Frank Miller has a new favorite Spider-Man, and it’s the one from Brand New Day

Superhero movies usually thrill audiences, but they don’t always dazzle comic-book fans. Let alone their creators. It makes sense when we understand that they’re two very different media and that how attached people are to comics makes it very difficult to win them over. But it seems Spider-Man: Brand New Day has managed to win over at least one great comics creator: Frank Miller.

Delighted by the movie

The famous comic-book writer and artist posted on Instagram praising the movie, stating that “it’s the most Ditko movie to date”. He added that he felt honored by how they approached a part of Marvel history that’s closely connected to him, “and they’ve included my Hand, so everyone can celebrate it. They’ve fulfilled my dream as a fan”, referring to The Hand, the clan of ninjas Spider-Man faces in the movie.

That’s surprising given the unsparing attacks he once made on Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies. But it seems Spider-Man not only appealed to him, it seems to have delighted him, because he even went so far as to say that “Tom Holland is now my Spider-Man, as romantic as he is heroic. Congratulations to Destin and the whole team”. Great news for fans of the web-slinging hero.