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 Real-Life Simpsons Opening!
What if The Simpsons … were real?
Happy 38th Birthday, Space Battleship Yamato!
Thirty-eight years ago, October 6, 1974, Space Battleship Yamato began its maiden voyage on Japanese television. 2012 is also the 40th anniversary of Okinawa’s Reversion to Japan. On May 12, the event was celebrated in Okinawa Civic Hall, at which the USMC III MEF Band played the theme to Yamato.
Happy 30th Birthday, Macross! October 3, 2012
Thirty years ago, Super Dimension Fortress Macross premiered on Japan’s Mainichi Broadcasting System. Studio Nue and Tatsunoko Production of Japan produced 36 episodes about an enormous alien battleship, manned by humans, defending Earth against a race of warrior giants. There were space battles galore, but at its heart was a love story involving a young […]
Writer Therapy Contest!
For aspiring wordsmiths, Writer Therapy is offering an opening page contest, judged by three literary agents. Deadline is September 29. Details here. My entry is here.
The Joy of Vangelis: L’Enfant
Glorious music from composer Vangelis: L’Enfant from Opera Sauvage: I also like the band version played in Chariots of Fire during the Olympics opening ceremony, but, alas, it is not commercially available.
How to Silence a Crying Baby
How do you silence a crying baby? Play the theme to Star Wars!
The Star Wars Reference Guide: Progress Report 9/14/2012
Over the past few months I’ve been switching back-and-forth between working on the first Justice Dragon book, and cataloging periodicals for The Star Wars Reference Guide. The annotated Guide is global in coverage, documenting published material up to the year 1990. British coverage is especially important, since British craftsmen and technicians provided such a great […]
Triumph of the Justice Dragon
There’s no doubt about it. Dragons are hot, these days. DreamWorks has their franchise, and Weta Digital is bringing Smaug to life for the Hobbit films. Meanwhile, I’m writing and illustrating The Justice Dragon’s Secret. That secret will affect mankind, and one young man has the key to unlock it–if he survives a tribe of […]
DreamWorks’ Dragons Debut
A Viking named Hiccup. A dragon named Toothless. Their adventures have so far spanned ten books by British author Cressida Cowell. DreamWorks produced a film version of How to Train Your Dragon, directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, which turned into a box office blockbuster in 2010. A trio of shorts followed: Legend of […]
SCBWI Summer Conference 2012
Every year the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators hosts a convention in Los Angeles, attracting writers, editors, agents and illustrators. The latest marketplace conditions are presented, advice is given and the craft of writing is honed. At her blog, Nutschell Anne Windsor details this year’s events and shares some advice from the presentations: […]
