Comics as a form of graphic art appeared in the United States. Over time, pictures have become popular among people of all ages. Frank Miller created stories for fans of detective and crime stories.
Starting conditions
Every person remembers for a long time the events that took place in childhood. Often these impressions serve as an impetus for the creation of a literary work or painting. Frank Miller was born on January 27, 1957 into a large Catholic family. The parents lived in a small town in Maryland. My father worked as a carpenter in a construction company. The mother worked as a nurse at a local clinic. The boy turned out to be the fifth of seven children who grew up in the house. Older brothers and sisters took care of the baby and helped him if necessary.
Frank grew up a calm and reasonable child. Viewing comics was his favorite pastime from an early age. Once he was given a box of crayons and a sketchbook for his birthday. From this moment, the artist's creative biography begins. Miller drew individual pictures and then glued them into one brochure. It turned out to be a comic book. He did well at school. I spent all my free time drawing. After completing his secondary education, Frank decided to move to the famous city of New York, where the offices of various publishing houses were located.
Professional activity
The young author brought with him several comics, which he presented to employers as a business card. The creativity of the young author was appreciated and accepted into the staff of the publishing house "Golden Key" as an artist. Frank has been drawing comics for the Twilight Zone series for several years. The next step for Miller was the collaboration with the famous writer Roger Mackenzie on the creation of the graphic novel "Daredevil". This new genre turned out to be in demand by the reading public. Presenting the plot with the help of drawings, the author used the text in minimal volumes.
The series of comics about Batman under the general title "The Return of the Dark Knight" Frank performed in his own personal manner. After the series was released, films about the "dark knight" in Hollywood began to be made using Miller's aesthetics. In the early 90s, the author began to implement his main project - the comic "Sin City". The work is based on criminal roots and the aesthetics of pessimism. The famous American director Quentin Tarantino made a film of the same name based on this graphic novel.
Recognition and privacy
Miller had a successful career as an illustrator and comic book writer. For the Daredevil comic series, he received the prestigious Inklot Award from the Guild of American Artists.
In Frank's personal life, not everything is going smoothly. For almost twenty years he lived in legal marriage with Lynn Varley. The husband and wife worked together. Frank drew comics, and Lynn painted them. In 2005, they decided to part ways. The couple had no children left.
