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/
The Passing of Arleen Sorkin
August 24, 2023 Arleen Sorkin, the original voice and inspiration for Harley Quinn, has passed away. Here’s an animated segment from “Harlequinade,” written by her co-creator, Paul Dini. Harley performs before a nightclub of gangsters singing “Say That We’re Sweethearts Again.” Play the video. Close your eyes. Listen to Sorkin’s performance. And you’ll know the […]
Proud of Her Eggs
It is a world of anthropomorphic talking animals, divided into carnivores and herbivores, all struggling to survive each other. But unlike Disney’s Zootopia, Beastars takes the conflict to R-rated levels, in a which the star wolf, Legoshi, has to fight his instincts to either eat–or love–a rabbit. Heavy drama aside, I consider these clips to […]
Pirates Attack THE DRAGON PRINCE Producers!
Saturday, July 22, 2023, 2:45 p.m. At the San Diego Convention Center, Room 6BCF has a seating capacity of 1500. Alas, it wasn’t enough space to accommodate everyone eager to learn about Season Five of The Dragon Prince. Those who could attend would be treated to not one, not two, not three, but four surprises. […]
Dragons ‘R’ Us!
On July 10, 2023, I officially launched a website featuring these two clueless dragons, at www.dragons-r-us.com. They’re sort of a classical comedian duo, “fish-out-of-water” in a world of humans. I’ve already drawn rough storyboards for some shorts, which will be revealed in time. Yes, I’ve always wanted to work on a slapstick cartoon, and this […]
Dragons of the Day, July 3, 2023
From the sixth season credits of DreamWorks’ Dragons: The Nine Realms, some charming drawings of what the characters could look like if they were hand-drawn:
Dragons of the Day, July 1, 2023
From the fifth season credits of DreamWorks’ Dragons: The Nine Realms, some charming drawings of what the characters could look like if they were hand-drawn:
What to do about Aaravos?
June 28, 2023. Wonderstorm has released its trailer for The Dragon Prince, Season 5. Boy, that Aaravos is just asking for it, isn’t he?
Coming July 27: The Dragon Prince Season Five
Here’s another interruption in my New Zealand travelogue for this announcement: The Dragon Prince, Season Five, is now slated to premiere on Netflix on July 27, 2023. Here is some key art: And a couple of video previews: And here’s an earlier version of the scene, as presented at San Diego Comic Con in 2019 […]
Eastbound to Dunedin
Friday morning, March 3, 2023. I’m riding the InterCity bus from Queenstown, New Zealand to Dunedin on the South Island’s east coast. It’s a four-and-a-half hour trip. And the bus doesn’t have a toilet. What do passengers do when they get the urge? Fortunately the bus allows for two pit stops. One is at Cromwell. […]
Queenstown Sojourn
While in Queenstown I learned at least a couple things. (1. Electrical outlets have switches. To get the electricity, you have to flip the switch. Image from nzpocketguide.com I found this out the hard way when I tried to recharge my cell phone overnight. I had purchased a new adapter and thought the problem was […]
