Comicbook artist Frank Miller will adapt and direct THE SPIRIT, based on comic legend Will Eisner's classic strip, for Odd Lot Entertainment and Batfilm Prods, reports Variety.

Miller made his helming debut co-directing "Sin City" -- adapted from his graphic novel -- with Robert Rodriguez.

Their decision to tap Miller will be announced at Comic-Con on Saturday, no doubt thrilling fans in attendance.

THE SPIRIT, which debuted in 1940, tells the story of a masked detective who is believed to be dead. Using a mausoleum as his home base, Eisner's character fights crime in the dark shadows of Central City, using cunning and ingenious forms of punishment.