{"product_id":"push-the-wall-my-life-writing-drawing-and-the-art-of-storytelling-9781837262144","title":"Push the Wall: My Life, Writing, Drawing and the Art of Storytelling","description":"\u003cp\u003ePush the Wall is a masterclass in the art of storytelling and an intimate look inside the mind and life of a creative genius.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYOU KNOW BATMAN. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBUT DO YOU KNOW FRANK MILLER?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is like Stephen King's \u003ci\u003eOn Writing\u003c\/i\u003e for Comic Books and creatives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePush the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, Frank Miller chronicles the creation of his most iconic works such as \u003ci\u003eSin City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e300\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRonin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaredevil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWolverine\u003c\/i\u003e and notably, \u003ci\u003eBatman: The Dark Knight Returns\u003c\/i\u003e, which, alongside \u003ci\u003eBatman: Year One\u003c\/i\u003e served as the foundation for all Batman film and animated adaptations for the past forty years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiller reveals how he got his first breaks, how he poured his own life into his darkly realistic characters, how he fought against comic book censorship of the early 1980s, and how he introduced manga-style storytelling to US readers decade before popular anime and manga began tiptoeing into pop culture. Miller transformed the way comics are told and this is how he did it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePush the Wall \u003c\/i\u003eis a masterclass in the art of storytelling and an intimate look inside the mind and life of a creative genius. With over a dozen illustrations, chosen from seminal moments from Miller's art, and organised by the sixteen lessons that meant most to Miller, this reveals the man behind some of the most exciting stories of our age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781837262144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Main\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 13 Oct 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Canongate Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Edinburgh, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 24(H)x15.9(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eFrank Miller is an award-winning comic book writer, artist novelist, inker, screenwriter, film director and producer best known for\u003ci\u003e Daredevil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBatman: The Dark Knight Returns\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSin City\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e300\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He also co-authored the YA novel, \u003ci\u003eCursed \u003c\/i\u003ewith Tom Wheeler, which was adapted to a Netflix show. His projects have been nominated for the Palme d'Or and have won the Harvey and Eisner Awards, including those for Best Writer\/Artist, Best Graphic Novel Reprint, Best Cartoonist, Best Cover Artist, Best Limited Series, and Best Short Story. In 2015, Miller was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame for his lifetime contribution to the industry. Miller resides in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrankMillerInk.com @FrankMillerInk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eIt's hard to overstate Frank Miller's cultural impact over the past four decades. It was Miller, the artist and writer behind \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Knight Returns\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e300\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSin City\u003c\/i\u003e, who redefined comics from kids' stuff into something darker and more adult - noirish, dystopian and morally ambiguous. Without Miller, Tim Burton and Christopher Nolan's Batman films wouldn't exist; without Miller, the whole movie superhero phenomenon might never have happened at all -- CHRIS HARVEY *  * Telegraph *  *\u003cbr\u003e[An] exuberant memoir. Gorgeously illustrated with panels from Miller's work and written in elegantly two-fisted prose, this is a wildly entertaining account that his fans will savour *  * Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review *  *\u003cbr\u003eBursting with eloquent language and rich imagery, Miller commands the attention of the reader . . . \u003ci\u003ePush The Wall\u003c\/i\u003e is a stimulating read from cover to cover *  * Buzz Magazine *  *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Frank Miller: \u003c\/b\u003e'The Michelangelo of our time' -- GEORGE LUCAS\u003cbr\u003eProbably the finest piece of comic art ever published -- STEPHEN KING on Batman: The Dark Knight Returns\u003cbr\u003eFrank Miller doing his \u003ci\u003eDaredevil \u003c\/i\u003emagic . . . his weird, scary New York . . . made me want to write -- COLSON WHITEHEAD\u003cbr\u003e[Miller] changed the course of comics *  * Rolling Stone *  *\u003cbr\u003eHis brutal yet elegant noir renderings, pulpy yet eloquent scripting, and thoroughly uncompromising attitude make him one of the most distinctive voices in comics *  * Entertainment Weekly *  *\u003cbr\u003eA virtuoso graphic storyteller *  * Guardian *  *","brand":"Frank Miller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50837513797849,"sku":"9781837262144","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781837262144.jpg?v=1793104966","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/push-the-wall-my-life-writing-drawing-and-the-art-of-storytelling-9781837262144","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}