this would have been done through arcs, similar to what we started with Fall From Grace and Tree of Knowledge, alternating between "big" stories like those and more personal stories like I had done earlier in an issue I worked on with Ron Garney, 34 Hours, which was about DD doing "everyday" things around NY.

A lot of our plans in the DD office revolved around pushing the character very strongly, and almost building a "pocket" universe around him (in spite of Marvel's non interest in their own property!). We had plans for several mini-series to bolster the ongoing book, including "Hell's Kitchen", which was to be a sort of DD Year 2, and "Original Sin" which was a time travel story where DD ends up back in theDoes it bother you that some people call Scott McDaniel's work 'similar' to Frank Miller?

Chichester: The person who really started this offensive ball of bile rolling was almost certainly Mr. Miller himself, and the fact of that is really shameful. He actually wasted time in one of his Sin City letter columns calling Scott and at least one other artist thieves for "plagiarizing" his art style. Really contemptible. There are so many great stylists in comics who have used very graphic approaches: Alex Toth, Maltese, Will Eisner! Scott certainly was inspired by Mr. Miller's work -- there's a lot there to be inspired by! -- but it quickly became evident that his approach to page design, coupled with his body language and own use of black/white was a