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"I take his weapons away from him...both of them"
What makes Frank Miller tick? What drives one of the most renowned writers in comic history to write the kind of character driven, gritty and hard edged stories he is famous for? Who knows, but from his early work on Daredevil to his groundbreaking Dark Knight Returns story, the man has proven he is a master writer. His Sin City stories for Dark Horse are no exception, and That Yellow Bastard is without a doubt the best Sin City yarn Miller has ever penned. John Hartigan is an old cop on the verge of retirement, and on his last day on the job, he responds to a kidnapping call. What results is a showdown with a deranged psychopath in order to save a young girl named Nancy, but regular Sin City readers know that in this city, things don't always work out for the best. By the time That Yellow Bastard reaches it's climax, you'll be left in awe at one of the absolute greatest comics ever created. Miller's art is about what you might expect: unpleasent, gritty, and well suited to the story. Not to mention, you'll never look at the color yellow the same way again. That Yellow Bastard is devestatingly surreal and brutal at the same time, and if you've never read any of Miller's Sin City works, now has never been a better time to dive in, and with the upcoming movie coming out, you might want to check this out first.
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