Thomas Pynchon is the author of
V.;
The Crying of Lot 49;
Gravity's Rainbow;
Slow Learner, a collection of short stories;
Vineland;
Mason & Dixon;
Against the Day;
Inherent Vice;
Bleeding Edge; and
Shadow Ticket. He received the National Book Award for
Gravity's Rainbow in 1974.
Frank Miller is the author and illustrator of
Sin City and the 1986 Batman comic
The Dark Knight Returns, which is regarded as a milestone in the superhero genre.