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Summary: Buy all the Sin City books -- but not this one.
Review: It's hard to imagine what could have possessed Miller (a man I respect as a genius) to write this thing. Family Values might as well have been called Family Matters; the plot to this story is about as deep as one that would be found on the old sitcom. I can remember when I first got this, I remember the sinking feeling I got in the pit of my stomach when I realized how atrocious it was, and the money I'd wasted. It's staggering to think that Frank had the option of taking this story in any direction he wished -- and he chose this one. I hope it doesn't come off as sexist of me to say it would have been better if Dwight had done all of the killing, alone. That might have been slightly thrilling, if unimaginative. The direction that Miller took in this story, however, is beyond unimaginative: it's stupid and insulting. This train-wreck of a graphic novel goes great lengths toward undermining the credibility of Sin City, as Family Values is essentially a super-hero story. That is tragic. I would implore you to buy ALL of the other Sin City graphic novels, but not this one. Just pretend it doesn't exist. Send Frank a message: "We love Sin City, Miller, stop disgracing it."
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Summary: Wrong Book to start SIN CITY with
Review: As a young person just trying Miller's Sin City title, this was not a well-made book. The characters are just stereotypes and they drift through a stereotypical storyline with some exceptions, little happens that is unpredictable, and it doesn't all come together, the art is great in places, but can be repetitive and hit-and-miss. The ending felt too paternal and plying, like a 'Tales to Offend' book, with a gay 'family' message written just after 'Ellen' came out.
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Summary: ANOTHER TALE FROM THE TOWN WITHOUT PITY...
Review: Frank Miller is perhaps the most highly regarded of cartoonists working today. He has won multiple Eisner Awards and a Reben Award form the prestigious National Cartoonist's Society. After relaunching the Batman franchise with his graphic novel, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Frank Miller turned his attention to crime comics. The Sin City series is the result. Here's what the critics have to say about Frank Miller and Sin City...
"With characters like these, [Frank Miller is] rejuvenating the vernacular American art form of comics." The New York Times "Frank Miller's Sin City series takes Raymond Chandler and - yikes! - goes one up on the nihilism. His characters are classic movie archetypes: the whore with a heart of gold, the good girlfriend turned bad, the stoci hit man. But in Miller's work the hero - or antihero - usually ends up dead." Playboy "Frank Miller changed the comix world forever. His stories are told with a style that locks you into his world. His art is dark and foreboding, overflowing with passion. If you haven't read anything by Frank Miller, do yourself a favor and get lost in Sin City." Spazz Magazine "[Sin City] could well be a textbook on ways to handle dense, complex, heavy-line art with no shades of gray - a daring experiment, but one Miller's well-capable of handling. Classic film fans and experimental comics fans alike will be eagerly awaiting for him to continue making this kind of magic." The Daily Iowan "The truth - not fantasy - about Frank Miller is he's not done yet. The man's still a young man. And the world is still waiting." Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT) "[Sin City]'s engaging characters and stunning noir art make it one of the best (and best-selling) works in the comics field today." The Onion (Madison, WI) "In stark pages of black and white, Frank Miller is again re-defining what the medium is capable of, and, more importantly, breathing new life into a genre long thought dormant." Carpe Noctem "re-invented his entire genre" - SOMA, the magazine of Left Coast Culture
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Summary: Great Build up to a Surprise Ending
Review: I disagree with the reviewer that states the ending fizzles. The Sin City story contained within "Family Values" has the biggest build up and surprise ending of all the Sin City stories in my opinion. Miller again successfully makes dislikeable characters and situations a very enjoyable read.
The art in "Family Values" is not Miller's strongest, but he more than makes up for it with excellent narration and storytelling. While it is at times over the top and almost forced, the deadliness of prostitute/assassin, Miho, is a joy to read and watch because she is truly excellent at her job. Dwight's loyalty the girls of Old Town is awe inspiring, considering the fact that he is an admitted murderer, and someone I would never trust. Dwight and Miho work flawlessly together as the two main characters of this book, and anyone who liked "The Big Fat Kill" will get a kick out of this as well. It's violent, entertaining, and keeps you on the edge of your seat until it's done. A great read.
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Summary: One of my favorites
Review: I find myself confused as to why most people dislike Family Values so much. I found it to be extremely refeshing, and is one my favorite Dwight story. To give a few plot points, one of the girls of Old Town has been killed, and so they send Dwight and Miho out for revenge. The rest of the book covers Dwight's investigation and the inevitable retribution. The art is much looser than Miller's previous outings, but I like it. Family Values does not reach the level of the first Sin City, or That Yellow Bastard, but it is a very entertaining piece of pulp dealing with the value of family, and all the different ways that word is used.
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Summary: One of my favorites
Review: I find myself confused as to why most people dislike Family Values so much. I found it to be extremely refeshing, and is one my favorite Dwight story. To give a few plot points, one of the girls of Old Town has been killed, and so they send Dwight and Miho out for revenge. The rest of the book covers Dwight's investigation and the inevitable retribution. The art is much looser than Miller's previous outings, but I like it. Family Values does not reach the level of the first Sin City, or That Yellow Bastard, but it is a very entertaining piece of pulp dealing with the value of family, and all the different ways that word is used.
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Summary: Kind of a downer...
Review: I love Frank Miller's Sin City series. Even though I lost interest in comics as a teenager, my interest in the Sin City stories has stayed strong. But "Family Values" is a real disappointment. It starts off promising, brutal killings, great dialogue, a mafia theme, but it gets pretty far-fetched before long. I found myself cringing at the action sequences. Spectacular deaths, yeah, but freakin' CHEESY! The art work looks rushed.. sure, it's looked rushed before in other Sin City volumes, but the stories always made up for it. This story wasn't very impressive. The ending just fizzles. I would recommend this for hardcore fans and Sin City completists, but for anyone else, you'd be better off whipping out your old Sin City issues and reading 'em again.
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Summary: priests and whores and nobody left to blame
Review: if frank miller could find a motive for any of his characters besides evil priests and evil women, he could write a story that competed with unillustrated fiction. I appreciate all the progress he has made in the comic book and graphic novel realm but I'm waiting for the next step. He has become formulaic in his character's motives and so the storylines have become simple revenge stories. Though revenge stories are typical of the 'film noir' style he has developed, they remain typical. I am really looking forward to Miller's breaking out of the trend in which he has stuck himself.
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Summary: A story: nothing too much more than that
Review: It's Sin City; it has to be good, right? Well...yeah. Not too heavy on meaning (although the family overtones are fairly obvious), just a good story that made a little less sense than most of the other Sin Citys. Still, it's all good when we're talking about Frank Miller.
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Summary: The Weakest of the Sin City Series
Review: Just when you think Frank Miller's back, he hits another slump. The Old Town Sin City stories have always been the weakest of the bunch, yet Miller returns to the formula yet again here. This time, the prostitutes of Old Town are caught in a Mafia gangwar. The plot is fairly incomprehensible as it marches on to its blood-soaked resolution, the artwork is definitely rushed and passionless, and the writing is pedestrian. Miller must have had some bills come due to justify putting this one out. If you need this to complete your Miller/Sin City collection, do yourself a favor and pick it up last.
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