in 2005, taking on the writing duties of All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder, a series set inside of what Miller describes as the "Dark Knight Universe,"[71] and drawn by Jim Lee. Thats our job.. With Miller as writer, Daredevil went from being relatively obscure to being one of Marvels finest, most nuanced, and popular comics. From about age five, he fell head over heels in love with comics, and his parents encouraged and nurtured this passion. "I realized when I started Sin City that I found American and English comics be too wordy, too constipated, and Japanese comics to be too empty.
In the press release that launched the book, though, Millers editor, Bob Schreck wrote: It has been my extreme pleasure and honor to have worked so closely with Frank for over 20 years now. The new graphic novel, Holy Terror finds Frank at the top of his game. The American Ideas Institute is a nonprofit, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization based in Washington, D.C. 2022 The American Conservative, a publication of The American Ideas Institute. ", Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 282: "Together with penciller Jim Lee, Miller delivered a series that took place in a reality that began with Miller and David Mazzucchelli's 'Batman: Year One'.". In the late 1970s, as he lost job after job, he began to study with the then-best artist in the comic world, Neal Adams. [123] and a metascore of 30/100 at Metacritic.com.
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