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A review by purplewurple
Sin City, Vol. 3: The Big Fat Kill by Frank Miller
4.0
Graphic Novels are hard to rate. This gets maybe 2 stars for the story, 5 for the art.
Brutal pulp noir story filled with with half-naked bad-ass prostitutes with guns, a nihilistic cold-blooded bastard of a hero, mercenaries that kill for pleasure, abusive drunks, swastika-shaped ninja stars that slice off body parts, severed and exploding heads, and lots and lots of shooting and killing.
What is it with highly stylized, uncompromising, visually striking ultraviolence that's so fascinating? Why do we enjoy movies like Kill Bill and Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (and Sin City)?
The art is stark black-and-white only, and might be the best I've ever seen (although admittedly, I'm a graphic novel novice). It isn't easy on the eyes, but it is extremely impressive. It works so well because it lets the story feature graphic violence while maintaining a clean look (in color there would be a lot of sickening blood red pages), without softening anything or taking away form the visual impact.
Not exactly a pleasant read, but it's a fascinating visual masterpiece.
Brutal pulp noir story filled with with half-naked bad-ass prostitutes with guns, a nihilistic cold-blooded bastard of a hero, mercenaries that kill for pleasure, abusive drunks, swastika-shaped ninja stars that slice off body parts, severed and exploding heads, and lots and lots of shooting and killing.
What is it with highly stylized, uncompromising, visually striking ultraviolence that's so fascinating? Why do we enjoy movies like Kill Bill and Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (and Sin City)?
The art is stark black-and-white only, and might be the best I've ever seen (although admittedly, I'm a graphic novel novice). It isn't easy on the eyes, but it is extremely impressive. It works so well because it lets the story feature graphic violence while maintaining a clean look (in color there would be a lot of sickening blood red pages), without softening anything or taking away form the visual impact.
Not exactly a pleasant read, but it's a fascinating visual masterpiece.