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All these artists could fit under the heading I used earlier "noir artists" but I would normally reserve that for the more realistic artists like Michael Lark, Sean Phillips, David Mazzucchelli, Steve Lieber, etc.
I'd add David Aja to that list, he's perhaps my favourite of the bunch.
I'd exclude Mazzucchelli, who I feel is from a previous generation and in fact the main source of inspiration for these guys.
What he did in the 80s was so groundbreaking that he had to wait 20+ years to spawn a significant number of imitators (complimentary).
And not just in comics, you can see his influence in Bruce Timm which in turn built an empire on this style.
But if you keep digging you'll always end up in Alex Toth, who should be recognized as a Kirby-like influence on the medium.
Miller did a new thing with SIN CITY, which Jim Lee emulated with DEATHBLOW
Embarrassing stuff from Lee, imitating what he perceived to be a "hot new style" without bothering to try to understand where it came from and what it intended to convey.
That's the difference between a great penciller and a master of his craft.
But I would say that Miller (at least this era) was inspired by Eisner.
I'd also add old school manga to the mix.
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