iFanboy - Episode #213 - Frank Miller

When you talk about the most important comic book creators of the last 30 years, indeed, of all time, you have to include Frank Miller in the discussion. From his early work at Marvel Comics revitalizing Daredevil and his superstar making turn on Wolverine to his industry altering work on The Dark Knight Returns, Daredevil: Born Again, and Batman : Year One to his creator-owned work like Ronin, Sin City, Martha Washington, and 300 and to his controversial return to DC Comics with The Dark Knight Strikes Again and All-Star Batman Robin The Boy Wonder, and to his side trips to Hollywood with Robocop 2 and 3, Sin City, and The Spirit, Frank Miller has never failed to shake-up the comic book industry over the course of his career.

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• frank miller
• dark knight returns
• 300
• sin city
• batman: year one

[douginamerica]

You guys just gloss over the actual work. Frank's Sin City is just really crappy Raymond Chandler. And that is not saying much. This is fanboy stuff, but one of you should look into the work and evaluate it critically. Frank has had an impact on superhero comics, but his legacy on of all of comics? Who can say.

[theartistwhocrys]

holy terror well..knock-offs. The book is often offensive, stereotyping Muslims as terrorists. The terrorists use ridiculous attacks like nail bombs and razorblades bombs.. So why did I like it so much? Primarily it’s because of Frank Miller’s art and writing But it was also something else, something I can’t quite put my finger on. Perhaps it’s because the book feels like a parody of America’s blood lust Miller’s real world thinking, which in itself is kind of scary I feel ashamed for liking it

[TheVetoSkreeemer]

@BlazedBastar666 Well I wrote tha four months ago, and have read more Morrison stuff, yes he is one of the greatest comic writers of all time, he surpassed Miller, might be on a par with Gaiman and Moore. Be well. PS: Not all his stuff is great I dislliked Final Crisis.

[BlazedBastar666]

@subfighter316 You sir, are correct! A.S. Batman and Robin was bad because of the really bad dialogue and the fact that it was trying WAY too hard. Also, I agree that Dennis O'Neil's Batman is extremely influential... but it seems like all the writer's before Morrison wanted to find the balance between Miller and O'Neil.

[BlazedBastar666]

@TheVetoSkreeemer Morrison is a classic for me, and always will be. Invisibles was the first non-cape comic I read, and it blew my fucking mind.

[MrByronDunbar]

Are you guys gonna do a Holy Terror episode? :D

[ColdSun24]

Frank Miller put out the 2 BEST Batman storys/Graphic Novels of all time, and for that I am a huge fan. plus I love his writing and art. Frank Miller is a badass!

[marvelgeek24]

Frank Miller is my favorite Writer

[jbeihl1]

Too bad Frank Miller endorses a Police State, and Fascism/Corporate Croney Capitalism

[TheVetoSkreeemer]

@TheradiomanofYT Grant Morrison is on better Shape now, and has never delivered awful stuff like Miller. But all in all I would still go for Miller, he is a classic, Morrison is clos to becoming one so in a couple of years he may dethrone miller, in my scale