Ronin by Frank Miller, 1852860162, Lowest Book Price Finder

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NOT ONE OF MILLER'S BEST

I bought ronin thinking yet another great book from Miller but I foud it rather disappointing. The art for one is nowhere near the likes of sin city or 300. The story is a great idea but Miller fails to pull it off. If you want to get into Miller comics don't get this, get sin city, 300 or batman all of which I have read coutless times and could easily read again.I would give it two stars for the idea.

rockin' ronin

Before "The Dark Knight Returns' Frank Miller turned up with this, his 'second' greatest work. A tale of japanes demons, science barely under control, sacrifice, greed, nobility, weakness and ultimate triumph.

I don't mean to come over all Homeric but this work is a GRAPHIC NOVEL , where the art, Miller's own and truly distinctive ,is fully comlementary to the superb dialogue and the characterisations of both major and minor figures. From the opening sequence in ancient Japan - and oh how powerful that is to the near future, with nearly -omniscent and disturbingly human computers - Miller does not put a pen-stroke wrong.

And I use the words "disturbingly humen" advisedly as the main computer is more humane than many of the characters with souls.

A disturbing vision of the future? A disturbing vision of humanity much more.

One of te finest graphic novels out there.

If you like science fiction and suspence all in the same book along with japanese characters then you have got to read Ronin. Like Millers other masterpiece "Batman:The Dark Knight Returns" it has the same artwork and depth. Even though Mr. Millers artwork doesn't come close to that of someone like Chaep Yaep, the story more than makes up for it. In the tradition of "Akira" it combines Japanese cultue with a futuristic prescence. If you liked "Dark Knight" you'll love Frank Millers' "Ronin".

While intense, Miller was still learning the ropes

Intense, vastly experimental for its day, but pales before Dark Knight Returns, Miller's still unequaled masterpiece.

Overhyped crap!

I found this book to be extremely boring. So boring that I only read half of it before I quit. The only reason this book gets two stars is because of Miller's artwork. And, as far as I'm concerned, his artwork is vastly overrated.

Miller's best work continues to be his classic run on the "Daredevil" comic book series which I had the pleasure to read back in my comic days. If they ever collect those stories in a graphic novel format, then you will see Miller at his best.

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