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/
Who Wants a Chocolate Dragon?
From The Butter End Cakery in Santa Monica, CA, a 125-pound chocolate cake topped off with a delectable dragon. Why not? Outrageous 125-LB Chocolate Dragon Cake Watch and be amazed – this colossal chocolate dragon cake is one for the record books. Posted by Food Network on Thursday, March 17, 2016 Posted by the Food […]
Mark Hamill at Cambridge
On Saturday, February 27, 2016, a week before he visited Oxford, Mark Hamill came to Cambridge for a Q&A session hosted by The Cambridge Union Society. The event, which began at 5 p.m., is now available for viewing here: Uploaded March 12, 2016. Afterward, The Cambridge News posted their report, “Star Wars actor Mark Hamill […]
Mark Hamill: A Champ at Oxford
On Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 8:00, the Oxford Union Society hosted a Q&A with Mark Hamill which, thankfully for the rest of the world, was taped and uploaded to YouTube for our viewing pleasure: Uploaded on March 8, 2016 The presentation was reported by Mike Larkin for Dailymail.com, under the title, “The force is […]
Powerpuff Girls: Reboot vs. Classic
Cartoon Network is rebooting the popular Powerpuff Girls franchise, but they’re eschewing the classic style. Digital cartoonist Ed Peppe notes, “People out there aren’t really a fan of the art/animation style of the upcoming Powerpuff Girls reboot. I agree. So as a little project, I took the first promo clip Cartoon Network had put out […]
Those Wacky Dinosaurs
A new fad has been hatched. Last December some silly people in T-Rex costumes unloaded off a truck and attacked a Santa Claus statue, only to be driven off by an irate homeowner. A video of their hijinks was uploaded by “Ralph the Rex” on YouTube here: Uploaded on December 26, 2015. This was reported […]
Star Wars Meets the Princess Bride
What if the Princess Bride and Inigo Montoya duelled with lightsabers? An enterprising fan, who calls himself VFX Freak, plied his talent to find out. Here is the result: Video uploaded January 1, 2009. The talented fan explains on YouTube: A new twist on one of the best swordfights ever. I started this little project […]
How to Hunt Mice in the Snow
If you’re a fox and you’re hunting for rodents under the snow, how do you do it? Watch: From discovery.com, uploaded on July 5, 2013 https://youtu.be/0EiV-ERKRRs From BBC Earth, uploaded August 19, 2015 From BBC 2, uploaded on April 7, 2009
How to Upset a Villain
From Stargate SG-1. Goa’uld leader Ba’al comes to Stargate headquarters seeking our heroes’ help in defeating a scourge of Replicators infesting the galaxy. Colonel Jack O’Neill has another idea. (Disclaimer: Brief profanity.)
Elliott is Coming
He’s big. He’s green. He protects a little boy named Pete. And he’s coming to a theater near you: The lowdown from Disney: A reimagining of Disney’s cherished family film, “Pete’s Dragon” is the adventure of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliott, who just so happens to be a dragon. “Pete’s […]
Junkyard Dragons
On April 13, 2015, I found a marvelous Steampunk Dragon which I posted about with additional photos here. Today one of my website visitors, Carl, was kind enough to let me know about these scrap metal dragons made in Thailand, remarkably similar to the Steampunk Dragon. So it seems that the Steampunk Dragon may have […]
