{"product_id":"push-the-wall-my-life-writing-drawing-and-the-art-of-storytelling","title":"Push the Wall: My Life, Writing, Drawing, and the Art of Storytelling","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for Frank Miller\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The Michelangelo of our time.\" -George Lucas \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Probably the finest piece of comic art ever published.\" -Stephen King on \n\u003ci\u003e Batman: The Dark Knight Returns\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Frank Miller doing his Daredevil magic...his weird, scary New York...made me want to write.\" -Colson Whitehead \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The legendary comic writer\/artist's influence can be felt everywhere.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[Miller] changed the course of comics.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Film noir in cartoon panels.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrank Miller is an award-winning comic book writer, artist, novelist, inker, screenwriter, film director, and producer best known for \n\u003ci\u003e Daredevil\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eBatman: The Dark Knight Returns\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSin City\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003e300\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He also coauthored with Tom Wheeler the young adult novel \n\u003ci\u003eCursed\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted to a Netflix show. His projects have been nominated for the Palme d'Or and have won the Harvey and Eisner Awards, including those for Best Writer\/Artist, Best Graphic Novel Reprint, Best Cartoonist, Best Cover Artist, Best Limited Series, and Best Short Story. In 2015, Miller was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame for his lifetime contribution to the industry. Miller resides in New York City. More can be found online at FrankMillerInk.com and @FrankMillerInk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t*\"[An] exuberant memoir. Gorgeously illustrated with panels from Miller's work and written in elegantly two-fisted prose, this is a wildly entertaining account that his fans will savor.\"-- \" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom the all-time bestselling mind behind \u003ci\u003eBatman: The Dark Knight Returns\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Daredevil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e300\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSin City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Push the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e is part memoir, part master class for budding artists and writers by one of the greatest living creators whose work has influenced pop culture for decades.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrank Miller is our greatest living comic book writer and artist. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Frank Miller shares his life, and through, his artistic process. Miller's artistic influence is evident in so very much of our popular culture, perhaps most notably with Batman--every film adaptation from the past forty years has been influenced by Miller's work with the dark knight. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Simply, Frank Miller has transformed the way comics are told. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here, Frank's mix of autobiographical lessons evokes Patti Smith's \n\u003ci\u003eJust Kids\u003c\/i\u003e as it weaves his struggles as a seventeen-year-old kid fresh from Vermont into a seedy 1970s New York City with his eventual success on reimagining \n\u003ci\u003eDaredevil\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eWolverine\u003c\/i\u003e. From there to Miller's rescue and revitalization of \n\u003ci\u003eBatman\u003c\/i\u003e, to his time in Hollywood, the \n\u003ci\u003eSin City\u003c\/i\u003e comics and film adaptations he would codirect, and the retelling of the Spartans' last stand in \n\u003ci\u003e300.\u003c\/i\u003e Miller, by constantly challenging himself as an artist and writer on his terms, built an iconoclastic career. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With over a dozen illustrations of Miller's art, \n\u003ci\u003ePush the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e is the work of his career--it is a masterclass as it encapsulates his life in sixteen lessons for the aspiring creative reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/13\/2026 (EAN 9781668065297, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eMiller, Frank\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrank Miller is an award-winning comic book writer, artist, novelist, inker, screenwriter, film director, and producer best known for \n\u003ci\u003e Daredevil\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eBatman: The Dark Knight Returns\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSin City\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003e300\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. 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