Cursed book by thomas wheeler, frank miller official. Frank miller is one of the comic industrys most well known writerartists. Frank millers 300 the movie is probably the few adaptations of comic books to films that has managed to stay true to the original source and the success the movie 300 made globally is a testament of such, however in every successful film there is always the downsides of it especially if the original source is a comic book and therefore there. Frank miller was born in olney, maryland, to a nurse mother and a carpenter and electrician father, and was raised in montpelier. Frank miller returns to the world of 300 with this sprawling historical epic. He teamed with artist lynn varley to create 300 1999, a stylized depiction of the spartan defense at the battle of thermopylae. The sequel to 300 is finally hitting theaters this week. He is famous for his gritty, noir style and his revisions on classic heroes like daredevil and batman, as well in his. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 88 pages and is available in hardcover format. Frank miller was born in olney, maryland, to a nurse mother and a carpenter and electrician father, and was raised in montpelier, vermont. Frank miller american writer and artist britannica. The fall of the house of darius and the rise of alexander, the highly anticipated companion to frank millers awardwinning series 300. Persian king xerxes sets out to conquer the world to avenge his father dariuss defeat and create an empire, unlike anything the world has ever seen.
He did dystopian futures, and he did noir, but nobody could have expected millers follow up to sin city. Frank millers 300 falls squarely in the former category. Miller is intent on depicting and applauding the heroics of military sacrifice exemplified in the stand of leonidas and his 300 spartans at thermopylae, the hot gateway. Frank miller comics simple english wikipedia, the free. The main characters of this sequential art, graphic novels story are leonidas, xerxes i of persia. It was my junior year of high school 1998 and i was an avid comic collector. Last year, comics legend frank millers longpromised sequel to 300, centered on that storys antagonist and titled xerxes. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 197 pages and is available in hardcover format.
His works have been adapted in many mediums and is one of the most influential comic. A force of men is assembled, so massive it shakes the earth with its march an army, vast beyond imagining, poised to devour tiny greece, to snuff out the worlds one hope for reason and justice. The first fullcolor project by frank miller for dark horse, painted by lynn varley ronin, the dark knight. For those who do not recognize millers name, he is the person responsible for such blockbuster hits as. However, with the popularization of comic books as a source for major motion pictures, miller easily. Dark horse comics has scheduled frank millers longbrewing 300 sequel for 2018 accoding to entertainment weekly, with a new title. Miller spent much of the 1990s working on sin city, a noir epic published in multiple installments by dark horse comics. Marking miller s first collaboration with watercolor artist lynn varley ronin, the dark knight returns in over a decade, 300 was a gritty reimagining of a battle in which three hundred spartan soldiers fought to hold back the entire persian army. Frank millers 1988 miniseries 300 earned critical acclaim, inspired a blockbuster film and its less wellreceived followup, selling tens of thousands of copies along the way. The dark knight returns garnered massive media attention, which expanded its audience well beyond the subculture of. The influences of frank miller retrospective hd youtube. The comic is a retelling of the battle of thermopylae and the events leading up to it from the perspective of leonidas of sparta. The main characters of this sequential art, graphic novels story are oliver queen, harvey dent. Frank miller born january 27, 1957 is an american comic book writer, penciller and inker, novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer best known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as ronin, daredevil.
Only one problem, frank miller never got around to writing that sequel to 300, so producers had to come up with a sequel on their own. He also created cursed with tom wheeler, which is being adapted as a series for netflix starring katherine langford. Violent but gorgeous, 300 is a fantastic comic book based in the doomed mission of the spartans against the persians. Nov, 20 published in 5 parts by dark horse from may to september 1998, later in 2006,condensed and became the movie 300. Frank millers 300 prequel to arrive in 2018 from dark horse.
May 23, 2016 the sequel to 300 is finally hitting theaters this week. Frank miller brings his unique style mostly known to me at least from the masterful batman. Since then, it has become a worldwide bestseller and won numerous prestigious awards including three eisner awards in 1999. Mar 12, 2019 since its first publication, frank millers 300 comic series has captured everyones attention, readers and critics alike. Miller was a big comics writerartist in the 70s and 80s. In 1998, frank miller shook the comics world with his groundbreaking series 300. A comic book prequel, described as a sweeping tale with gods and warriors, has been teased by the artist since at least 2009, and at last it appears ready for release related. Rise of an empire isnt directly based on a frank miller comic like the original, it still has us reflecting back on miller. Frank miller s 300 falls squarely in the former category. Frank miller s epic retelling of historys supreme moment of battlefield valor is finally collected in a glorious hardcover volume in its intended format. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. See more ideas about frank miller, frank miller art and comic books art.
He did dystopian futures, and he did noir, but nobody could have expected miller s follow up to sin city. Frank miller revolutionized comics in america and the world with sophisticated plots and absorbing artwork. An exaggerated take on the battle of thermopylae, 300 was like nothing comic fans had seen before. Each twopage spread from the original comics is presented as a single undivided page. Frank miller is one of the seminal creative talents who sparked todays onslaught of motion pictures featuring comic book characters and concepts. For 300, based on frank millers comic book series about the battle of thermopylae in 480 b.
He best known for his film noirstyle comic book stories including ronin, daredevil. He wrote and penciled the marvel series daredevil for a long time. Frank miller has also returned to his roots and both draws and writes the comic while the colouring is handled by longtime collaborator alex sinclair. King leonidas leads a spartan army of only 300 men into battle against the army of xerxes i of persia, a force. Aug 20, 2014 frank miller revolutionized comics in america and the world with sophisticated plots and absorbing artwork. With impressive art and writing, the graphic novels story is limited only by ones imagination. Those stories were collected in the omnibus frank millers big damn sin city 2014. This 24 x 36 collectorquality, fineart piece is presented on acidfree paper with two special types of coating to enhance golds and background color. Although the differences are sometimes difficult to articulate, there really is a distinction between a comic and a graphic novel. Frank miller had brought grownup, complex themes and controversial storylines to what had.
Frank miller returns to 300 comic the horror entertainment. Featuring the watercolor talents of painter lynn varley, 300 marks the first collaboration for these two creators since 1990s elektra lives again. Writerartist frank miller and colorist lynn varley retell the battle of thermopylae in the exciting and moving graphic novel 300. Said critiques huntingtons analysis in clash of civilizations as cartoon like and stereotypical, something that comics like. Originally released in 1998 by dark horse comics in five monthly issue comic books, the work was collected as a graphic novel in 1999. Nov 26, 2006 for 300, based on frank millers comic book series about the battle of thermopylae in 480 b. As in all comics heres one of those differences, the plot is simple and the message is straightforward. The first edition of the novel was published in 1998, and was written by frank miller. Frank miller 300 prequel xerxes print litho lithograph. Born again, the dark knight returns, sin city, and 300. Free download or read online 300 pdf epub 300 complete series book. Xerxes lithograph by frank miller had a limited edition run of just 100 copies. Frank miller, creator of sin city and 300, presents a stunning new lithograph.
With impressive art and writing, the graphic novels story. Rise of an empire was supposed to be based on a graphic novel by frank miller called xerxes, named for the persian leader. Frank miller born january 27, 1957 is an american writer, artist and movie director. The dark knight returns and illustrates the legendary world from over 2000 years ago with panache. I remember when i first ran across frank millers 300. Frank millers longsimmering 300 prequel back on schedule. Last year, comics legend frank miller s longpromised sequel to 300, centered on that storys antagonist and titled xerxes. Each issue promises a wraparound fullcolour cover and thirty pages of story. Comics legend frank miller, creator of sin city and 300, writes. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 300. Since its first publication, frank miller s 300 comic series has captured everyones attention, readers and critics alike. Marking millers first collaboration with watercolor artist lynn varley ronin, the dark knight returns in over a decade, 300 was a gritty reimagining of a battle in which three hundred spartan soldiers fought to hold back the entire persian army.