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Summary: The tragic monster in us all, who goes by the name of Marv
Review: This tale is one of the most emotional stories to pass over a books pages. A man, who shows the dark side of humanity shows what we all want to gain, undying love. Yes, he was used, but that doesn't matter. He loves just the same. He gives everything he has to avenge the woman he loves. Though he doesn't believe it, he is a hero, but the darkest mankind has ever seen. He is in a war against the world, and as one friend stated in A Dame To Kill For, the world has to kill him, it has noe place for him. Anyone who denies the emotion in this book missed something big. Great job to Frank Miller for making us care about the most brutal, evil, white knight to ever walk the earth.
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Summary: Interesting art, worthless story.
Review: Two words, actually: Mind Trash.What happened to Frank Miller? The guy actually used to put some thought into his scripts -- Daredevil, Elektra: Assasin, Dark Knight, Ronin -- but now he just churns out blood. Sin City's plots make no sense, the dialogue is cliched and the voice-over narration almost too cheesy to believe. Sin City does feature the best Miller illustration I've ever seen. It's a shame, because if Ronin had been matched with this kind of Miller draftsmanship, it would have been the best genre comic of the '80s. Oh well. Maybe Studio Proteus can package this garbage as manga, since the average Sin City issue only takes about four minutes to read.
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Summary: One of the best graphic novels ever
Review: What can I say that hasn't already been said. Yes, it is violent and yes, Marv, the main character probably isn't your friendly everyday neighbor. But who cares? This is a comic book. It has a truely amazing storyline, the most wonderful graphic art I've ever witnessed in black and white. Superb!!!
If you like this one, check out Frank Miller's "Daredevil, The Man without Fear" and "Batman, the Dark Knight Returns".
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Summary: Marv makes the book.
Review: When I get too depressed with the Way Things Are I get this graphic novel out. I've never found it to be shocking or upsetting. To me it is inspiring. I see where some readers have trouble with the violence, the settings, the attitude. Well kids, good luck with the real world....
It is Marv that makes the book. Marv isn't a saint and he isn't a rocket scientist. Sometimes he just gets "confused"- especially when he stops taking his medication. But there is one area where Marv never gets confused, and that is in recognising Good and Evil, Right and Wrong. Yet, this isn't some shallow Hollywood morality play used to justify gratuitous violence. Marv is the soul of morality- the morality that counts. Here is a man who will hunt down those responsible for burning winos and bums to death simply to avenge the injustice. Here is a man who will walk into the jaws of hell to rescue a small child from white slavers simply because it wouldn't occure to him to do otherwise. Here is a man who gives his help to those who need it, simply because they need it, no matter how monstrous or powerful the opposition. Simply put, here is a MAN.
When my final moment on earth comes, I just hope that I have a line as good as Marv's: "That the best you can do, you pansies?"
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Summary: You don't know the power of the Dark Side...
Review: With the Force as my guide, I picked up this book. And damn! I'm extremely impressed!
I've heard a lot of people rave about Frank Miller, and this was the first of his works I've been exposed to. The story revolves around a guy named Marv that we can all somehow relate with. His goal is to avenge the death of a woman, the only woman who gave a guy like him a night to remember. This story is dark. It's not something I expected, violent and showing the dark side of humanity, but damn if it isn't great! If you have any doubts about Sin City, extinguish them now, and buy this book!
And for the record, the black and white noir art is amazing!!!
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Summary: Yes you did miss something!!!
Review: Yes you missed the commitment of the character to achieve his goal. Sin City is not just a comic book and to reserve it only for consumption within that market is narrow minded and trite. Our main character in this story has neither the time nor the capacity for subtlety, why should he he has a job to do, the only woman he has ever loved is dead by the hand of those more resourceful and physically adept. He must find and sanction her killer before those who seek to accuse and destroy him do so. The story is too packed with emotion to be lost in the subtlety and supplemental language of a super hero or ninja story. Daredevil, Dark Knight, and Ronin were what they were and cannot be associated with Sin City. Miller is one of the best comic book creators in history, however Sin City transcends comics and takes the reader on an elsewhere voyage through the human spirit. You must approach Sin City differenetly, after all we aren't in Metropolis anymore.
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