Frank Miller: The Father of Comic Book Noir

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@Biographics 5 жыл бұрын

Just noticed that 7 of the first 9 comments are requests for other biographies. No one wants to discuss this biography?

@luispalou217 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, me.... I knew nothing about him until this biography..... congratulations from Spain 🇪🇸

@MirzaUzb8663 5 жыл бұрын

Sir.... Ur content on this topic is thoroughly researched.... Thankyou

@negativeindustrial 5 жыл бұрын

I love Frank Miller’s work. Have since the 80’s. You probably could have mentioned that the guy is fucking batshit crazy tho. I mean it - no debate on this one.

@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248 5 жыл бұрын

They loved this one...they just want more. I loved this too. I like that you do more than just 'bad' guys. Emily Dickenson and Earnest Hemingway would be my request

@jimscofield64 5 жыл бұрын

Nothing to do with bio. But, i met Frank Miller in 04 and, he's a very interesting guy. Great job on his bio.

@qazhr 5 жыл бұрын

Next comic person must be Alan Moore

@theshenpartei 5 жыл бұрын

Willie Preisig I would love that video

@satan6552 5 жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTELY!

@Man_Ray78 4 жыл бұрын

YES!

@FriezaDBZKing69 4 жыл бұрын

Jack Kirby!

@giantred 4 жыл бұрын

@@FriezaDBZKing69 I second that Jack Kirby suggestion.

@ivanstoqnov5404 5 жыл бұрын

So that's why sin city doesn't suck, Rob Rodriguez actually respects the source material.

@ivanstoqnov5404 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah man, a comic truly cant be adapted on the small or big screen, on the account of the limitations of reality. But sin city is probably the only true to the source comic book movie there is... OK watchmen too :d

@FriezaDBZKing69 4 жыл бұрын

@@ivanstoqnov5404 You're kidding me, right? You can easily do just as much in film as you can with comics.

@lazerduckzilla Жыл бұрын

@@FriezaDBZKing69 he’s never heard of practical or digital FX 😂

@FriezaDBZKing69 Жыл бұрын

@@lazerduckzilla lmao! 🤣🤣🤣

@richardclifford003 5 жыл бұрын

Speaking of Elektra, I was stationed in Germany in the 80s. Once a month, i'd take my ass to the military bookstore and buy every Spider-Man edition. It was during this time that I became a big fan of Daredevil because of Miller. The month in which Elektra was killed by Bullseye, I arrived at the bookstore early; however, all copies were sold out and I've never seen that edition. PS: Mr Miller, you'd be very proud of Netflix's Daredevil. It's spot on and very much in time with your vision.

@ehrldawg 5 жыл бұрын

Did the Germans like comics?

@richardclifford003 5 жыл бұрын

@@ehrldawg I really don't know. I'd get my copies at the American bookstore.

@MrJIMMYDANUB Жыл бұрын

My boi he’s not dead 😂😂

@dexeuver55 5 жыл бұрын

Frank Miller certainly deserves all his success and is one of the greatest names of the industry. that said, he`s definitely not the father of noir comics, that title, if anyone can claim it, should go to the great Will Eisner. So much so that even Frank Miller himself tried (and unfortunately failed miserably) to adapt some of Eisner works. although an argument could be made that Eisner set the foundation to the Noir style itself in all mediums, making him the Grandfather of it... I dunno... im not a comic historian or a semiotics specialist...

@JK-gu3tl 5 жыл бұрын

Eisner had great art, very influential.

@boogerie 5 жыл бұрын

Good points about "the Spirit" but in fact Eisner created the Graphic Novel as a genre--coined the term even. The origins of "noir" go back to film, "film noir" as it were. And the roots of that genre can be traced to German Expressionist Cinema. Long before "the Spirit"

@lawrencerinehart5747 5 жыл бұрын

Noir was a progressive offshoot of German Expressionist art and you could see the influence in early Bat-Man comics. Especially one with the first Clayface Basil Karlo.

@Mandrake42 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I would have thought the comic noir thing began even earlier with comics like The Shadow from back in the 40s.

@davidfonseca2004 5 жыл бұрын

I was a bit desapointed to not have a reference to Will Eisner in this biography :o Eisner is a god of comics from the 50s as well as Miller is a god of comics from the 90s. And it is known Millers admiration to Eisner. But it was a good surprise to have this Bio. :)

@johngingras 4 жыл бұрын

Frank Miller went to my high school and wrote a comic strip for the school newspaper. I've got a few of the issues.

@howsitgoingbros3711 3 жыл бұрын

The real one with issues is Mr. Miller himself

@krymera666x7 5 жыл бұрын

Lynn was the colourist, but the great Klaus Janson was the inker who gave his work life. Love his work and so happy to see this.

@sleepfacenightfall 5 жыл бұрын

Frank Miller & Todd McFarlane are my favorite comic book illustrator. Thank you.

@91JOHNBLAZE 5 жыл бұрын

I like how y'all made the letters on the screen in comic book style ... Very creative.

@alejfs1689 5 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest storytellers ever and a true legend. Thank you for this one!

@kilianschulte9946 5 жыл бұрын

How about one about Simon Whistler himself?

@buttonmoons 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome episode. Alan Turing soon?

5 жыл бұрын

I'm all about this one.

@emilyche1101 5 жыл бұрын

Truly inspiring! This is why Einstein said genious is 99%hard work and 1%talent.

@t.dominique3545 5 жыл бұрын

One of favourite episodes so far. Well done! Keep them coming.

@kyledamron 20 күн бұрын

Franks work on Daredevil, Wolverine miniseries, and the Dark Knight books is pretty much untouchable

@JMD1965 5 жыл бұрын

You glossed over three things... 1) The controversial 'All Star Batman' comic series for DC.... 2) His turn as film director for 'The Spirit' movie... and 3) The studio pulling the plug on his 'Buck Rodgers' film project... All that being said, I would greatly appreciate a Bio on Will Eisner please.

@bigdurk4115 5 жыл бұрын

I agree

@dogfish3373 5 жыл бұрын

One of the coolest Biographics videos yet. Thanks guys.

@Thunder-ht6gx 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting video, never been one for comics, but truly inspirational.

@los-one 9 ай бұрын

Found this video by wanting to watch a biography about frank. This seemed to be the only video made. Thank you for the work and time you spent to highlight this man and key points in his career. I especially feel blessed to know he wasn’t good at drawing at first and that many people made jokes about how bad he was. It’s a testament to hard work and dedication to what you love flourishing.

@theylied1776 5 жыл бұрын

Between your Bio-Graphics and Comic-Book Girl 19's Greater Creator someone could do a screenplay off of the research you both did on Frank Miller.

@mikesutton381 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Video. When I saw what the topic was I was worried it wasnt going to be that interesting, but that is one of the best in months! Superb video!

@ComicBookTheater 5 жыл бұрын

I shared this with my Facebook comic book group. Really enjoyed it.

@genuinehearts8247 3 жыл бұрын

I used to always look at Norman Rockwell paintings while my grandfather and I talked for hours at Hometown Buffet in Vacaville before it closed down. I miss the Coffee Tree too.

@deanwright1609 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best Biographics I have seen.

@harrywest7050 5 жыл бұрын

Please can you do one on charles bukowski

@savage75_ 3 жыл бұрын

This was awesome! Great video

@maureenpaureen2042 5 жыл бұрын

A man of passion, creativity, and hard work. Thank you.

@chrisviklund 5 жыл бұрын

Love Frank Miller, an amazing artist and storyteller. Great bio.

@battousai9795 5 жыл бұрын

Woah, this is an unexpected one. It's so cool to see his biography here !

@chinaski6593 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!

@kiramiller4982 5 жыл бұрын

I say this in all of your lovely biographic videos but keep it up I love these videos and still waiting and hoping for a sir Terry Pratchett video

@acetate909 5 жыл бұрын

This was a good one. Someone who I knew very little about yet led an exciting and influential life. Great video.

@BroKEnCaPSLoCk1 5 жыл бұрын

You've gotta do Alan Moore! It's so interesting how he became an occultist and magician

@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248 5 жыл бұрын

These are so awesome.

@bettynolo23 5 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@jonathanmartin-ives8665 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! So inspiring.😍

@normancooper2762 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this.

@roycedizzy9319 5 жыл бұрын

Real lesson on perseverance 🔥

@kojacked 5 жыл бұрын

Wow!!! Extrmeley motivating story. Captured super well as always! Miller is what happens when one holds their ground. Really respect his artistic integrity as well. Other artists should really look at this within themselves. Too many get too comfortable being told how to do their thing.

@jjc5475 5 жыл бұрын

thanks for not making your titles clickbait. a compliment i can rarely give sadly enough.

@mujtabaellari2597 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. This was very interesting.

@Xcalator35 5 жыл бұрын

Nice biography! I'm a Frank Miller fan and found this to be very informative. Please do more biographies on artists and scientists, they represent the best of mankind

@anzelukman5254 5 жыл бұрын

Great job Simon. Before that Bio i didn't know who Frank is, but i click because i watch all yours brilliants videos. I have idea for next bio, you should do Bobby Sands. Because you can't fined any good bio about him and i know your would be great one. Keep doing a great job, greetings from Slovenia.

@derekkeith108 5 жыл бұрын

One of the best one Simom, great job.

@giantred 4 жыл бұрын

This is very inspiring, thank you :)

@kevinbrady6075 5 жыл бұрын

Well done!

@petarmilic9729 5 жыл бұрын

I was no expecting to see something this inspiring today. I'm not really a comic guy but now I want to check his stuff out

@ronalddavies1091 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. I totally enjoyed it. 👍✌️

@aryehyehudahajzenberg9503 5 жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING as usual... Simon, why do you live in the Czech republic ? Is it for their beer ?

@StreetsOfVancouverChannel 5 жыл бұрын

Charlie Cox really has done an outstanding job in many regard for the Netflix DAREDEVIL series... though the same can't be said for all of the rest of the cast...

@Hellismary 5 жыл бұрын

I love Frank Miller , great work on this Bio ! His art is highly influential on me and others

@brandyrose9997 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, never knew I needed to know more about Frank Miller until I watched this!

@0fficialdregs 5 жыл бұрын

Great video simon, i'm not going to bug you with a request because i lke to watch all the videos you do in order while im eating, writing my books or just because

@MrOJR666 5 жыл бұрын

Good video but a shame you didn't mention the controversial Holy Terror or DK2

@johnnydidonna6081 4 жыл бұрын

Or the Spirit movie.

@OldMovieRob 5 жыл бұрын

Miller's collaborations with Bill Sienkiewicz are some of my favorite books of all time.

@matiyas27 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz in Daredevil and Electra comics and graphic novels was brilliant!! I remember pouring over those when I was a teenager. Influenced me to want to make my own comics! 30 years later I finally published my first illustrated novel (not quite a comic book but comic style drawings) last year 2019 on amazon. Called Mekonnen: The Warrior of Light.

@missagavia2746 5 жыл бұрын

Is amazing! Is always good to know more of people that did what they love and succeed doing it.

@Valk-Kilmer 5 жыл бұрын

Frank Miller is the reason I'm a Batman fan today. I read Dark Knight Returns at 11 years old and fell in love with the dark, gritty style and consume as much of that material in comics as I possibly can.

@MrUndersolo 5 жыл бұрын

He’s the reason I love “Daredevil”!

@MustafaKulle 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this portayal of Frank Miller. It's inspiring. He deserves immense respect for his contribution to the comic industry. Great job. 👏👏👏👏

@lawrencerinehart5747 5 жыл бұрын

Was watching a Batman:TAS info video when the notification for this popped up. Coincidence?!?

@Biographics 5 жыл бұрын

No way.

@lawrencerinehart5747 5 жыл бұрын

Always thought of Frank's visual style like a cross between Kirby & Kubert.

@lawrencerinehart5747 5 жыл бұрын

@@Biographics Feels like a Phillip K. Dick moment.🤯

@lawrencerinehart5747 5 жыл бұрын

@Alex & Rah yes. It has devolved but he still creates. Will he still build on his legacy with something akin to DKR or Sin City? Time will tell.

@chaoticneutral4665 5 жыл бұрын

This was a real treat . Marv is my favorite of his sin city characters. Thanks

@yesiamsharon Жыл бұрын

Very cool. Thanks!

@ars_moriendi.official 5 жыл бұрын

Aside from Batman, Daredevil, Sin city and 300.. Frank Miller also drew the very first Wolverine 4 issue solo mini series with Chris Claremont as writer.. helping give Wolverine more depth to his character

@FilmflickerCinema 5 жыл бұрын

I love your show. Would you ever do a Biographics on Tom Waits?

@MattanzaMafiaFedora 5 жыл бұрын

Please do the Rev Ian Paisley! Also, great video as always!

@thornzy2582 5 жыл бұрын

Johnny Cash please

@kenzopoe7050 4 жыл бұрын

I Really Enjoyed that one. I Love Frank Millers Stuff. Can you do Alan Moore Next?

@justingraves1291 5 жыл бұрын

Frank Miller is GOD, this may be my second favorite of your bios so far, Teddy is always number 1. I never knew he struggled so much, it is really humbling.

@PyroNexus22 5 жыл бұрын

The 2008 movie wasn't an adaptation of The Dark Knight Returns. The film drew a few ideas from it, as well as some other Batman stories, such as The Killing Joke, but it has its own self-sufficient story.

@RickReasonnz 4 жыл бұрын

All-Star Batman & Robin..... Never forget, never forgive.

@andrewosburn7420 5 жыл бұрын

Another great video! Alan moore or jack kirby would be awesome

@genuinehearts8247 3 жыл бұрын

My love knows so much about Comic Books and read so many in the hospital as a child and kept up.

@pamelamays4186 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Frank Miller did it the Old School way, with determination and a lot of hard work. The man paid his dues.

@danhadley4242 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video love frank miller I’ve read the dark night returns countless times and sin city keep up the gwd work

@enragedkaiser237 5 жыл бұрын

Do Jack Kirby or Steve Ditko next

@ISAbyanymeans 3 жыл бұрын

No mention of Give Me Liberty??? Arguable his best work.

@boriskameltovic8846 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, can we get Charles Bukowsky biography?

@michaelgarth7077 5 жыл бұрын

Well done. I like the way comic book characters, and real people have all sorts of crazy silly and funny stuff going on. Cheers to you all keep fighting the dark.🤓👋

@thephantomoftheparadise5666 5 жыл бұрын

It's MIller Time again!

@theshenpartei 5 жыл бұрын

The Phantom of the Paradise At4w anyone?

@fionamurphy8657 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I have heard of Frank Miller but didn't know much about him. I used to read comics as a kid, mainly to annoy by brother because my mom made him share. I read anything I could get my hands on Stephen King and Dean Koontz and when I read Daredevil it was like I was reading Dean Koontz with all the angst and conflicted feelings of right and wrong that you just didn't get from Spiderman and Xmen. I always remember Daredevil as a favorite. Now knowing what drove Miller it adds an extra layer. So thank you for that

@gh0rochi363 4 жыл бұрын

This was awesome. Hirihiko araki would be great to show as well he's very influential.

@Fluxwithit 5 ай бұрын

Love the tenacity and refusal to accept failure

@cadethumann8605 5 жыл бұрын

I reccomend you do a video about Mad Jack Churchill, the man who fought with a sword and longbow in ww2.

@obscuremix8198 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see biographics videos on videogame developers. A video about Hideo Kojima springs to mind.

@laura1443 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that one! All anyone ever seems to talk about is Stan Lee, so it was really nice to learn about a different comic book guy. 😊

@gothicadam6476 5 жыл бұрын

Really interesting & GREAT choice for a bio😎👍 Thanks All😁

@person14876 5 жыл бұрын

You gonna do Alan Moore?

@jakdrpr7376 2 жыл бұрын

Uhhhh....is that Jim Steranko and Steve Ditko I hear laughing in that shadowy corner over there?

@SwfanredLotr 4 жыл бұрын

I'll never forget your "Top Ten worst moments in DC Comics" video.

@bunyan4.20 5 жыл бұрын

great video about Frank Miller can you do one on John Romita Sr and his son John Romita Jr next that would be awesome to see thanks for the great content