Some stories failed to pass the Comics Code Authority censor in their original forms. Over the months, Miller gradually infused the stories with darker themes and stories heavily influenced by Japanese manga.

Meanwhile, Miller had made Daredevil so successful that it went from a bimonthly to a monthly title with issue 171.

This issue saw the first appearance of Elektra, a character who would become incredibly popular in her own right. Learning from Neal Adams, Miller would sit for hours sketching the roofs and streets of New York in an attempt to give his Daredevil art an authentic feel not commonly seen in superhero comics at the time.īeginning with issue 168 in 1981, Miller took over the writing duties as well, with Klaus Janson providing inks.

His artwork was highly detailed but still noirish as his run progressed. After this issue Miller became one of Marvel's fastest rising stars and also started plotting stories with McKenzie. Although mainly conforming to traditional comic-book styles, Miller infused this first issue with his own film noir style, which proved to be a success. Miller's first issue of Daredevil was #158, which was the last part of an ongoing story written by Roger McKenzie. Shooter agreed, and Miller became the new penciller on the title. However, Miller saw something in the character he liked and asked editor in chief Jim Shooter if he could take over Daredevil's regular title. These stories featured Daredevil as a supporting character, who at the time was considered a B-list superhero with a poorly selling title. A pivotal fill-in job was on Spectacular Spider-Man issues 27 and 28. More penciling work followed for anthology titles from DC Comics and his first work at Marvel Comics in John Carter: Warlord of Mars, #18.Īt Marvel, Miller settled in as a regular fill-in and cover artist, working on a variety of titles. Setting out to become an artist, he published his first work in The Twilight Zone for Gold Key Comics in 1978. Raised in Montpelier, Vermont, Miller was a comics fan from an early age.

He is acclaimed as one of the most influential and popular creators in comics today. Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957, in Olney, Maryland) is an American writer, artist, and film director best known for his film noir style comic-book stories.

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