Frank Miller.
Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957 in Olney, Maryland) is an American writer, artist and film director and actor best known for his film noir-style comic book stories. He is acclaimed as one of the most influential and popular creators in comics today.
Biography[]
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For poster.
Frank Miller was a big comics writer/artist in the 70s and 80s. He wrote and penciled the Marvel series "Daredevil" for a long time. His friend, Klaus Janson, inked. He also wrote two spinoffs about the character "Electra" and did a miniseries about the "X-Men" character "Wolverine". His hit miniseries "Ronin" was published by DC in the mid-eighties. His greatest success came with DC's character "Batman". In 1980, he wrote the acclaimed "Batman" story "Wanted - Santa Claus - Dead or Alive!" for DC Comics. In 1986, his most notable comic-book work, the groundbreaking "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns", an
The first issue of The Dark Knight Returns, perhaps Miller's best known work.
alternate history story about Batman in a grim future, was published by DC. Miller wrote and penciled. In 1988, he wrote the acclaimed "Batman: Year One", about Batman's first year on the job, for DC. In 1996, he wrote "Spawn versus Batman", a one-shot issue published by DC and Image Comics. He wrote the major motion pictures RoboCop 2 (1990) and RoboCop 3 (1993) and did the "Robocop" comic series for a little while.
Trade Mark[]
- His heroes are often extremely moral individuals surviving in a cruel environment
- Unique artwork style which heavily focuses on facial tics
- Noir style heavily inspired by Will Eisner
- Comics often represent his conservative political views
Links[]
- Frank Miller on the Marvel Databse
- Frank Miller on the DC Database
- Frank Miller on the Batman Wiki
- Frank Miller Official Site