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Loading... Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye (edition 2005)by Frank Miller
Work InformationSin City: The Hard Goodbye by Frank Miller (Author)
   No current Talk conversations about this book.  ragwaine | Nov 16, 2023 |   Storytelling is top notch. Illustrations are not, but they really fit the story. Yes, very hard to look at, and many look like scribbles or inkblot tests, but Miller accomplishes something magnificent in Marv, a brute that has a heart of gold. (  ) Articul8Madness | Nov 6, 2023 |  ) adze117 | Sep 24, 2023 | The story in [b:The Hard Goodbye|392297|Sin City, Vol. 1 The Hard Goodbye (Sin City, #1)|Frank Miller|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1396598209s/392297.jpg|3696736] is very strong. No time is wasted on unnecessary things and the display of the inner thoughts of the main character Marv is astonishing. Very dark, yet readable. Well developed, deep characters and a compelling story from the first to the last page. ( ) bbbart | Dec 27, 2020 | As to my interest in Feminist criticisms of Frank Miller ... yeah, it's pretty machismo. It's no more offensive thus far than most film noirs, barring one rape/violent-sex metaphor which was uncomfortable. Even then, this is an ugly city with Marv being the good guy by virtue of having a sense of chivalry attached to his leathery head. None of the women thus far have proven weak in any sense. They are the stuff of nerdy adolescent male wet dreams, sure, but can hold their own despite Miller's man's man's man's world. Granted, gender roles are clearly set even if the transgendered one-off is treated rather lightly. I don't yet know enough about Frank Miller to know if this hard-boiled yarn is parody, resignation or perhaps simply rolling with a paradigm. Perhaps there can be some scorn in the latter. I'll grab the second book someday and see if my charity is worth withering. (  ) NaleagDeco | Dec 13, 2020 | no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesSin City (Vol. 1)
30th Anniversary of Frank Miller's Noir Classic! The acclaimed crime noir from comics legend Frank Miller is presented with new cover art and pinup gallery. This tale of Marv and his angel is steeped in murder, mystery, corruption, and vengeance. There is no light in a place like Sin City-only misery, crime, perversion . . . But for a single moment, amid the filth and degenerates, the hulking and unstable ex-con Marv has found an angel. She says her name is Goldie-a goddess who has blessed this wretched low-life with a night of heaven. But good things never last-a few hours later, Goldie is dead-murdered by his side without a mark on her body. Who was she? And who wanted her dead? The cops are on their way-it smells like a frame job, and this time, they won't let him live. Whoever killed Goldie . . . is going to pay. Marv's got a soul to send to hell, and it's going to get nasty. Frank Miller returns to his hit comic opus with original cover art for the fourth editions of the graphic novel series beginning with Volume 1 The Hard Goodbye. This volume also includes a new six-page pinup gallery featuring art from Joyce Chin, Amanda Conner, Klaus Janson, Paul Pope, Philip Tan, and Gerardo Zaffino! The seven-page cover and pinup gallery from previous editions is also included. Devoted fans and new readers can again experience the groundbreaking and unparalleled noir masterpiece that has engrossed readers for nearly three decades! FOR MATURE READERS - Brand new original cover art by Frank Miller! - Includes a new six-page pinup gallery featuring art from Joyce Chin, Amanda Conner, Klaus Janson, Paul Pope, Philip Tan, and Gerardo Zaffino! - Includes 7-page cover and pinup gallery from previous editions. - Over a million Sin City books in print! - Adapted in the 2005 blockbuster film Sin City, directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller!. No library descriptions found. |
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I love what he's done with the art and Marv is deranged and cool. The story wasn't that exciting and I'm just not into brutal, gory violence. Basically, this was a step outside of the kind of thing I would normally read, and so it was interesting and not terrible, but I don't feel like I need to read more. (