Born on January 27, 1957, Frank Miller is an American novelist, scriptwriter, and film director, as well as a renowned producer. He is best known for his serialized dramas and graphic novels like his run on “Daredevil” as well as successive “Daredevil: Born Again“, “The Dark Knight Returns“, “Batman: Year One“, “Sin City“, and “300“. He is also a comic book penciler and inker, and a writer of novels, screenplays, and comic book novels.
In addition, he produced the movie 300 and co-directed The Spirit alongside Robert Rodriguez as well as Sin City and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.
He has won every significant graphic novel industry award, and his movie Sin City was nominated for a Palme d’Or. Miller was additionally enshrined in a Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame for the Daredevil series in 2015.
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Frank Miller |
| Nickname | Frank |
| Profession | Comic Novelist or Writer |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 27 January 1957 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 65 Years |
| Birthplace | Olney, Maryland, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Maryland, United States |
| Religion | Irish Catholic |
| College/University | U-32 Middle & High School |
| Educational Qualification | Libertarian |
| Physical Stats | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 186 cm in meters- 1.86 m in feet inches- 6'1" |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs |
| Career | |
| Debut | Daredevil #158 (May 1979) |
| Relationships & Affairs | |
| Marital status | Married |
| Wife | Lynn Varley |
| Family | |
| Parents | Father- N/A Mother- N/A |
| Siblings | N/A |
| Children | N/A |
| Income | |
| Net Worth [approx.] | $25 million |
| Social Media | |
| @frankmillerink | |
Early Life and Family
Miller, the fifth of seven children of a nursing mother and a carpenter/electrician father, was born in Olney, Maryland, on January 27, 1957. He was nurtured in Montpelier, Vermont. Irish Catholics made up his family.
Relationship, Wife, Children
From 1986 to 2005, Miller was wed to colorist Lynn Varley. She colored the backdrops for the 2006 film 300 as well as several of his most celebrated works, ranging from Ronin in 1984 to 300 in 1998.
Miller and Kimberly Halliburton Cox, a Shakespearean scholar who lives in New York, made a cameo appearance in “The Spirit“, and have a romantic history (2008). Miller responded to criticism that his comics are right-wing by saying, “I’m not a traditionalist. I support liberty.”
Education
He attended school U-32 Middle & High School and has a passion for writing comic stuff and novels. There is not much information available about his education, however, we will update this section as soon as we get the details.
Frank Miller’s Career
Miller was a comic book geek growing up, and The Cat #3 featured a book that he wrote for Marvel Comics (April 1973). His first piece of scholarly articles was accepted by Western Publishing’s Gold Key Comics label on the advice of comics artist Neal Adams, to whom Miller had already shown samples after relocating to New York City.
Although no published credits are listed, he is provisionally credited with the three-page narrative “Royal Feast” in The Twilight Zone #84 (June 1978), written by an unknown writer, and the five-page “Endless Cloud” in the issue that follows, likewise written by an unknown writer (July 1978).
By the time of the latter, Wyatt Gwyon’s six-page “Deliver Me From D-Day,” penciled by Danny Bulanadi, appeared in Weird War Tales #64 as Miller’s first officially acknowledged credit (June 1978).
#At Marvel
Miller became a regular stand-in and cover artist at Marvel, contributing to a number of different series. Drawing Peter Parker for The Spectacular Spider-Man #27–28 (Feb.–March 1979), which featured Daredevil as a celebrity guest, was one of these projects.
Miller noted in 2000 that despite the Daredevil book’s dismal sales at the time, he saw possibilities in “a blind protagonist in a completely visual medium.”
Miller approached Marvel employee and writer Jo Duffy, whom he referred to as his “guardian angel” there, and she forwarded his request to editor-in-chief Jim Shooter in order to obtain Miller employment on Daredevil’s monthly title.
#Daredevil [the Early 1980s]
The conclusion of a continuing narrative written by Roger McKenzie and executed by Klaus Janson appeared in Daredevil #158 (May 1979), Miller’s first issue of that book. Miller soon became one of Marvel’s emerging stars after this issue.
Daredevil’s sales did not match the expectations, however, Marvel’s management continued to contemplate the show’s termination. Miller himself also considered leaving the show since he did not like McKenzie’s scripts. After Denny O’Neil was hired as the editor, Miller’s circumstances altered.
O’Neil reassigned McKenzie to another project after seeing Miller’s dissatisfaction with the series and being impressed by a backup tale that Miller had written, he allowed Miller to try writing the series alone.
Throughout O’Neil’s tenure on the series, Miller and their working relationship remained cordial. Miller fully assumed the roles of writer and penciler starting with issue #168 (Jan. 1981).
Just three issues after Miller took over as the title’s writer, Marvel resumed publishing Daredevil monthly rather than bi-monthly due to the rapid increase in sales.
#The Late 1980s
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, a four-issue miniseries written and illustrated by Frank Miller, was published by DC Comics in 1986. It was printed in what the publisher referred to as “prestige format” – square-bound rather than stapled, on heavy-stock paper rather than newsprint, and with cardstock rather than glossy paper covers.
Klaus Janson did the inking, and Lynn Varley did the coloring. The narrative describes how Batman left crime fighting when the second Robin (Jason Todd) died and how, at the age of 55, he returns to do so in a bleak and bloody future.
Although the moniker “Dark Knight” for Batman dates back to 1940, Miller created a harsh, gritty Batman and referred to him as “The Dark Knight” based on his being called the “Dark Knight Detective” in various 1970s portrayals.
It was published the same year as the DC miniseries Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, and it introduced mainstream readers as well as comics lovers to a new style of adult-oriented narrative.
By introducing a new generation of darker characters, The Dark Knight Returns made an impact on the comic book industry. DC and its publisher saw strong sales of the trade paperback collection.
#Sun City and 300 – the 1990s
Miller finished one more project for Epic Comics, the Marvel Comics imprint for adults, before declaring that he would only publish his work through the independent publisher Dark Horse Comics.
Authored, illustrated, and colored by Miller’s lifelong companion Lynn Varley, “Elektra Lives Again” was a fully painted graphic novel.
Miller’s willingness to try out novel storytelling strategies is demonstrated by the story of Elektra’s resurrection from the dead and Daredevil’s search for her.
Miller and artist Geof Darrow began work on the three-issue miniseries “Hard Boiled” in the year 1990. The title, which combines violence and comedy, received praise for Miller’s narrative and Darrow’s meticulous artwork.
Give Me Liberty, a four-issue miniseries for Dark Horse was created at the same time by writer Frank Miller and artist Dave Gibbons.
The miniseries and specials that followed Give Me Liberty, all written by Miller and illustrated by Gibbons, expanded on the plot of the heroine Martha Washington, an African-American woman in present-day and near-future North America.
#2020s Miller’s Life
Miller and Wheeler worked as both creators and executive producers of a 10-episode Cursed-based series that debuted on Netflix in July 2020. On April 28, 2022, it was announced that Miller would establish Frank Miller Presents, or FMP, an American comic book publishing firm.
Miller will lead the organization as president and editor-in-chief, working with Dan DiDio as publisher and Silenn Thomas as chief operating officer.
Miller’s earliest contributions include Sin City 1858 and Ronin Book Two, and FMP anticipates producing between two and four novels annually.
Net Worth
American comic book creator, author, and director Frank Miller have a fortune of $25 million. Frank has worked on a number of notable cinematic and comic book projects throughout the course of his varied career.
His dark, noir-inspired comic book adventures as well as graphic novels “Ronin,” “Sin City,” “Daredevil: Born Again,” “300,” and “Batman: The Dark Knight Returns” are among his most known works.
Along with co-directing “Sin City” (2005) and “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For” (2014) with Robert Rodriguez, Frank also directed the 2008 movie “The Spirit.” With his work on “Daredevil” for Marvel comics, Miller made his comic book debut.
He also developed the Elektra character, which Jennifer Garner would play in the feature films “Daredevil” (2003) and “Elektra” (2005).
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Miller
https://www.dccomics.com/talent/frank-miller
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