Sin city is a series of neonoir comics by american comic book writerartist frank miller. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. What makes the first sin city so good and the second so. Vol 1 is a good, human drama smothered by worldbuilding. Its as good of a sin city book as any that came before it. Sin city isnt watchmen, and it isnt maus, and it isnt meant to be. The hard goodbye was the lead story in the sin city film, starring mickey rourke as marv. With miller and codirector robert rodriguez gearing up for sin city 2, this third edition is being released at just the right time. They had the best land in greece, and it was tilled by slaves and the. Auto suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. I wasnt thinking clearly when i said those things books. The sequel to 300 is finally hitting theaters this week.
Frank millers complete sin city library by frank miller goodreads. Frank miller won the best writerartist eisner award, for the hard goodbye. I never heard of it, and i never knew that this was based off a comic book, in fact the menu for the dvd tells you by itself. If there ever needed to be a warning that comic book doesnt mean kiddie stuff, it would have to be emblazoned across the front of every comic, book, dvd box and movie poster for sin city. The first sin city saga is still the best, though the big fat kill and that yellow bastard certainly make strong cases as well. My three recommendations for the best sin city yarns are. What makes the first sin city so good and the second so bad. The film of his graphic novel 300 made zack synder an alist director and.
Today we probably wouldnt have, for example, the fine noir of ed. Good quality paperback covers and the internal paper and printing are very good. This is a must for any comic collectors or frank miller fans. Good quality paperback covers and the internal paper.
Rodriguez, while now famous for the pgrated spy kids movies, cut his filmmaking teeth on stomachturning carnage in. And while sin city 2 isnt as a good as the original,its a wonderful sequel that works as a memorable followup. But as i rewatched it for this retrospective, thats more or less the exact problem. Batman and sin city writer and artist frank miller talks retelling the story of batman and breaking into the second wave of his career with the creation of sin city.
Sin city is an irregular comic book series about the venal basin city known as sin city to the people who live there and the seedy inhabitants who lurk in its alleys and doorways. But the comic book writer and artist frank miller found his truest, his deepest. Frank millers complete sin city library paperback august 1, 2005. And theres a narration that plays like the captions at the top of the frame, setting the stage and expressing a stark existential world view. Problem isnt the writing, i think that miller is great writertwo of my favorite batman comics are his work and there is good story in here too. Dwights doing his best to forget the past, and was doing a pretty good job until the phone rang. Based on frank millers comic series, an anthology of. A noble failure, sin city is a remarkably imaginative and visually stunning film that tries to merge cinematic and comic book aesthetics. Im glad to have sin city comics in one complete collection in a very good price if purchased as a collection. I decided that i wanted to make comic books when i was five years old, the. It is probably writerartist frank millers best known work. It not only inspired other crime fiction but its imagery is instantly memorable and indelible. The horrible violence is not occurring for any other practical reason storywise other than to appeal to an inherent love of really, really good 90s comic violence.
If you actually search online for sin city comic art, youll see that most of the images that turn up are good enough. He told me that i was just no damn good, and i would never be any. See more ideas about sin city, frank miller, frank miller art. Was great reading it from start to finish in under an hour. Frank millers sin city series is one of the most recognizable comic book series of all time. Frank miller complete sin city amazon paperback 23 aug 2005. Miller is the author of the very violent sin city graphic novels on which the film is based. I always thought graphic novel was just some artsy term for comic book, but im getting off topic.
This book collects the integrality of frank millers sin city work. Sin city series by frank miller goodreads share book. A dame to kill for is a terrific,visually stunning,thrilling and entertaining sequel that combines fantastic direction,a great cast,a fine script and a memorable score. If you love good graphic novels, you cant go wrong with a sin city collection at this price. Sin city, adapted from three hardboiled comic books by the renowned graphic novelist frank miller, is without doubt the most visually stunning live action transfer of the comic book format to. Rise of an empire isnt directly based on a frank miller comic like the original, it still has us reflecting back on miller. He created the indie comic sin city, a blackandwhite noir anthology series. It arrived soon after i placed the order and in very good condition. In 2005, robert rodriguez and frank miller teamed up to create a comic book movie unlike any other before or since. The comic book and film dive deep into the world of a crimedriven and morally incorrect universe filled with betrayal, injustice, and evil. Graphic novel graphic book sin city sin city comic comic books illustration dark horse comics city. The 2nd book in the sin city series and the basis for the excellent movie. The late, great roger ebert gave sin city four out of four stars, while chauncey mabe of the sunsentinel wrote, really, there will be no reason for anyone to make a comicbook film ever again.
The 0508 comic book series that dc comics claimed would strip down the. Four tales of crime adapted from frank millers popular comics, focusing around a muscular brute whos looking for the person responsible for the death of his beloved goldie jaime king, a man fed up with sin citys corrupt law enforcement who takes the law into his own hands after a horrible mistake, a cop who risks his life to protect a girl. It felt less like a comic book, and more like a fan service anime, featuring marv, the segments sole saving grace, along with powers boothe the exposure to this character was a major plus of this movie, now that i think of it. Problem are illustrations, i loathed them from the start and i couldnt enjoy the story properly. The cast is all fantastic, with eva green and joesph gordonlevitt bringing their agame to their respective roles.
Sin city won the best graphic novel collection uk comic art award. Ign also listed marv as the 75th greatest comic book hero of all time, writing that sin city is a place where only the strong and sadistic can survive. Sin city is not only a phenomenal neonoir comic book series created by frank miller, it is a fantastic film adaptation as well. Review of comic book series sin city by frank miller from stuart mcmillens. Frank miller had suddenly kicked down the door, pulled comics noir roughly out of bed, tossed him. Sin citys visuals are so stark, but theres a real genius to them, so i wanted to take a look at explaining some of that through the opening handful of pages of that yellow bastard. After his public downfall, sin citys frank miller is back and not.
Sin city is about to return in all of its stylized and noirish glory, and today you can finally get a good long look at what youll be in for. Why sin city is what comic book movies shouldnt be uproxx. I think that miller is great writertwo of my favorite batman comics are his work and there is. Shes not like any other of those comic broads you see in those graphic novels. The hard goodbye, the big fat kill and that yellow bastard by frank miller. Big damn sin city is a mustread journey to a dark place5. A dame to kill for is a worthy sequel to sin city, bringing both the breathtaking visuals and brutal stories back in full force. Marv is a little of both, but he also has a noble streak and an unbreakable sense of loyalty towards those few people who can see beneath his craggy exterior and recognize the good man within. Miller got his start in comics in the late 1970s, when he was in his early 20s, after his dad helped him move to new york city to chase his dream of making it as a comicbook illustrator. Sin city is often held up by comics nerds as what comic book movies should be. This 7 books are a must and have them in such a good price, what more can you ask for. Dark crime drama and stylized violence at its best. Marvs appearance was actually somewhat different in.
Comic book movies have usually been the big hitters, like batman, superman, and the marvel heroes. The sin city movie was superior to the graphic novel. Sin city and other comics in frank millers dark oeuvre the new. Legendary television and frank miller have signed a deal to reimagine millers comic book sin city as a television series. A goddess that leaped off the page and onto celluloid. Sin city comic read sin city comic online in high quality. More information about this seller contact this seller 2. With his iconic profile, marv may be the most easily recognizable character in sin city, possibly only second to nancy callahan. This is my second attempt to get into sin city but i simply cant. Some of the stills from the film look so much like frames of the comic book as to make no difference. Rodriguez has been aiming toward sin city for years. This volume was collected and published as sin city in 1992 then. Intro short is the customer is always right from the babe wore red. Having worked on some of the most important comic books in the 1980s, including marvel comicss daredevil and the influential.