Editing Frank Miller (section)

===Appraisal===
''Daredevil: Born Again'' and ''The Dark Knight Returns'' were both critical successes and influential on subsequent generations of creators to the point of being considered classics of the medium. ''[[Batman: Year One]]'' was also met with praise for its gritty style, while comics including ''[[Ronin (DC Comics)|Ronin]]'', ''[[300 (comics)|300]]'' and ''Sin City'' were also successful, cementing Miller's place as a legend of comic books. However, later material such as ''[[Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again]]'' received mixed reviews. In particular, ''[[All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder]]'' was widely considered a sign of Miller's creative decline.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gatevackes |first=William |date=February 10, 2006 |title=''All-Star Batman & Robin'' #1–3 |publisher=[[PopMatters.com]] |url=https://www.popmatters.com/comics/all-star-batman-robin-1-3.shtml |url-status=dead |access-date=December 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314022711/http://www.popmatters.com/comics/all-star-batman-robin-1-3.shtml |archive-date=March 14, 2009 |df=mdy}}</ref><ref>Biggers, Cliff. ''[[Comic Shop News]]'' #1064, November 7, 2007</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Robinson |first=Iann |date=December 17, 2007 |title=Review |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |url=http://www.craveonline.com/articles/comics/04649326/all_star_batman_and_robin.html |url-status=dead |access-date=20 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114035410/http://www.craveonline.com/articles/comics/04649326/all_star_batman_and_robin.html |archive-date=January 14, 2009 |df=mdy}}</ref>

Fellow comic book writer [[Alan Moore]] has described Miller's work from ''Sin City''-onward as [[homophobic]] and [[misogynistic]], despite praising his early ''Batman'' and ''Daredevil'' material. Moore previously penned a flattering introduction to an early collected edition of ''The Dark Knight Returns'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Flood |first=Alison |date=December 6, 2011 |title=Alan Moore attacks Frank Miller in comic book war of words |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/dec/06/alan-moore-frank-miller-row?INTCMP=SRCH |access-date=20 December 2012 |archive-date=March 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313032757/http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/dec/06/alan-moore-frank-miller-row?INTCMP=SRCH |url-status=live }}</ref> and the two have remained friends.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 15, 2014 |title=Frank Miller parla di Alan Moore e di Batman V Superman |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnWT5jxkMSM |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424143316/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnWT5jxkMSM |archive-date=2019-04-24 |publisher=YouTube}}</ref> Moore has praised Miller's realistic use of minimal dialogue in fight scenes, which "move very fast, flowing from image to image with the speed of a real-life conflict, unimpeded by the reader having to stop to read a lot of accompanying text".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Moore |first=Alan |title=Alan Moore's Writing For Comics |publisher=Avatar Press |year=2003 |isbn=9781592910120}}</ref>

Miller's graphic novel ''[[Holy Terror (graphic novel)|Holy Terror]]'' was accused of being [[Islamophobia|anti-Islamic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Michael |date=October 25, 2011 |title=Holy Terror comic is 'Islamophobic', say critics |url=http://www.thenational.ae/news/worldwide/holy-terror-comic-is-islamophobic-say-critics |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130114161814/http://www.thenational.ae/news/worldwide/holy-terror-comic-is-islamophobic-say-critics |archive-date=January 14, 2013 |access-date=November 25, 2011 |website=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |quote=Miller's mixing of Muslims and Arabs – the book never differentiates – with terrorists highlights Holy Terror's unflattering portrayal of Muslims.}}</ref> Miller later said that he regretted ''Holy Terror'', saying, "I don't want to wipe out chapters of my own biography. But I'm not capable of that book again."<ref name="theguardian.com" />

Miller's [[Sin City (film)|film adaptation]] of ''Sin City'' was well received by audiences and critics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Sin City'' Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/sin-city |access-date=September 19, 2013 |website=[[Metacritic]] |archive-date=August 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820235707/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/sin-city |url-status=live }}</ref> On the review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 77% based on 254 reviews, with an average rating of 7.50/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Visually groundbreaking and terrifically violent, ''Sin City'' brings the dark world of Frank Miller's graphic novel to vivid life."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sin_city/|title=''Sin City''|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=April 13, 2021|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410155111/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sin_city|url-status=live}}</ref> His [[The Spirit (2008 film)|2008 adaptation]] of ''[[Spirit (comics character)|The Spirit]]'' received generally negative reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Spirit (2008) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_spirit/ |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |quote=14% based on 111 reviews |access-date=2011-01-31 |archive-date=August 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807075253/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_spirit |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Spirit reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-spirit/ |website=[[Metacritic]] |quote=30, Based on 24 Critic Reviews |access-date=2011-01-31 |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121201510/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-spirit/ |url-status=live }}</ref>