Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For - Hardcover

Miller, Frank; Varley, Lynn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1616552395 ISBN 13: 9781616552398

Publisher: DARK HORSE, 2014

Synopsis

The legendary Frank Miller returns with the second volume in the Sin City series of crime / mystery thrillers. With his trademark pitch-black dialogue, graphic action sequences and impossibly cool noirish flourishes, this is an indispensable follow-up. This new hardback edition is released to coincide with a major cinema adaptation, released in the UK in August 2014 and starring Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. This promises to be one of the biggest films of the year and should generate enormous interest in the original material.

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Review:

Frank Miller's Sin City is visually quite astonishing. A brutal adult noir set in the fictional Basin City, Miller's black and white artwork realises the atmosphere of some weird Depression-era-style future superbly well. Our principal character, Marv, is a giant, as large as he is ugly, who has found some peace, some kindness, some shelter in the arms of a prostitute called Goldie. Goldie, running from someone, scared as hell, needs protection as much as Marv needs a little human kindness. Hauling himself out of the depths of a huge hangover Marv wakes to find Goldie murdered. And revenge is one of the things Marv does best. While the artwork is undeniably fine the story is rather thin in places, and the sound effects come a little too thick and fast. Although not a great comic it is a very good one and, as the first part of the classic Sin City series, the beginning chapter in what has become an essential addition to the adult graphic novel collector's list. --Mark Thwaite

Review:

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

About this edition

• Publisher: DARK HORSE
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1616552395
• ISBN 13: 9781616552398
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 216