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Batman: Dark Knight ReturnsBatman: Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
Buy new: £6.93 / Used from: £3.50
A damn sight more entertaining than Year One, which while excellent, has none of this book's unique charm.
Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes AgainBatman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again by Frank Miller
Buy new: £8.96 / Used from: £4.00
Critically lambasted follow-up which I reckon I prefer. Massive cast of characters and some fairly bonkers scenes that have Miller written all over them.
Batman: Year One - Deluxe EditionBatman: Year One - Deluxe Edition by Frank Miller
Buy new: £5.96 / Used from: £5.65
Great stuff, but it's simpler these days to just sit down and watch Christian Bale go at it, you know?
Sin City: Hard Goodbye Bk. 1 (Sin City (Dark Horse))Sin City: Hard Goodbye Bk. 1 (Sin City (Dark Horse)) by Frank Miller
Buy new: £7.17 / Used from: £5.48
Great book. It's interesting to see how his Sin City style evolved over the course of this book being published- Marv looks totally different at the end from at the beginning.
Sin City: Dame to Kill for Bk. 2 (Sin City (Dark Horse))Sin City: Dame to Kill for Bk. 2 (Sin City (Dark Horse)) by Frank Miller
Buy new: £9.09 / Used from: £10.43
Another great story, apparently due to appear in the next movie, which will never happen thanks to Rob Rodriguez' limitless nepotism.
Sin City: The Big Fat Kill Bk. 3 (Sin City (Dark Horse))Sin City: The Big Fat Kill Bk. 3 (Sin City (Dark Horse)) by Frank Miller
Buy new: £7.20 / Used from: £6.24
Can I say 'great story' again?
Sin City: That Yellow Bastard Bk. 4 (Sin City (Dark Horse))Sin City: That Yellow Bastard Bk. 4 (Sin City (Dark Horse)) by Frank Miller
Buy new: £7.79 / Used from: £6.54
Likely the best of the series, and one of the longer books. I can't get enough Hartigan, the script in this one is so cool it hurts.
Sin City: Family Values Bk. 5 (Sin City (Dark Horse))Sin City: Family Values Bk. 5 (Sin City (Dark Horse)) by Frank Miller
Buy new: £5.42 / Used from: £2.83
A neat little tale but feels like something of a throwaway. Should have been collected in the compilation book, seen below.
Sin City: Booze, Broads, and Bullets Bk. 6 (Sin City (Dark Horse))Sin City: Booze, Broads, and Bullets Bk. 6 (Sin City (Dark Horse)) by Frank Miller
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £4.25
A decent range of Sin City yarns, but leaves you craving a solid story. Frank did not disappoint...
Sin City: Hell and Back Bk. 7 (Sin City (Dark Horse))Sin City: Hell and Back Bk. 7 (Sin City (Dark Horse)) by Frank Miller
Buy new: £12.07 / Used from: £8.64
Hell and Back is the longest of the book and represents the culmination of his talents. Benfits from having a new hero and a mental section fully painted in the middle.
300300 by Frank Miller
Buy new: £13.49 / Used from: £11.00
The film's good for about three watches or so, but deviates little from this text and carries little of its humour. Absolutely gorgeous format too, a nice idea.
RoninRonin by Frank Miller
Buy used from: £9.50
I owe this book another read, but at the time it baffled me. Great art though, quite unique in the Miller canon in terms of its visual style.
DaredevilDaredevil by Frank Miller
Buy used from: £137.07
Doesn't pick up for a while but when it does its great reading. Artwork is patchy at times, but Frank was hardly going to go all-out on one of Marvel's biggest titles. Save that for the DC minis.
Daredevil Omnibus: Born AgainDaredevil Omnibus: Born Again by Frank Miller
Buy used from: £87.57
MUCH better collection of stories, including the superb Born Again and a few single issues, as well as the over-rated The Man Without Fear mini, which is hastily written and saved only by John Romita.
Elektra By Frank Miller Omnibus HC (Daredevil)Elektra By Frank Miller Omnibus HC (Daredevil) by Frank Miller
Buy new: £34.63 / Used from: £31.92
Ridiculously overpriced but features some stunning artwork from Bill Sienkiewizc and Frank's then-lady wife, Lynn Varley.
Wolverine (Wolverine (Marvel Hardcover))Wolverine (Wolverine (Marvel Hardcover)) by Chris Claremont
Buy new: £8.50 / Used from: £7.50
PLotted and illustrated by Frank with a Claremont script, its a good story but fairly restrained in comparison to the stuff Wolvie's later series would kick out.
Love and War (Daredevil)Love and War (Daredevil) by Frank Miller
Buy used from: £44.79
This is in the Daredevil Companion Omnibus too, but I thought it deserved a special mention for just being excellent. Sweet, cool, weird. Just awesome.
Spawn Collection Volume 1: v. 1Spawn Collection Volume 1: v. 1 by Todd McFarlane
Buy used from: £36.40
Frank writes one issue of Spawn, collected here, and it's one of the finest self-contained pieces in the book's problem-frought history.