Category Archives: Frank Miller

Wolverine by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller

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I’ve never been much of an X-Men fan. I’ve read some of the classic storylines and see a couple of the movies, but I never was much of a fan. And, back in the 1980s, Wolverine always seemed like a perfect Marvel character. His lack of background and powers could be used to fit him into any storyline. But there was rarely any stories that explored his character. So, Chris Claremont and Frank Miller had a discussion when they shared a car ride back from the San Diego Comic Convention and came up with a new definitive (for the time) Wolverine storyline in the four issue mini-series aptly named Wolverine. Without changing the character or giving a backstory (or origin), they set a new direction for the character that made him a lot more interesting than a wild animal of a man. Let’s see what happened.

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Graphic Novels you must own: The Dark Knight Returns

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The other books this week are all literary. Maus is allegorical, Understanding Comics is educational, Sandman is literary and Watchmen is full of literary references. The Dark Knight Returns is the world’s greatest balls to the wall action comic. From the car race at the beginning to the superhero slugfest everyone wanted to see at the end, it’s an all-out adrenaline rush. Frank Miller’s comics translate better to film (300, Sin City) because the visuals Miller uses are more screen like then other comics. So, what happens when the Dark Knight returns?

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Daredevil: Love and War by Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz

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Daredevil: Love and War is a short prestige format story by the team that also brought you Elektra Assassin, Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz. This story tied into a story from Miller’s first Daredevil run. where Daredevil forces the Kingpin to abandon a mayoral candidate when he finds Kingpin’s missing (and amnesiac) wife. This story is Miller and Sienkiewicz taking a closer look at Kingpin.

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Elektra: Assassin by Frank Miller and Bil Sienkiewicz

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Elektra: Assassin by Frank Miller and Bil Sienkiewicz is an almost forgotten masterpiece. It is a manic, adrenaline rush of a comic book that starts off fast and just keeps speeding up. Miller’s writing is perfectly complemented by Sienkiewicz’s artistry (I can’t really say drawings or paintings because it is so much more than that). And the story of Elektra, Garrett (a SHIELD agent) and Ken Wind (a charismatic Presidential candidate) is gripping and exciting.

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Daredevil: Born Again by Frank Miller

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Daredevil: Born Again by Frank Miller is one of the under publicized comic masterpieces of the 1980s. Everyone knows about Miller’s original run on Daredevil which gave Miller the opportunity to do The Dark Knight Returns. But Miller came back to Daredevil for a couple issues (219 and 226) before working with his Batman: Year One artist David Mazzucchelli to create an amazing Daredevil story that redefined Daredevil and his supporting cast.

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