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Has worked for both Marvel Comics and DC Comics.

He claimed in the introduction to "The Dark Knight Returns" that he got the idea of writing of a Batman in his mid 60s from a age crisis he had. He "could stand that his little brother was older than Spider-Man, but that he himself getting older than Batman, was something that had to be stopped." He was 29 years old, closing up on 30, writing "The Dark Knight Returns."

Moved to New York in 1976, when he was 19. Within a week of his arrival he had found work as a comic book artist.

He is a very big fan of Wonder Woman (2017) which he called the ''crown jewel of Superhero films".

He praised Ben Affleck's portrayal of Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016).

Writes, draws, and inks all of his Sin City comics.

Has told in several interviews that he got the inspiration for the "noir and gritty experience" of all his comics (especially Sin City) from noir writers Mickey Spillane, Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. The pacing was very influenced by the Lone Wolf & Cub manga by Goseki Kojima & Kazuo Koike.

Was approached by New Line Cinema in 1988 to write and direct A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010). He declined due to prior commitments.

Has said that "The Romantic Manifesto" by Ayn Rand, a book of collective essays about art and romanticism, helped him to determine how he'd go about creating his heroics.

Created the comic book character "Elektra" who has gone on to appear in the movies Daredevil (2003) and Elektra (2005), played by Jennifer Garner.

His comic book "RoboCop Versus The Terminator" was originally envisaged to be made into movie but the rights to make it come true weren't that easy to obtain since The Terminator (1984) director James Cameron wouldn't allow it.

In mid-2003, a comic book company called Avatar is publishing a comic book series adapting his original screenplay for RoboCop 2 (1990), which allegedly had enough subplots and material for several movies.

His comic book series Sin City is on the Dark Horse Comics label.

Writing and illustrating "Sin City", a comic series, for Dark Horse; co-writing the script for _Batman: Year One (2011)_, a feature film adaptation of his comic series for Warner Brothers; writing and illustrating "The Dark Knight Strikes Again" for DC, a sequel to "The Dark Knight Returns"; outlining "Jesus!", a comic-book version of the life of Christ for Dark Horse Maverick. (2001)

Has had cameo appearance in six movies till date, every time his character is brutally killed.

He originally envisioned The Dark Knight Returns as a short story, but as he worked on it, he realized it needed to be something bigger.

His samurai/Si-Fi epic Ronin was inspired by his research into Kung Fu movies, martial arts, and samurai ethics for his run on Daredevil.

His first DC comic Ronin, was originally going published under Marvel's Marvel Graphic Novel series, but when the then publisher of DC comics Jenette Khan promised him complete creative freedom , he agreed to make it at DC.

Irish-American.

Considers Will Eisner and Neal Adams his primary comic book influences.

He was initially reluctant to draw the Wolverine miniseries, as he saw Wolverine as nothing more than a one dimensional berserker, but was won over by Chris Claremont's pitch of Wolverine as a failed samurai.

Has cited Will Eisner's The Spirit comics as having a huge impact on him.

He was not going to have Robin in The Dark Knight Returns initially, as he saw the character as nothing more than a nuisance. While he was on a cross country plane trip with artist John Bryne, he convinced Miller to not only put Robin in the book, but to also make him a girl.

His influences and inspirations include Sam Peckinpah, Mickey Spillane, Charles Willford, Dashiell Hamnett, and Jim Thompson.

Was mentored by Neal Adams.

He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comics Hall of Fame in 2015.