W. R. Miller
I've worked primarily in the entertainment industry as an animator, writer and storyboard artist, with two Emmy honors on The Simpsons. My articles have been published in Starlog, Comics Scene, Comics Buyer’s Guide, Animation Magazine, Animato! and the online Animation World Magazine. I have just completed the five-volume Batman: The Animated Interviews, published by BearManor Media. Works-in-progress: The Justice Dragon; The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook. Further details are presented at my webpage, https://wrmilleronline.com/about/
Over 30 Years in the Making! Now Available: The Unofficial BATMAN: THE ANIMATED INTERVIEWS
Today’s the day! The culmination of researching a span of over 30 years! BearManor Media has published BATMAN: THE ANIMATED INTERVIEWS, five volumes, hardbound editions in color! Who made BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES and its spinoffs? How was it made? Why did it become pivotal in the animation industry, and what accounts for its popularity […]
The End of the DCAU
For years fans of Batman: The Animated Series have clamored for a return to the DC Animated Universe, for more episodes of B:TAS or Batman Beyond or Justice League Unlimited. At conventions, the casts have appeared on panels, attempting to spur interest. Surely Warner Bros. would be encouraged by home video sales, merchandise, and the […]
BATMAN: THE ANIMATED INTERVIEWS–The BearManor Media Interview
July 6, 2024. To promote their books, BearManor Media asks its authors to talk about their work in the form of an interview. Here’s what I said about Batman: The Animated Interviews: Batman: The Animated Series proved to be a resounding success, and still enjoys popularity three decades later. What qualifies you to write […]
Update on BATMAN: THE ANIMATED INTERVIEWS
June 5, 2024. I have received one more endorsement for Batman: The Animated Interviews from Linda Simensky, currently head of animation and scripted content for Duolingo. “Batman: The Animated Interviews brings together five volumes that include every bit of information about these animated series that you could imagine. I am in awe of Bob Miller’s […]
Daniel Middleton visits Dagobah
TvFilmMedia has uploaded footage from Jim’ll Fix It, in which the host arranges for 8-year-old Daniel Middleton to visit the Dagobah setfrom The Empire Strikes Back and meet Luke Skywalker and R2-D2. Chewbacca makes an appearance later in the show. Enjoy:
Praise for BATMAN: THE ANIMATED INTERVIEWS
Prior to a book’s release, it’s helpful for an author to gather endorsements from prominent individuals, who are given advance reader copies for their review. These are the accolades I’ve received for Batman: The Animated Interviews. I’m grateful for all of them: “Bob Miller’s highly researched and thoroughly engaging history, Batman: The Animated Interviews, is […]
The May the Fourth Hoax
In July 1980 Del Rey Books published Once Upon a Galaxy: A Journal of The Making of The Empire Strikes Back, by Alan Arnold. In his diary entry for May 4, 1979, Arnold noted the election victory of Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister of England. He said her party took out a half-page ad in […]
More Entertaining Than STAR TREK: DISCOVERY!
April 27, 2024. What’s more entertaining that Star Trek: Discovery? The comments about Star Trek: Discovery! A month ago Paramount Plus posted a trailer heralding the fifth and final season. Here are the reactions: @paweldurczok 2 weeks ago I can’t believe this got more seasons than Enterprise. 127 @Akkbar21 13 days ago corny streaming service […]
The Music of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
On May 17, 1980, BBC2 aired a documentary, STAR WARS: THE MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS, which focused on the scoring of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. It has since been uploaded to YouTube for your viewing pleasure, here: Chapters: 00:00 – Intro / Production crew / A New Hope 06:05 – EMPIRE: spotting sessions 07:15 – […]
British Want List
Continuing my quest to catalog, as complete as possible, press coverage of the original Star Wars trilogy and two Ewoks movies for The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook. The following is my want list of British publications, with British Library shelf marks for reference. I need PDF files of the coverage, and I’m happy to exchange […]
