Welcome to the first installment of Frank Miller's gritty crime noir tales to come from Sin City. Beautifully and boldly rendered in black and white by one of comics' greatest artists and story tellers 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. It's then up to him to try and put things right and find out what really happened. Sin City has was both Eisner and Harvey awards and this collection features a Frank Miller gallery section. Warning: Adults only!
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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
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"Dare I say the most perfect depictions of noir in illustrated literature form?" -- aintitcoolnews.com. Reviewer: Ambush Bug
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- PublisherTitan Books Ltd
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 1852864680
- ISBN 13 9781852864682
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages208
- IllustratorMiller Frank
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