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The first volume of the crime-comic megahit that introduced the now-infamous Marv and spawned a blockbuster film returns in a newly redesigned edition, with a brand-new cover by Frank Miller-some of his first comics art in years! It's a lousy room in a lousy part of a lousy town. But Marv doesn't care. There's an angel in the room. She says her name is Goldie. A few hours later, Goldie's dead without a mark on her perfect body, and the cops are coming before anyone but Marv could know she's been killed. Somebody paid good money for this frame . . . With a new look generating more excitement than ever before, this third edition is the perfect way to attract a whole new generation of readers to Frank Miller's masterpiece! * Over a million Sin City books in print! * New cover by Frank Miller! * With Miller and codirector Robert Rodriguez gearing up for Sin City 2, this third edition is being released at just the right time! * The Hard Goodbye was the lead story in the Sin City film, starring Mickey Rourke as Marv!

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Tom writes: Having spent years redefining the comics industry with critically acclaimed works like The Dark Knight Returns, Batman Year One and some of my absolute favourite stories in the pages of Marvel Comics' Daredevil, Miller began working on what would become his most successful creator owned work. Free of the constraints that come with working on characters like Superman or Batman the end result is Miller at his self indulgent best and I love him for that - but don't ever get me started on him at his worst! We comic book nerds are a passionate bunch! Page after brutal page is filled with excessive violence, dirty cops, philosophical assassins, ass kicking prostitutes and the many broken men and women that you will come to love and hate in equal measure. Marv, the protagonist of the Hard Goodbye is a perfect example of this. When I first read The Hard Goodbye I was so conflicted by Marv and his actions. After years of reading superhero comics I had become desensitized to the violence on a comic book page. But every punch thrown and every gun fired carries a weight with it in a way most super hero comics don't. Though the art may only be black and white, I never saw Marv existing in a morally black and white world. He's sadistic but not incapable of tenderness; in fact Marv's emotional extremes paint him as almost childlike; he would be pitiful if he weren't so terrifying! The notion of these contradicting ideals coming into conflict is reinforced by Miller's minimalistic art that relies almost entirely on thick black like work contrasted with stark white backgrounds. Over the years Frank Miller's style has evolved with every project he undertakes and I think this book in particular is a perfect synthesis of story and art.

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Frank Miller began his career in comics in the late 1970s, first drawing then writing Daredevil for Marvel Comics, creating what was essentially a crime comic disguised as a superhero book. It was on Daredevil that Miller gained notoriety, honed his storytelling abilities, and took his first steps toward becoming a giant in the comics medium. After Daredevil came Ronin, a science-fiction samurai drama that seamlessly melded Japanese and French comics traditions into the American mainstream; and after that, the groundbreaking and acclaimed Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Batman: Year One, both of which not only redefined the classic character, but also revitalized the industry itself. Finally able to fulfill his dream of doing an all-out, straight-ahead crime series, Miller introduced Sin City in 1991. Readers responded enthusiastically to Miller's tough-as-leather noir drama, creating an instant sales success. His multi-award-winning 300 series from Dark Horse, a telling of history's most glorious and underreported battle, was brought to full-blooded life in 1998. In 2001, Miller returned to the superhero genre with the bestselling Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again. Frank Miller continues to push the medium into new territories, exploring subject matter previously untouched in comics, and his work consistently receives the highest praise from his industry peers and readers everywhere. In 2005, with the hugely successful Sin City movie release, codirected with Robert Rodriguez, Miller added a director's credit to his already impressive résumé and introduced his characters to an entirely new legion of fans worldwide.

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