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The Comics Journal Library: Frank Miller

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For fans of Frank Miller's work, this book is a must-purchase. Essentially a collection of interviews that he has done over the years with The Comics Journal, this book covers the man's entire career, from his early fanzine work right on up to DK2.

In typical TCJ fashion, the interviews are quite in-depth and span a wide range of topics. Miller has always been a big proponent of fighting against censorship and sounds off on the self-imposed censoring that the comic companies do on a regular basis.

Fans of his seminal works, Ronin, The Dark Knight Returns and Sin City, will be delighted to see him talk at length about each of these titles. He also goes into detail about his stint on Daredevil and his motivation for doing a Dark Knight sequel. He also touches upon everything in between -- including Martha Washington, Hard Boiled and 300. Also, Miller talks a bit about his feelings on 9/11 (he moved back to NYC when it happened) and how it informs his work.

In short, this is a fascinating book on a true artist and a genius in the comics field. In addition to the interviews there is a great collection of art from all of his major works and also rare, unpublished stuff as well. Highly recommended!

Not only has Frank Miller influenced my writing (available right here on Amazon), but he changed the entire face of the comic book industry. "The Comics Journal," a magazine that produces some of the best interviews with comic book creators you'll ever read, delves into Miller's mind with some probbing, in-depth interviews that don't shy away from call the creator on his own personal faults. It may sometimes be uncomfortable to read (especially for fans who think Miller is untouchable), but it is always interesting.

Presented in an oversize format, with great reprints from Miller's work, this book looks great sitting on a coffee table, and may even introduce the uninitiated into the wonderful world of comic books.

A must for any Frank Miller fan. See every interview ever published by the comics Journal. See him talk about his early work on Daredevil and Wolverine to reaching his mainstream peak with the dark knight to the Nexus of some of the most successful creator owned work in comic's history, Sin City and 300. miller is one of my heroes in the comic world and I love this insider look into his thoughts of comic, politics and the world we are plunged in now and how that translates to his work. Lots of no holds bared and uncensored dialog about his entire catalog of works in the past two decades.

I've owned this book for about four years now and go back and give it a read offen.