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Summary: Tough to get through
Review: Based on the excellent reviews posted here, I picked up Frank Miller's Sin City and yes I am pleased if not completly amazed! Though the plot and stroyline may be simple, it's the way Miller weaved the web that makes this one so great. The difference between Sin City as opposed to say Marvel or DC comics is the fact that the characters you fall in love with as the story unfolds die soon afterwards, making it a really difficult book to get through. I guess it was Marv's persistence and unquenchable thirst for revenge on those who had done him wrong that made me continue reading. Sin City is a dark place, a place of despair where there little hope yet no not no hope, as you'll soon find out. It took me some time to get used to the art but once I did, it seemed only fitting that this dark tale be done with alot of emphasis on the black rather than the white heh heh. After reading this one, I think I'll pick up another one by Miller, I only hope I know what I'm getting myself into...
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Summary: Sin City is Absolute Heaven for Noir Fans
Review: No one in his right mind would argue with Frank Miller's pedigree as a comic artist. Miller single-handedly reinvented the superhero genre with his seminal "Batman: The Dark Night Returns" in 1986, then took on a flagging Daredevil title and made it the most gripping reading available in the comic book racks. Even the X-Clone fans had to applaud Miller for breathing life into a dying medium. And then he created "Sin City," making everything which came before seem amateurish in comparison. "Sin City" is the story of a down-on-his-luck,dumb schlub named Marv who wanders into a tangled situation he cannot begin to understand. Naturally, his life heads straight down the toilet immediately after making love to an incredibly beautiful woman. Marv's single-minded pursuit of vengeance consumes the remainder of the series in true film noir fashion. I could go on and on about the classic noir elements Miller blends into the tale, the obvious glee he takes in crafting this work, or the extraordinary nature of the villain he has constructed to be Marv's foil. Forget all that and look at the art. It explodes off the page in glorious black and white. Miller's use of light and shadow and the cinematic nature of his composition is the most remarkable thing I have seen in the medium. The best way I can describe the illustrations in this series is to say it looks like a storyboard Orson Welles would have put together for "Touch of Evil." Let's face it: "Sin City" is no "Othello." ("Titus Andronicus," maybe, "Othello," no.) But Miller's not looking to create great literature here, as Chris Claremont often attempts in his overwrought "X-Men." Instead, he's treating his fans to a tightly-wound, suspenseful romp through a visceral urban swamp. This is a book you'll read straight through to the shocking end, and I heartily recommend it to anyone tired of the Todd McFarlane clones and their spandex jive.
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Summary: Masterpiece
Review: This is by far one of my All time favorite Frank Miller books. The art is dark and it fits the story VERY well! The story might be very "old school" and revenge driven, but he has done it only the way Frank can do it. It is told in a very dark and grim way , is there any other way to tell a story like this? I find this book easily able to be read again and again.
Simply breathtaking!
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Summary: AMAZING. AMAZING. AMAZING. AMAZING.
Review: Get dark. Get bloody dark.
This tale of twisted love and satisfying vengeance breaks the mold of comic art and plot.
Sin City comes at you with pummeling force. In pure Film Noir tradtion, the characters are gritty and tough. The females aren't women but dames. The Scenes are rendered in pure black and white that adds to the clear distinction between good and evil set by the story.
You wont find subleties here. The plot is straightforward, just like the dialogue. The action is quick and inventive. The violence gruesome (barbed wire laced with razor-blades to begin with).
The true subtlety of this book is its very existence. Nothing is quite like it. No one will even dare. Except maybe Frank Miller.
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Summary: Sin City is Absolute Heaven for Noir Fans
Review: No one in his right mind would argue with Frank Miller's pedigree as a comic artist. Miller single-handedly reinvented the superhero genre with his seminal "Batman: The Dark Night Returns" in 1986, then took on a flagging Daredevil title and made it the most gripping reading available in the comic book racks. Even the X-Clone fans had to applaud Miller for breathing life into a dying medium. And then he created "Sin City," making everything which came before seem amateurish in comparison. "Sin City" is the story of a down-on-his-luck,dumb schlub named Marv who wanders into a tangled situation he cannot begin to understand. Naturally, his life heads straight down the toilet immediately after making love to an incredibly beautiful woman. Marv's single-minded pursuit of vengeance consumes the remainder of the series in true film noir fashion. I could go on and on about the classic noir elements Miller blends into the tale, the obvious glee he takes in crafting this work, or the extraordinary nature of the villain he has constructed to be Marv's foil. Forget all that and look at the art. It explodes off the page in glorious black and white. Miller's use of light and shadow and the cinematic nature of his composition is the most remarkable thing I have seen in the medium. The best way I can describe the illustrations in this series is to say it looks like a storyboard Orson Welles would have put together for "Touch of Evil." Let's face it: "Sin City" is no "Othello." ("Titus Andronicus," maybe, "Othello," no.) But Miller's not looking to create great literature here, as Chris Claremont often attempts in his overwrought "X-Men." Instead, he's treating his fans to a tightly-wound, suspenseful romp through a visceral urban swamp. This is a book you'll read straight through to the shocking end, and I heartily recommend it to anyone tired of the Todd McFarlane clones and their spandex jive.
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Summary: Very sensitive people might be slightly shocked by Sin City
Review: If I said that this is the most hard-boiled, unsentimental, brutal, and shocking graphic novels I've ever read I would not lie.
The black and white illustrations give that extra hard edge to the already hard story.
Marv is a psycho, he hears voices in his head, he needs constant medication, he is a a contract killer, and he is the hero of the story! The villains are even worse.
What makes Marv different from the bad guys is that he follows a strict code of honour. When a woman in his company is murdered he gets out for revenge. As the bodies pile up he finds himself deeper and deeper in the murky secrets of Sin Cities ruling elite. The final revelation and Marv's redemption cannot fail to leave anyone shaken to the core. I could not read the story in one go, I had to take breaks to digest it all.
Rating:
Summary: Masterpiece
Review: This is by far one of my All time favorite Frank Miller books. The art is dark and it fits the story VERY well! The story might be very "old school" and revenge driven, but he has done it only the way Frank can do it. It is told in a very dark and grim way , is there any other way to tell a story like this? I find this book easily able to be read again and again.
Simply breathtaking!
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Summary: Beautifully Drawn But Very Short
Review: The first sin city is a simple mainly to have something to show off the beautiful drawings. It was a bit over the top, but not as much as "A Dame to Kill For." You can finish reading "Sin City" the original in about an hour or less, though it's more fun to page through the book for the illustrations where it is much stronger.
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Summary: Great art is not enough
Review: But it is such a perfect place to start, ho hum. Macho posturing: check.
Zero characterization: check.
Idiotic plot: check.
Repetitive action: check.
Uninspired dialogue: check. It also doesn't resemble any noir I've ever seen, in either look or content. And what kind of a noir (anti-)hero looks like The Incredible Hulk with bandages? Sin City might make a nice coffee-table book someday. Meanwhile thumb through it, then move on. Nothing to see here.
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Summary: Sin City, more like GREAT-Freakin-story-and-art CITY!
Review: Best noir graphic novel, EVER. If you are a Frank Miller fan already, you must've read this so I am not going to waste my time on you. For those that aren't really familiar with Frank Miller or Sin City, this is the perfect introduction to both. Dark, fun, and great-looking. The high-contrast black vs white art perpetuates that feeling that you get from watching German Expressionistic films like Nosferatu or The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. And I personally am a junky for that fix. Miller takes a very simple story set in a compelling setting of a fictional city where law is so tied with religion that the seedier elements in the city are all the more seedier. So much fun to read, and such a classic milestone in graphic novels that if you are interested in American comics at all, you need to check this out.
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