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Summary: Brilliant combinations of violence, mystery, love and more
Review: This one of the best written graphic novels, which would not come s a suprise to anyone who has read any other works of Frank Miller. This story is one you can read over and over again. Nothing beats the character Marv. For all fans of Frank Miller, or Daredevil, Watchmen, the Punisher, the League of Extrodinary Gentlemen (the comic) or just graphic novels in general I recommend. Though if you have low tolerance for nudity or violence or swearing in any form, I would not suggest this comic, but fo everyone else...have an awesome time. Also, a major motion picture is being made of 3 different stories of the 7 series Sin City comics (one of them being this one).
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Summary: now that there...
Review: ...that there is one fine book you're reading
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Summary: "Noir" is good
Review: A masterpiece! Frank Miller redefines the "noir" genre in this wonderfull graphic novel, which is the beginning of THE saga in this kind of comics. But can we still talk about "comic", in face of those pages. Miller, like no one, uses black and white at his best, and there's really no need of colors. And the story, even if it's not the best told, is good enough to interest the reader. So, reader, come accross the streets of the town without pity...
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Summary: Any one who gives it less than 4 stars doesn't get it
Review: Any one who gives it less than 4 stars doesn't get it. Frank Miller has done something quite extraordinary here; he has re-invented an entire genre. The Sin City stories are amazing. The first panels will draw you in. Hard to put down and delightful to read, provided you aren't too squeemish. Read all the Sin City stories. They beautifully tie into together, overlap, and share characters. The city even breathes with life as a character in its own right. Frank Miller is the best reason to read comics.
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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, 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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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: Visualmente y narrativamente perfecto
Review: Es la historia poco convencional de un antihéroe que encontró el amor, lo perdió y decidió desquitarse. Vengar la muerte de su amada se convierte en la única meta del cerebro arruinado de un protagonista musculoso y estúpido. En ese trance vivirá situaciones sacadas de la imaginación más obscura del maestro Miller. Canibalismo, sadismo, drogas, homosexualismo... ¿cuántos pecados pueden caber en una ciudad que en su nombre lleva la penitencia? No te pierdas este libro bajo ninguna circunstancia.
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Summary: Not for the squeamish
Review: Fans of Frank Miller will not be disappointed here. The artwork is stark and powerful, you just want to drink each panel in. Marv is an amazingly complex character: repulsive and sympathetic at the same time. This is gritty stuff--I'm not usually a fan of such extreme violence, but even that fact couldn't prevent me from enjoying this compelling story. Frank Miller is brilliant, as usual.
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Summary: Am I the only one that doesn't love it?
Review: Frank Miller is a sick, sick, man. I respect his directing abilities, he did some good work on Batman and some phenomenal work on Daredevil, but this series is pretty sick. This trade is the first installment in the Sin City series that's written and drawn by Frank Miller. The series is basically just a number of different stories based in the vile city known as Sin City *cough*Las Vegas*cough*. Before I go on, this book should only be read by the mature reader, things like cannibalism, nudity, extreme violence, and overall the bottom ring of human life are present.
Our main character is the hardly lovable tank known as Marv. Marv has no idea why, but he somehow gets some extremely hot chic named "Goldie" to sleep with him, and the whole story is nice and touchy-fealy....... for the first three pages. The only problem is, when Marv wakes up the next mourning he finds Goldie laying next to him, dead. Of course the cops think Marv killed her and the rest of the book is basically Marv going on a suicide mission to send the people that killed the one woman that took pity on him for one night straight to hell. But as Marv says numerous times throughout the story, the hell that he sends Goldie's killers to will seem like heaven after what he'll do to them.
The story gets very involved with us finding out about important political figures being involved in Goldie's death, but that doesn't stop Marv. We follow him throughout his journeys to get to the bottom of what's going on in Sin City, we meet Marv's crooked parole officer, a psychotic cannibal, a corrupt cardinal, and many more "colorful" characters. The story progresses pretty nicely and the ending is thoroughly satisfying. Needless to say, the story is told in the distinct "Miller Style" of great dialogue injected with real personality.
And now my patented fourth (and or fifth) paragraph: the flaws. I'll be the first to admit that I love Frank Miller's art, I think he's one of the best Daredevil artists of all time, but I truthfully don't care for the art in this book at all. It's all black and white with not one drop of color added with a lot of shadow play and white on black backgrounds. I can see the style that Miller was going for but I really don't see why that has to punish the reader, some of the panels are very confusing and some are overly simplified. What I thought would have worked well would be the Hellboy art style of total black with solid colors, it's still got the style but it's a lot easier on the eyes.
So in closing, this is by no means a bad trade but I wouldn't recommend picking it up unless you're a huge Frank Miller fan. I should I also mention that Frank Miller is writing / directing a new Sin City movie that looks awesome. The movie isn't necessarily based on this trade, it's more based on the whole series in general, but it wouldn't be bad to pick this one up if you're really interested in the movie.
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