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A review by ruby_gordon
Sin City, Vol. 1: The Hard Goodbye by Frank Miller
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The graphics were cool at places but this story is probably one of my least favourites out of all of them. My main issue with this tho is the layout. It feels really choppy and clunky, compared to some mangas I’ve read which capture movement really well. The choppiness makes it harder to understand what’s even going on, especially during the fight scenes. The fight scenes were just very stiff, they felt like still images flung together without considering how they would read. There are also pages which are just a single image and a big strip of writing next to it, which just feels not very interactive. The text placement could’ve been broken up and interweaved with the images which I feel like mangas are a lot better at doing. During the conversation between him and Wendy their eyelines weren’t even aligned. The negative space colouring style throughout also made it harder to see what was going on as there were barely any outlines. For me graphic novels and comics should read like a smooth animation, but it was very mismatched and choppy. I never normally prefer film adaptations but the film was honestly so much better.