Frank Miller, Comic Book Legend — Creative Process, The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City, 300, & More

The Caine Mutiny

“occasionally I'll see an absolute masterpiece like the K mutiny comes to mind.”— Frank Miller

The Grapes of Wrath

“If you look at Grapes of Wrath, that movie is haunting for what it is. But it's doing so in such a compelling way.”— Frank Miller

Rebecca

Alfred Hitchcock (inferred)

“I watch Rebecca, I swear, every night. Oh, it is so good. It is one of the most romantic movies you'll ever see.”— Frank Miller

Understanding Comics

Scott McCloud

“pick up Scott Mloud's book on understanding comics for and see how he breaks down how comics work.”— Frank Miller

Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting

Syd Field

“pick up Sid Fields book on screenplay. Yeah, good advice. Get a good sense for a simple approach to three acts of storytelling.”— Frank Miller

Constructive Anatomy / The Complete Guide to Drawing from Life

George Bridgman

“George Bridgeman... it's the complete guide to drawing from life. It's only about the figure. Because he's an art cartoonist. He treats the body like a machine”— Frank Miller

Blackwing graphite pencils

Blackwing (inferred)

“These are some of the tools of your trade. Blackwing graphite pencils, white paint, India black ink, liquid friskuit, erasers, and sable brushes.”— Tim Ferriss

Winsor & Newton Series 7 sable brushes (sizes 3 to 12)

Winsor & Newton

“And then it goes through description of a lot more. Windsor and Newton series 7 mostly sizes 3 to 12, etc.”— Tim Ferriss

American Genius (Frank Miller documentary)

“this came up in the documentary about you as well, American Genius, that you kind of attack the page”— Tim Ferriss

Star Wars

George Lucas (inferred)

“they started proving it, you know, way back with DW Griffith and sealed the deal with Star Wars. Nobody can touch them.”— Frank Miller

The Spirit

Will Eisner

“ultimately, he settled on doing his one series, The Spirit, which was known as the Wheel Eiseners of the Spirit.”— Frank Miller

Lone Wolf and Cub (Kozure Okami)

Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima (inferred)

“I would have loved to read Kosorio Kami in Japanese. Oh, yeah. It's it's a different experience.”— Frank Miller

Rookies (Rokyu Buru / Rookies blues)

Masanori Morita (inferred)

“it's called Rokui Bru which is a roachi blues which is about high school gangs which aren't really a thing but they pretend like it is.”— Tim Ferriss

Watchmen

Alan Moore

“you were working on The Dark Knight Returns at the same time that Alan Moore was working on Watchmen”— Tim Ferriss

Swamp Thing

Alan Moore

“the first time he sat down to write Swamp Thing, he changed the entire precept of the character.”— Frank Miller

The Maltese Falcon

“Maltese Falcon type cast him for the rest of his career.”— Frank Miller

Figure Drawing for All It's Worth

Andrew Loomis

“There is another person people like a lot named Andrew Lumis. I favor him less because he's worked as a sleeker smoother look”— Frank Miller