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Frank Miller

Writing

Born January 27, 1957 · Olney, Maryland, USA

Also known as Frenk Miller

Biography

Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American comic book artist, comic book writer, and screenwriter known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as his run on Daredevil, for which he created the character Elektra, and subsequent Daredevil: Born Again, The Dark Knight Returns, Batman: Year One, Sin City, and 300. Miller is noted for combining film noir and manga influences in his comic art creations. He said, "I realised when I started Sin City that I found American and English comics to be too wordy, too constipated, and Japanese comics to be too empty. So I was attempting to do a hybrid." Miller has received every major comic book industry award, and in 2015 he was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame. Miller's feature film work includes writing the scripts for the 1990s science fiction films RoboCop 2 and RoboCop 3, sharing directing duties with Robert Rodriguez on Sin City and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, producing the film 300, and directing the film adaptation of The Spirit. Sin City earned a Palme d'Or nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Miller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Will Eisner Hall of Fame · 2015
  • Best foreign work published in Spain · 2000
  • Eisner AwardBest Writer/Artist · 1999
  • Eisner AwardBest Writer/Artist · 1993
  • Eisner AwardBest Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team · 1993
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  • Eisner AwardBest Writer/Artist · 1991
  • Kirby AwardBest Art Team · 1987
  • Kirby AwardBest Writer/Artist (single or team) · 1986
  • Inkpot Award · 1981

Filmography32 titles

Daredevil: Born Again

2025Thanks

Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021Thanks

Joker

2019Thanks

Icons

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

2013Graphic Novel

The Batman

2022Thanks

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

2012Graphic Novel

Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One

2021Characters

Sin City

2005as Priest

Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two

2021Characters

Superpowered: The DC Story

as Self (archive footage)

The Lego Batman Movie

2017Thanks

Batman: Year One

2011Graphic Novel

300

2006Executive Producer, Novel

Cursed

2020Book, Executive Producer

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

2010as Self (archive footage)

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

2011as Self

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

2010as Self

Comic Book Confidential

1989as Self

The Flash

2023Thanks

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

2014Director, Executive Producer, Graphic Novel Illustrator, Writer

The Wolverine

2013Graphic Novel Illustrator

Mutant Action

1993Thanks

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

1991Songs

COMIX: Beyond the Comic Book Pages

2015as Self

300: Rise of an Empire

2014Novel

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016Graphic Novel Illustrator

RoboCop 2

1990as Frank the Chemist (uncredited)

Daredevil

2003as Man with Pen in Head

Elektra

2005Characters

RoboCop 3

1993Screenplay, Story

The Spirit

2008as Liebowitz