Growing up in Mooreland, Indiana in the 1970s, life for Bill W. Miller revolved around school, church, and chores around the farm until the day he was enraptured by his first comic book and instantly knew he was destined to create them. In 1982, he began to submit scripts and outlines to fanzine publishers, but to no avail as he was not a formally trained writer, but rather an enthusiastic conveyor of high-concept ideas. Miller would overcome this obstacle by taking matters into his own hands and forming a small press publishing company called Mature Magic Publications (eventually Miller Publishing) with the financial backing of his father Billie G Miller. At age 20, Miller conceived the character of JONTAR melding the modern day concept of CONAN THE BARBARIAN with an homage to Ken Landgraf's cast of leather-clad street warriors from NEW YORK CITY OUTLAWS . Together with artist Tony Lorenz , who was recruited via classified ads in the Comic Buyer's Guide, the first issue of JONTAR hit stands in 1986 selling a purported 25,000 copies and eventually spawning a total of nine issues in the run. After the lucrative black-and-white comics boom of the 80s, the JONTAR series vanished into obscurity residing mostly in back issue quarter bins around the country until a rabid cult audience formed around the comics in the internet age. Throughout the 80s and early 90s, Miller and his father continued to release several other titles under their DIY publishing arm including Grass Green's WILDMAN COMICS & STORIES, TRIAL RUN and BANYON OF THE HIGH FORTRESS.

Bill W. Miller currently resides in Watseka, IL is still an avid comic reader and has recently finished writing a brand-new installment of the Jontar franchise, the first official story in over 30 years.