Erik Geiger's Blog

It's been years since I first read Frank Miller's graphic novel Sin City. But with all the news surrounding the forthcoming film, including the very cool looking Comic-Con promo trailer, I decided to revisit it. I'm happy to say that my view of it has not changed.
Sin City is an awesome fucking book. Miller tells a simple story in a stark and violent manner that complements the black and white art.
The illustrations are linear, so much so they resemble wood block prints, a comparision that calls to mind Ukiyoe.
It's no accident that Miller created Sin City after he did the cover art for the American reprint editions of Lone Wolf and Cub, a manga that owed a stylistic debt to Ukiyoe.
Characters are also rendered strongly and simply. Marv is nearly an elemental force. Goldie is a Goddess. Kevin and Roark are pure evil and corruption respectively.

If you haven't read Sin City, do it now. Walk away from the PC, go to Border's, your friendly neighborhood comic shop, the library, where-ever and get your sweaty mitts on a copy. Be sure to have at least an hour free, and don't read it in public lest your evil sounding cackles and whoops cause passers by to wonder about your sanity.