Frank Miller

Frank Miller (born 27 January 1957) comic book writer and artist.

Sourced

• "American comics are so constipated."
• "I think it's quite enough to simply be sarcastic about something. I like to do that quite a lot, and it's one of my favorite things to look at. That's why I think there's a thin line between melodrama and satire, and I like to dance across that line sometimes. I like the story to take a very funny turn or have a character who is much more of a cartoon." (95)
• "If ever there was a theme song for the business end of the [comics] industry, it's: "We can't do that; we didn't do that yesterday.'" (111)
• "In the world of comic books, 'troublemaker' means someone who has some sense of dignity." (198)
• On the virtues of the comics medium: "...it's not movies and it's not 'fine art.' The beauty of a comic is that it's clear, direct communication. My work is getting simpler and more cartoony because I'm much more interested in communication now than in any illustrative value." (276)

-- Charles Brownstein et al. Eisner/Miller, Dark Horse Books, 2005 (ISBN 1569717559).

• On whether he believes in God: "No. Well, let's put it this way. This month [not long after Sept. 11, 2001], I don't think so. It's been a long couple of months." -- [1]

• He's a dick! -- referring to Batman's character in Dark Knight Strikes Again, Wondercon San Francisco, Feb 12, 2006.

• It is, not to put too fine a point on it, a piece of propaganda... Superman punched out Hitler. So did Captain America. That's one of the things they're there for. -- midway through the writing of Holy Terror, which sees Batman defending Gotham City from terrorist attack, BBC News, Feb 15, 2006. [2]

Attributed

• I figured Daredevil must be Catholic because only a Catholic could be both an attorney and a vigilante.