Whether or not Miller has simply tempered his worldview with age, it speaks to the universal appeal of both Wonder Woman and Spider-Man: Homecoming that they were able to win over one of comics’ darkest visionaries.
Frank Miller, the legendary creator of such dark comic book masterpieces as Sin City and 300, has a surprising amount of enthusiasm for the current crop of lighter, more earnest superhero films – having singled out his appreciation for both Wonder Woman and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Along with Watchmen writer (and fellow well-documented curmudgeon) Alan Moore, Miller revolutionized mainstream superhero comics in the 1980s.