One of the best in the series....
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That Yellow Bastard is the fourth installment of Sin City, the noir epic of Frank Miller.
An absolute classic this one, with one of the nastiest villains ever, Junior! This is pure, gritty crime noir. Its got all the right features - corrupt cops, crooked politicians, a dame to be saved and a tough, noble cop called Hartigan. He's one hour from retirement, but it all goes horribly wrong as he refuses to let a senators son get away with murder and child rape, and shoots the guy to pieces in the process. Hartigan is framed for everything, but won't talk, so he can save skinny little Nancy Callahan. He serves his time, takes the beatings and cruelties, until.....a parcel arrives for him in jail that changes everything...He swallows his pride and gets his parole, and goes after Nancy, one of the most stunning looking girls in comics! The chase in on! The pacing is fantastic and urgent, and the use of a single colour, yellow, really picks out that character and his sick, evil essence! Some pages are almost eniterly black, really emphasising the oppresive nature of the moment, its bleakness. The violence is harsh and unrelenting. A gripping and dramatic read. "I took his weapons away...Both of them." Immortal lines from a genius creation!! Read it now!
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Thrill a minute
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What can I say - brilliant.
I chose to review this one and not the others as
a) people who read the series will suspect review the first one only, and
b) this is is my favourite of them all (personally)
Buy all of these books, 1-7, they are all truly great stories. Some people have knocked the graphical style of these books - to me, they are one of the high points - they has a superb style all of their own. Millers dialogue, jokes, slang and story are all superb - great film noir, and add in his sound effects (SPAK! HEFF!) and he really has made this series unique Miller.
Finally, I'm not a fan of comparisons with films - usually graphic novels are changed dramatically (often for the worse) in the movies. Sin City is different. I thought it was a cracking film and is incredibly faithful to the books (although in differing order). Therefore, for once I can say, if you liked the film you'll love the book, as opposed to if you hated the film dont be put off by the book.
Cinematic, thrill a minute series.
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Miller writes his way into the comic-book hall of fame
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Frank Miller is one of the greatest writers of comic book literature to date. With a tone that can be likened to Raymond Chandler in a bad mood, Miller's style is lean and very mean. His characters are extreme yet believable, the situations are dramatic but have their feet stuck in reality. And thats ust the writing. The artwork? Breathtaking and so complimentary to Miller's words that it is scarey. We see colour introdced to the frames - a simple splash of yellow that signifies the crooked villain of the story. Genius. Not the first time he has used the technique but still brilliant. The plot revolvs around one of Miller's usual hard-nuts with a heart. The villain this time is his opposite rather than equal. Enough from me. Buy the book.
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Not The Best.......
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That Yellow Bastard....does exactly what it says on the cover. That is, he's yellow, and my, what a bastard he is! In typical Sin City stylee, this is a tale of revenge and redemption. The main character, Hartigan is every bit as lovable as Marv, and the other regulars, but the story does not twist and turn as the previous episodes do. It all seems like a very long-winded way of telling a short, but heart rendering story of what is basically boy-meets-girl, boy-loses-girl, boy goes crazy-ape-bonkers and kills everyone. This has already been done by the solo Miller in the eponymous debut and 'The Big Fat Kill'. Still this series has got legs, and if anyone can keep it going it is King Frank.
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THAT YELLOW BASTARD IS ONE HELL OF A READ
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It's very simple to sum up this book and the rest of the Sin City collection: genius. Frank Miller is the greatest comic book writer in artist of our time, he has taken everyting he touches to the next level. Batman, Daredevil, Wolverine have all be priviledged to be written by Miller. His latest project with Sin City has taken comic books to a new level that no other writer out there can touch. He is pure genius.
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