Frank Miller’s incarnation of Batman grew to be popular among fans and served as the foundation for Tim Burton’s and Christopher Nolan’s depiction of Batman in “Batman” and “Batman Begins.”
“Hellboy: Seed of Destruction” by Mike Mignola: “Seed of Destruction” was the inspiration for the 2004 film adaptation by Guillermo Del Toro.
Mignola’s creation is highly original, as the book’s central character is a red-tinted demon taken in by humans who works for a secret agency called the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. In “Seed,” Hellboy is called upon to investigate supernatural incidents occurring in the world around him, which leads into a chain of events that reveals Hellboy’s origins and how he was linked to the activities of Nazi occultists during World War II.
“300” by Frank Miller: Miller looked to ancient Greece as source material for this action-packed graphic novel.
Specifically, he tells the story of the handful of Spartan soldiers who marched to Thermopylae in the late 400 BC to halt Persian conquest. While the battle has its roots in historical fact, Miller freely injects elements of fantasy into his retelling of the doomed, honor-bound soldiers. Gerard Butler stars as King Leonidas in the 2006 film adaptation.
“The Celebrated Cases of Dick Tracy, 1931-1951” by Chester Gould: Since his first appearance in syndicated newspapers in the 1930s, Dick Tracy stands as one of the most famous police detectives whose angular jaw line was just as famous as his trademark fedora and trench coat.
