The wonders of Sin City.
So today I finished the entire of Sin City, a series of comics by Frank Miller, told in comic book form in a film noir-like style. The first story originally appeared in Dark Horse Presents comic book from April of 1991 to June of 1992, under the title of Sin City, serialized in thirteen parts. Several other stories of variable lengths have followed. All stories take place in Basin City, with frequent recurring characters and intertwining stories.
A movie adaptation of Sin City, co-directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller with “special guest director” Quentin Tarantino, was released on April 1, 2005. The Sin City graphic novels were reprinted with new covers and in a reduced size to coincide with the motion picture’s theatrical release. Rodriguez has expressed a desire to begin filming two sequels back-to-back starting late 2006/early 2007 for release sometime in 2007 and 2008.
My personal favorite from the series is the hard goodbye, Frank Miller acclaimed for his “nitty gritty” storytelling definitely shines in this addition. The graphic novel follows Marv. A Huge beast of a man, almost 7 feet tall with a flat top hairstyle that fits well with his chiseled features. Marv has an incredible level of strength and incredible fighting skills which allow him to bring down anyone who stands in his way or stops him doing something. In the second edition from the series ” A dame to kill for ” Marv is remarked by his good friend Dwight as “most people think Marv is crazy. He just had the rotten luck of being born in the wrong century. He’d be right at home on some ancient battlefield swinging an axe into somebody’s face. Or in a Roman arena, taking his sword to other gladiators like him.”
