Hard Boiled

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Summary: Sex... Violence... Great book!
Review: "Hard Boiled" is most definately not for children. Now that I've put that aside, I'll say that this is a great graphic novel, indeed. Mixing sexual overtones and wanton gore, "Hard Boiled" delivers a disturbing story set in a dark and futuristic world. A must for any sci-fi fan. Get it while the distributor still has this comic in store. ;)

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Summary: a must buy
Review: "Hard Boiled" is most definately not for children. Now that I've put that aside, I'll say that this is a great graphic novel, indeed. Mixing sexual overtones and wanton gore, "Hard Boiled" delivers a disturbing story set in a dark and futuristic world. A must for any sci-fi fan. Get it while the distributor still has this comic in store. ;)

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Summary: without merit
Review: ..."Hard Boiled" is a great book, but the over-abundance of disgusting sex and violence is very off-putting. Now, I love sex and ultraviolence, but this book just seemed to throw a bunch of it in for no apparent reason. Despite this fact, it's a very enjoyable read, with artwork that will have you staring at each panel for hours.

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Summary: Hard Boiled......."The Graphic Novel"
Review: Frank Darrow's artwork is worth the total price alone!! Frank Millers story is mind-boggeling, and deffinately not for children. I rate this book more that 5 stars easy!!!! If you are open minded with things of an adult nature and crave the ultra-violence, your bookshelf is not complete with out Frank Miller and Geof Darrow's graphic novel....."Hard Boiled"

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Summary: Yet another well-done Miller slugfest.
Review: Frank Miller is very good at making The Last Comic Book (after which comics can finally move on to a post-Kirby era); he keeps doing it over and over again. First the Daredevil run, then The Dark Knight Returns, then Sin City, then 300, and now this: an intentionally ridiculous sci-fi techno-thriller (in the mainstream cinema, "Terminator," "The Matrix," sense) starring a man who thinks he has a perfectly normal life, but then it turns out he's only programmed to think that, etc., right up to the nonsensical revelation (you'll plotz when you find out why he was created), predictable climax (I guessed it correctly after one glance at the cover!), and signature Miller letdown ending (Batman doesn't die, Marv gets into Roark's fortress pretty goddamn easily after all that, and...?). I would love it for its sheer audacity (pushing the tired "post-apocalyptic sex-based society" idea to its limits, killing extras by the truckload without so much as a fare-thee-well, writing ridiculous movie-star ["Come and get it, you bum..."]/funnybook ["oof!"/"ag!"/"oof!"/"oof!"/"nef!"/"hah!"/"oof!"/"hah!"/"oof!"/yaa" is from an actual sequence] dialog, giving all the women, including the female robots, gorgeous bodies), If Miller hadn't created so MANY comics exactly this one. (Waiting now for "DK2.")

Geoff Darrow, however, really gets a chance to show off his technical abilities in this story. In fact, this entire book can be considered an excercise for Darrow. His anatomy and perspective is wonderful (at least when you compare it to most mainstream "artists") and he can draw post-apocalyptic crowd scenes and bloody robots (with skin hanging off, torn clothes, eyeballs hanging out of metallic sockets) like, um, no one else. The colors are OK, although I find myself wishing Darrow had done them (they were assemblylined by a fellow named John Workman). They feel a little subdued, slowing down the pace.

Overall, this is a nice 20-minute read to flip through at the library or bookstore. It might make a nice gift for your teenage nephew who likes video games and "The Matrix." -YAKOV.

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Summary: lol
Review: It has be my first Frank MIller's book, so I feel strange in writing about it now.
There was no internet at home when Iì've bought it at the newsstand on the road, so I just listended my eyes :))
It's a great and sad story, really over exposed, but you have to read till the end and read it again.
Great, really great!

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Summary: lol
Review: It has be my first Frank MIller's book, so I feel strange in writing about it now.
There was no internet at home when Iì've bought it at the newsstand on the road, so I just listended my eyes :))
It's a great and sad story, really over exposed, but you have to read till the end and read it again.
Great, really great!

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Summary: Geof Darrow is a Master Artist
Review: Ok, so the story is nothing new for anyone familiar with frank Miller. But it's alright. better than Sin City, anyway. But all of that is beside the point. Get HARD BOILED for Darrow's artwork! Seriously, this guy's stuff should be hanging in the art museums instead of a bunch of dead French guys and the occasional Italian. For get the classics, Darrow is where it's at.

Oh, don't buy this for your kids. it's for adults. This is over the top powerviolence not for the weak-hearted. this is beautiful and fun. To the person who said it's dangerous and would inspire kids to go on killing sprees, please, for the love of God, stop thinking in PC terms and form rational opinions of your own! This IS art! it has merit and is truly breathtaking.

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Summary: Geof Darrow is a Master Artist
Review: Ok, so the story is nothing new for anyone familiar with frank Miller. But it's alright. better than Sin City, anyway. But all of that is beside the point. Get HARD BOILED for Darrow's artwork! Seriously, this guy's stuff should be hanging in the art museums instead of a bunch of dead French guys and the occasional Italian. For get the classics, Darrow is where it's at.

Oh, don't buy this for your kids. it's for adults. This is over the top powerviolence not for the weak-hearted. this is beautiful and fun. To the person who said it's dangerous and would inspire kids to go on killing sprees, please, for the love of God, stop thinking in PC terms and form rational opinions of your own! This IS art! it has merit and is truly breathtaking.

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Summary: One of the all time greatest experiences on paper!
Review: Okay,you have Frank Miller,THE greatest writer of comics/graphic novels,and you have Geof Darrow- THE undisputed greatest comic artist of all time-and here,the two join forces to produce an award winning masterpiece! This book has it all. A great story,sure.Full of extreme ultra violence,twisted humor,and taking place in a future where ANYTHING goes. And the artwork. For anyone unfamiliar with Darrow's brand of work...imagine "Where's Waldo"...on acid! I've never been able to find out much about his history as an artist,but I think he probably must have some experience as a technical artist,(you know the type,exploded interior views of engines and the like),except those drawings are done using computer aided design...this guy uses pen and ink,and gets a whole lot more creative. And in case you're wondering what I mean by Wheres Waldo on acid,on nearly every page,you'll find literally hundreds of people,going about their bizarre,and often somewhat perverted lives,all the while there being every piece of liter you can imagine from beer cans to condoms strewn about the streets,from which you can sometimes even see through windows,and all of this carefully and skillfully drawn out with such psychotic detail that it just might blow your mind! It can sometimes take around an hour to fully enjoy some scenes,depending on size. Even after you've read the story once,(which is great by the way,I just dont want to spoil anything),you can enjoy it all over again and again. P.S.---If you like this,you'll also like "The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot"...another Miller/Darrow collaboration. Also,I hear they are discussing making Hard Boiled:The Movie,with Nicholas Cage interested in the lead. It would be great...and if they stick with the look o'the book,quite exspensive as well!