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A review by andredias
Sin City, Vol. 7: Hell and Back by Frank Miller
4.0
Sin city series ends with Hell and Back, a larger volume compared to the previous tales. First published by Dark Horse Comics in July 1999–April 2000, this final volume presents another new story and brings a new and interesting Protagonist.
Wallace, the Protagonist, is a war veteran whose talents range martial arts, meditation and arts.
The Protagonist saves a suicidal woman named Esther. Both share an interest in art and go out for a drink. Like in past stories, Basin city is unpredictable, and something vile has to happen when least expected. Everything looks fine until Wallace and Esther are ambushed by two unknown men, who drug Wallace and kidnap Esther.
Wallace's quest to find Esther is an epic final story with the usual violence and bizarre displays.
Delia, the blue dame also has her part in Wallace's quest. Deadly and manipulative, Delia is the opposite of Esther.
Miller, this time, conveys a slow-paced story about Wallace's tale. The story has its ups and downs when it comes to tempo. Wallace's hallucinations, for instance, was a slow tempo feature that made the story more remarkable compared to the previous works. One of the Protagonist's hallucinations morphs into various pop culture icons, including King Leonidas from Frank Miller's 300, Lone Wolf and Cub, an ED-209 droid from the RoboCop movies, Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, Captain America, Dirty Harry, John Rambo, Martha Washington from Give Me Liberty, Hägar the Horrible and even Hellboy. The originality of this detail is something that I really enjoyed in the middle of the novel.
The author finally wrote an ending with positive outcomes, probably a deep reference to the positive side of Basin city.
Overall, Miller ended his series with an exciting and entertaining story. In my opinion, the series could have ended in the sixth volume, but, it's the seventh volume that delivers a positive conclusion to the tainted town stories.
Rating: 4/5 stars
Wallace, the Protagonist, is a war veteran whose talents range martial arts, meditation and arts.
The Protagonist saves a suicidal woman named Esther. Both share an interest in art and go out for a drink. Like in past stories, Basin city is unpredictable, and something vile has to happen when least expected. Everything looks fine until Wallace and Esther are ambushed by two unknown men, who drug Wallace and kidnap Esther.
Wallace's quest to find Esther is an epic final story with the usual violence and bizarre displays.
Delia, the blue dame also has her part in Wallace's quest. Deadly and manipulative, Delia is the opposite of Esther.
Miller, this time, conveys a slow-paced story about Wallace's tale. The story has its ups and downs when it comes to tempo. Wallace's hallucinations, for instance, was a slow tempo feature that made the story more remarkable compared to the previous works. One of the Protagonist's hallucinations morphs into various pop culture icons, including King Leonidas from Frank Miller's 300, Lone Wolf and Cub, an ED-209 droid from the RoboCop movies, Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, Captain America, Dirty Harry, John Rambo, Martha Washington from Give Me Liberty, Hägar the Horrible and even Hellboy. The originality of this detail is something that I really enjoyed in the middle of the novel.
The author finally wrote an ending with positive outcomes, probably a deep reference to the positive side of Basin city.
Overall, Miller ended his series with an exciting and entertaining story. In my opinion, the series could have ended in the sixth volume, but, it's the seventh volume that delivers a positive conclusion to the tainted town stories.
Rating: 4/5 stars