Frank Miller
Awards & Honours
24
Awards Won
8
Honours
8
Rankings
5
Covers
2
Records
Frank Miller's achievements in comics are extraordinary. He has won more than a dozen Eisner and Harvey Awards, and in 2015 he was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame, the highest honor in the industry. His graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns is consistently ranked the greatest Batman story of all time by fans and critics. Miller also received the Technical Grand Prize at Cannes for Sin City, a rare honor for a comic book adaptation. His creation Elektra became one of Marvel's most iconic characters, and his visual style has influenced a generation of artists and filmmakers.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame
Inductee for lifetime achievement in comics.
Harvey Award Hall of Fame
Inductee for lifetime achievement.
Inkpot Award
For professional achievement in comics.
Scream Mastermind Award
Career achievement in horror/thriller.
Key to the City of Montpelier, Vermont
For cultural contributions.
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
Honorary doctorate.
Guinness World Record
Highest-grossing comic book adaptation at the time for 300 (since surpassed).
TIME 100 Most Influential People
Named one of the 100 most influential people for the 300 film adaptation.
Rankings & Lists
50 Best Non-Superhero Graphic Novels
All-Time 100 Graphic Novels
100 Greatest Comics of All Time
Top 25 Batman Graphic Novels
Top 100 Comic Book Runs
50 Greatest Comic Book Characters
Top 20 Comic Book Heroes
Best Graphic Novels of All Time
Magazine Covers
TIME
March 13, 2006
The 300: A New Epic from Frank Miller
Rolling Stone
May 5, 2005
Sin City: The Movie That Will Change Hollywood
Entertainment Weekly
March 10, 2006
300: Frank Miller's Epic Vision
Empire
April 2005
Sin City: Frank Miller's Noir Masterpiece
Wizard: The Comics Magazine
1986
Dark Knight Returns cover
Records & Feats
Highest-grossing comic book adaptation at the time of release (300)
The 2006 film adaptation of Miller's 300 grossed $456 million worldwide, setting a record for comic book adaptations at the time.
First creator-owned comic to win Eisner for Best Graphic Album (Sin City: The Hard Goodbye)
Sin City: The Hard Goodbye was one of the early creator-owned works to win the Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album in 1993.