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Summary: I TAKE HIS WEAPONS FROM HIM...
Review: Of all of Frank Miller's Sin City stories, this is the most compelling, scary, shocking, and original. Miller's vision of/for Sin City is heavily influenced by film noir, the genre of pulp fiction, and the novels of Jim Thompson. But don't be fooled: Sin City works so well because the stories are strikingly original within the confines of the genre. The protagonists/anti-heroes are revenge-driven, doom-bound, and on the wrong side of the law. The bad guys tend to be the people that on the outside the public admires: senators, priests, cops, etc. That Yellow Bastard works so well because it incorporates some of Sin City's best characters and plot twists. The artwork remains of Miller's incredible standard (though it can be argued that the first arc had the best realised pencils and inks). But I don't think anywhere else in Miller's enitre cannon is the dialogue so well-executed and sharp. The ending is as shocking as it is inevitable. Though That Yellow Bastard can be read seperately from the other collections, it's not the Sin City storyline to start with (the original "Marv" storyline, A Dame To Kill For, and The Big Fat Kill should be read first). But definietely pick this up. Frank Miller and Amazon make some money. You read a damn good story. Fair trade.
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Summary: Buy This Book I promise you'll Like it.
Review: This book is one of the best I've seen in a long while. This book is worth the money you pay for it. This book completely took me in I couldn't stop. Great story and art what more can you ask for. If you want a good Crime story this is it.
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Summary: Best Sin City volume
Review: This collection of the originally six-issue storyline "That Yellow Bastard" might just be the best volume the Sin City line has offered so far. Both art as storywise everything is top-notch. The choice Miller made to add the color yellow to the normally only black/white art, which is both finely detailed and mood-setting, is very functional and refreshing, and the storyline has enough plot-twists to keep the reader interested (not like for example in "The Big Fat Kill" which was a nice story but had pretty obvious plot-twists in my opinion). The story is about a cop named Hartigan who has only an hour to go before he will go into early retirement, doctor's orders. There's just one loose end he really wants to tie up before he does. He wants to save an eleven year old girl out of the hands of a sadistic kid-killer/rapist who has shown before he can kill without remorse. Only problem is that the abductor is the son of the senator, and hardly touchable because of it. He tracks him down and THAT's when things start to happen from which we learn how corrupt Sin City in its entirety really is. Hartigan is in for a world of pain from there on, both psychically and mentally, with only one person in the world who still believes in him, that being the girl he was trying to save. But is that save for her ? Only time will tell, and the story has but just begun ... My compliments go, again, to the art in which it shows that Miller was still incredible into this little project of his and also to a story which skilfully avoids becoming predictable anywhere. With that I can add that this is probably THE most violent and bizar volume of the series, with a very original ending that only gets reveiled in the last three pages.
Note with this book is that although people like Marv and Dwight (main-characters from other Sin City volumes) are mentioned and even minorly featured in it, they are in now way a factor in the story. This is a 100% self-contained storyline. Good pick if you're into police/noir stories. People who like Sin City story-wise are advised to also try out the titles "Astro City" and "Top Ten" sometimes. Not entirely the same but there's a good chance you'll like it.
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Summary: Best Sin City volume
Review: This collection of the originally six-issue storyline "That Yellow Bastard" might just be the best volume the Sin City line has offered so far. Both art as storywise everything is top-notch. The choice Miller made to add the color yellow to the normally only black/white art, which is both finely detailed and mood-setting, is very functional and refreshing, and the storyline has enough plot-twists to keep the reader interested (not like for example in "The Big Fat Kill" which was a nice story but had pretty obvious plot-twists in my opinion). The story is about a cop named Hartigan who has only an hour to go before he will go into early retirement, doctor's orders. There's just one loose end he really wants to tie up before he does. He wants to save an eleven year old girl out of the hands of a sadistic kid-killer/rapist who has shown before he can kill without remorse. Only problem is that the abductor is the son of the senator, and hardly touchable because of it. He tracks him down and THAT's when things start to happen from which we learn how corrupt Sin City in its entirety really is. Hartigan is in for a world of pain from there on, both psychically and mentally, with only one person in the world who still believes in him, that being the girl he was trying to save. But is that save for her ? Only time will tell, and the story has but just begun ... My compliments go, again, to the art in which it shows that Miller was still incredible into this little project of his and also to a story which skilfully avoids becoming predictable anywhere. With that I can add that this is probably THE most violent and bizar volume of the series, with a very original ending that only gets reveiled in the last three pages.
Note with this book is that although people like Marv and Dwight (main-characters from other Sin City volumes) are mentioned and even minorly featured in it, they are in now way a factor in the story. This is a 100% self-contained storyline. Good pick if you're into police/noir stories. People who like Sin City story-wise are advised to also try out the titles "Astro City" and "Top Ten" sometimes. Not entirely the same but there's a good chance you'll like it.
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Summary: SIN CITY RULES COMICS
Review: This comic just shows that Frank Miller is one of the Greatest artists and storytellers in comics. It tells the story of Jon Hartigan a cop who gets pushed around a little to much, so he pushes back, hard. This very well could be the best Sin City story!
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Summary: A different kind of Dark Knight.
Review: This is quite simply, the best comic I have ever read. Well... actually it would be a toss up between this, Sin City (1) and A Dame To Kill For.... BAH! They're all superb. Honestly? How do you pick a favorite? These comics are all so superbly drawn and written that it makes going to the movies seem like a dull and tedious experience. Frank Millers pacing, and angles are a sheer joy to gaze upon, (though i suppose you can't gaze upon pacing - whatever; you get the picture.) In anycase, these are works of pure brilliance, and That Yellow Bastard sits resolutely at the top of the list. My God am I in awe of this man!
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Summary: That yellow Frank Miller!
Review: This is the second tale of Sin City that I've read (the first was Sin City) and it's the best. The artwork is well done and the story is interesting. But, I think that if it's the best Sin City tale, it's not the best work of Frank Miller (but it's hard to point out just one of his books and say : this one is the best, because lots of them are vey cool...). I don't want to reveal all the story but I feel some elements were already used in the first tale. Moreover, some scenes are not realistic enough. Nevertheless, you can enjoy the book for the art of Miller and his typical way of telling a story.
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Summary: POWERFUL STUFF
Review: This Sin City graphic novel is one of Miller's best. Hartigan is Miller's most likable Sin City hero as he is a rare honest cop who will not back down for anyone. There is a lot of good drawing;the image of Harigan in a floating cell underscores his isolation in prison is one of the best examples. Miller may be the best artist in using black and white to create mood perspective and contrast. The grim ending is a little too nihilistic for my taste but this is a quality work.
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Summary: POWERFUL STUFF
Review: This Sin City graphic novel is one of Miller's best. Hartigan is Miller's most likable Sin City hero as he is a rare honest cop who will not back down for anyone. There is a lot of good drawing;the image of Harigan in a floating cell underscores his isolation in prison is one of the best examples. Miller may be the best artist in using black and white to create mood perspective and contrast. The grim ending is a little too nihilistic for my taste but this is a quality work.
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Summary: "I take his weapons away from him...both of them"
Review: What makes Frank Miller tick? What drives one of the most renowned writers in comic history to write the kind of character driven, gritty and hard edged stories he is famous for? Who knows, but from his early work on Daredevil to his groundbreaking Dark Knight Returns story, the man has proven he is a master writer. His Sin City stories for Dark Horse are no exception, and That Yellow Bastard is without a doubt the best Sin City yarn Miller has ever penned. John Hartigan is an old cop on the verge of retirement, and on his last day on the job, he responds to a kidnapping call. What results is a showdown with a deranged psychopath in order to save a young girl named Nancy, but regular Sin City readers know that in this city, things don't always work out for the best. By the time That Yellow Bastard reaches it's climax, you'll be left in awe at one of the absolute greatest comics ever created. Miller's art is about what you might expect: unpleasent, gritty, and well suited to the story. Not to mention, you'll never look at the color yellow the same way again. That Yellow Bastard is devestatingly surreal and brutal at the same time, and if you've never read any of Miller's Sin City works, now has never been a better time to dive in, and with the upcoming movie coming out, you might want to check this out first.
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