The Hard Goodbye (el duro adios) launches the award winning, internationally famous series of graphic novels by Frank Miller, and is one of the three graphic novels upon which the Sin City film is based (release date 4/1/05), which the author co-wrote and co-directed with Robert Rodriguez (Once Upon a Time in Mexico). Tough-guy Marv finds the girl of his dreams, an incredible beauty named Goldie. But when Goldie is murdered on their first night together, Marv scours the bars and back alleys of Sin City to find her killer in hopes of avenging her death. The Hard Goodbye won 1993 Eisner Awards for Best Graphic Album, Best Writer/Artist and Best Inker.
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Running After Goldie's Killer!,
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This review is from: Sin City: El duro adios (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
As a teenager I was very fond of comics, later my passion declined but I still pick up some classics as Harold Foster's "Prince Valiant", Hugo Pratt's "Corto Maltese" or the Argentinean Hector Oesterheld "El Eternauta" and enjoy them. I'm not immune to this kind of products, even if not a fan either. So I decided to watch "Sin City" movie and was overwhelmed by its dark imagery.
Next step was to search for the original graphic book and take a look. "The Hard Goodbye" is the first volume of the series. The book is very well translated and first quality paper is used. Frank Miller draws this book in black and white. He needs no color to express himself! He is a real wizard shaping his characters mostly without chiaroscuros. White figures over black board and vice versa. He uses a minimal line and obtains maximum expression; just take a look in the initial pages to Nancy dancing; later on the "rain scenes" with Marv crossing a bridge and successive vignettes. Frank Miller is not only the cartoonist of "Sin City"; he is its writer! This is an ideal situation enhancing his affectivity and directness. The "hero" is a gruff, bloodthirsty and revengeful brute. Nevertheless deep inside there is a spark of goodness and nobility that redeems him. After enjoying Goldie's favors only a couple of hours, she is murdered while Marv is senseless drunken. When Marv awakes the police are on the run and HE will be blamed! He escapes and starts his vengeful investigation, unearthing psychos, corrupt cops, corrupt politicians, corrupt clergymen, corrupt... whatever, leaving a trail of corpses in his path. The dames are a special condiment: almost all of them (un)dressed in sexy exotic lingerie; showing different styles are not less ruthless and dangerous than men. I give this graphic book a big thumb up! Remember: is full of sex and gory, so is suitable only for adult public. Reviewed by Max Yofre.
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