Sin City - Hardcover

Miller, Frank; Horse, Dark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1569710481 ISBN 13: 9781569710487

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics,U.S., 1994

Synopsis

Now a much-anticipated movie, Frank Miller's gritty crime noir tale gets a new lease of life in this spectacular redesigned and reformatted edition. Beautifully and boldly rendered in black and white by one of comics' greatest artists and storytellers comes a tale of love, loss, revenge, and fine coats! Meet Marv, not one of Sin City's more peaceful residents, as he falls for a beautiful young girl, Goldie. They spend the night together, but on waking Marv finds Goldie dead and the police at the door. Now it's down to Marv to try and put things right. "Sin City" has won both Eisner and Harvey awards and this new collection sports a Chip Kidd redesign and features a Frank Miller gallery section.

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Review

"...it's no understatement to say that he (Miller) has shaped the current wave of big-budget franchise moview more than anyone." -- The Guardian May 27th 2005

"Dare I say the most perfect depictions of noir in illustrated literature form?" -- aintitcoolnews.com. Reviewer: Ambush Bug

"In the world of comics, Miller is regarded as the very best working today..." -- The Times Magazine, 21 May 2005

"Why go and see the film? Because..there's nothing wrong with a revisit when the material's this good." -- Comics International, March 2005, Issue 182

About the Author

Frank Miller began his career in comics in the late 1970s, first drawing then writing Daredevil for Marvel Comics, creating what was essentially a crime comic disguised as a superhero book. It was on Daredevil that Miller gained notoriety, honed his storytelling abilities, and took his first steps toward becoming a giant in the comics medium. After Daredevil came Ronin, a science-fiction samurai drama that seamlessly melded Japanese and French comics traditions into the American mainstream; and after that, the groundbreaking and acclaimed Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Batman: Year One, both of which not only redefined the classic character, but also revitalized the industry itself. Finally able to fulfill his dream of doing an all-out, straight-ahead crime series, Miller introduced Sin City in 1991. Readers responded enthusiastically to Miller's tough-as-leather noir drama, creating an instant sales success. His multi-award-winning 300 series from Dark Horse, a telling of history's most glorious and underreported battle, was brought to full-blooded life in 1998. In 2001, Miller returned to the superhero genre with the bestselling Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again. Frank Miller continues to push the medium into new territories, exploring subject matter previously untouched in comics, and his work consistently receives the highest praise from his industry peers and readers everywhere. In 2005, with the hugely successful Sin City movie release, codirected with Robert Rodriguez, Miller added a director's credit to his already impressive resume and introduced his characters to an entirely new legion of fans worldwide.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dark Horse Comics,U.S.
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1569710481
• ISBN 13: 9781569710487
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 117