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Sin City: El duro adios (Spanish Edition)

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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.