PUSH THE WALL by Frank Miller / Z-View
How to start a story? At the ending. Know your ending. I repeat: Know your ending.The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
If you know of Frank Miller, it could be for any number of reasons. Perhaps it was because of the comics he took to new heights (Daredevil; The Dark Knight Returns; Batman: Year One) or those groundbreaking comics that he created (Ronin; Sin City; 300) to name just a few. Maybe you know Miller from his work as a writer and/or director on feature films (Sin City; 300; Robocop 2 and Robocop 3; The Spirit). Miller revolutionized comics. Then he went to Hollywood. He’s considered a living legend.
PUSH THE WALL is Miller’s memoir. Through stories and remembrances he takes us back to his childhood in Vermont. Wanting to be a comic artist from an early age. Coming to New York City and discovering he’s not ready. Getting work. Getting lucky. Honing his craft. Getting better and wanting to be better still. Success that took him to the stratosphere. Expectations that rose as well. Falling short. Going to Hollywood. Again success… and failure. Getting back to what he loves… comics. With more stories to tell.
Miller set the book up as a series of lessons. These are lessons that he learned and can be used by other writers/artists to improve their craft. Miller’s anecdotes are both entertaining and enlighting. We get a glimpse behind the curtain of Miller’s thought processes, as well as the artists, comics, books and movies that influenced him. All told in a writing style that makes you feel as he’s talking to you.
The more of a Frank Miller fan you are, the more you will like the book.
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