short stories about sin city areas effective as the novels ~~"Sin City 6. Booze, Broads, & Bullets: Booze, Broads, and Bullets Bk. 6"

Sin City 6. Booze, Broads, & Bullets: Booze, Broads, and Bullets Bk. 6

Frank Miller
Dark Horse Books
Sales Rank: 48766

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 short stories about sin city areas effective as the novels, 1999-08-01

sin city is mostly known as aseries of graphc novels but this collection of short stories is one of the better sin city works. the intensity and noirish milieu of the larger works is maintained in most of the stories the one exeption fatman and little boy is effective as dark comedy. the other standouts are rats which is astory about a war crinimal who is murdered in his grimy apartment . the murderer could be a rogue nazi hunter exercising vigilante justice or it may be just a street thug the ambiguity involved makes it particularly effective. the silent night story which is virtually wordless is an effective example of comic book eperimentalism. most silent stories i comics do not work but miller uses facial expressions closeups and contrasts of black and white to inject energy and drama into what most comic book artists would have turned into a pinup collection. the lady wore red is a first rate exmple of straight forward action and the stufff with blue eyes is interesting as well. she is a compelling anti-heroine.the other stories are not at five star level and i give the series 4and one half stars but i would round it up to 5 if the originalrating is not allowed.

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