Although he was born in the outskirts of Washington, D.C. and raised in Vermont, cartoonist Frank Miller has identified himself as a New Yorker since moving there in the 70s. The city became a key figure in his run on Daredevil and through to his work on The Dark Knight Returns although under the guise of Gotham City. In the years since he’s told stories set in ancient Greece, a fictionalized Las Vegas, and even into the ravaged future, but he always returns to New York. In 2001 Miller returned to the boroughs of New York after years in Los Angeles to complete work on The Dark Knight Strikes Back. Just months after moving, September 11th happened and changed Miller profoundly. That experience shown through obliquely in The Dark Knight Strikes Back as well as in later works, but it wasn’t until his new graphic novel that the artist was able to approach it head-on.
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