Comics creator Frank Miller looks to the past and the future with some of the projects from his new publishing house, Frank Miller Presents, whose comics will debut in November. Miller, the editor and chief executive of the new company, and Dan DiDio, the publisher, will discuss the comics at Megacon, which takes place Thursday through Sunday in Orlando, Florida.
Miller will revisit the world of Ronin, a samurai story set in a dark future, originally published from 1983-1984 by DC Comics. A sequel – drawn by Philip Tan and drawn by Daniel Henriques from layouts by Miller – will explore the life of Casey McKenna, a security guard who chased the unnamed Ronin and had a child with him.
Miller also returns to Sin City, his noir series that began in Dark Horse Comics in 1991. He will write and draw Sin City 1858, a look at the city’s foundation.
“I don’t really call it an origin story, because that just sounds like being bitten by a radioactive spider or blowing up a planet,” Miller said in a telephone interview.
Set in the Wild West, the story will feature household names that will resonate with fans of Sin City, whose last new story was published in 2000. , Sin City in Color, with the artist Milo Manara.
The news about Miller’s company was originally reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
Many of Miller’s comics have been influential, including stories about Daredevil and his beloved Elektra. He also wrote and drew The Dark Knight Returns, which ushered in a new era for Batman. He said his move to become a publisher seemed natural. “You saw other people before me follow the same course – building a career and taking a little bit more of the work in their hands,” he said. “If you look at Will Eisner or Neal Adams, they both did the same thing.”
Two other original projects will complete the company’s initial offering. One, Ancient Enemies, introduces superheroes created and designed by Danilo Beyruth and DiDio, and others created by Miller. (DiDio will write the series, which revolves around an ancient war between alien races.)
The other, Frank Miller’s Pandora, is a sci-fi fantasy story to be written by Anthony Maranville and Chris Silvestri, who have written for “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Star Trek: Shorts,” and drawn by Emma Kubert, who “comes from the big, glorious Kubert family,” Miller said. “Three generations of brilliant cartoonists now.” Her family’s comic book legacy began with Joe Kubert and continued with Andy Kubert, Emma’s father, and her uncle Adam.
“The book will be full of fairytale beauty and a real spookiness,” Miller added.