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In a Sin City short story, "The Babe Wore Red," Frank Miller deviated from his stark black-and-white artwork by adding tiny bits of color throughout the story. The girl's dress was red, her lips were red--you get the picture. In That Yellow Bastard, the fourth Sin City graphic novel, Miller's experiment with yellow ink is also a tremendous success. The setup is simple. On the last day before he retires, Hartigan, an old cop, gets a call about an 11-year-old girl who has been kidnapped by a lunatic. Hartigan has got just one more thing to do before he retires: save the girl. Saving her is the easy part, because Hartigan has uncovered something really bad that is not going to stop until it catches up with him. That Yellow Bastard is nerve-racking to the very end.
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www icomics.com 15 March 2005: ""If you're going to read just one Sin City book, That Yellow Bastard is a great choice to make." The Guardian Guide, April 23-29 2005: " Graphic novels rarely get this graphic-in content or style."
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4.0 out of 5 stars
I won't let you do this,
By E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME) (TOP 10 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Sin City Volume 4: That Yellow Bastard (3rd Edition) (Paperback)
Frank Miller gave noir a new, gritty face with the "Sin City" series, and his favorite is reportedly "That Yellow Bastard." It's another story where a hardened man goes down a dark path, regardless of harm to himself -- and Miller's exceptional art and storytelling are in their prime here.John Hartigan is mere hours from retiring when he finds that little Nancy Callahan has been kiidnapped by murderous pedophile Roark Jr., who also happens to be a senator's son. Hartigan disarms Roark Jr. (both as a killer and a rapist) but ends up in prison, abused and hated, where his only comfort is his weekly letter from little Nancy. She knows the truth, and loves him for what he did. But eight years later, Hartigan finally gets himself paroled, since he's concerned about Nancy. She's now an exotic dancer being pursued by a hideous, yellow-skinned creature -- Roark Jr., reborn as a horrendous, unnatural creature. Now Hartigan will do anything -- including sacrifice himself -- to save Nancy from her disgusting attacker. A knight-in-tarnished-armor theme runs through the "Sin City" series, with deeply flawed men seeking revenge or protection for women. It started off the series, and popped up in many others. That story is at its height in "That Yellow Bastard," which also contains what may be the noblest character in the whole series -- and he's a broken-down cop with angina. Miller's black-and-white artwork is as striking as ever, especially for a series where everything is a shade of grey. There are lots of shadows and stark faces, as well as the typical violence of the series -- guys, you may end up cringing a lot in the castration scenes. Yet somehow the violence seems appropriate, no matter how horrible it is, since it's being aimed at the deformed rapist-murderer. Hartigan may be the noblest character in the entire series. The entire story is about him trying to protect Nancy, even to the point of suffering eight years of prison and beatings without a word. He's the only honest cop in Sin City, and similarly, Nancy Callahan retains a sense of innocence despite her raunchy job. "That Yellow Bastard" is a raw, dark noir comic that somehow manages to be poignant as well. It's a disturbing ride, but still worth taking.
5.0 out of 5 stars
I TAKE HIS WEAPONS FROM HIM...,
By adam david (new york) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sin City That Yellow Bastard (Paperback)
Of all of Frank Miller's Sin City stories, this is the most compelling, scary, shocking, and original. Miller's vision of/for Sin City is heavily influenced by film noir, the genre of pulp fiction, and the novels of Jim Thompson. But don't be fooled: Sin City works so well because the stories are strikingly original within the confines of the genre. The protagonists/anti-heroes are revenge-driven, doom-bound, and on the wrong side of the law. The bad guys tend to be the people that on the outside the public admires: senators, priests, cops, etc. That Yellow Bastard works so well because it incorporates some of Sin City's best characters and plot twists. The artwork remains of Miller's incredible standard (though it can be argued that the first arc had the best realised pencils and inks). But I don't think anywhere else in Miller's enitre cannon is the dialogue so well-executed and sharp. The ending is as shocking as it is inevitable. Though That Yellow Bastard can be read seperately from the other collections, it's not the Sin City storyline to start with (the original "Marv" storyline, A Dame To Kill For, and The Big Fat Kill should be read first). But definietely pick this up. Frank Miller and Amazon make some money. You read a damn good story. Fair trade.
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Essential Hard Luck Heroe Story,
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This review is from: Sin City That Yellow Bastard (Paperback)
Frank Miller's "That Yellow Bastard" is not for the weak of heart, but that should not keep non-Miller fans at bay. The pacing of the plot and development of the characters is done perfectly. Each black and white page keeps you captivated, sucks you in and leaves you unable to put it down. One of the few graphic novels I have ever read that I was moved by the main character. Miller fan or not you have to check out this book.
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