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published
May 31st 2007
by Dark Horse
(first published 1993)
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Paperback, 128 pages
isbn
1878574582
(isbn13: 9781878574589)
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Carl Seltz is a suburban insurance investigator, a loving husband, and devoted father. Nixon is a berserk, homicidal tax collector racking up mind-bog…more
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recommends it for:
the detail-oriented
Though the books isn't exactly "hard boiled" in the traditional sense, it retains the feel of a good, rough detective novel is its ominous settings, femmes fatale, and misguided violence. The less said about Geoff Darrow's art, the better, so you can spend more time obsessively trying to decipher its intricacies. While the book is clearly an experiment, it is a beautiful, multifaceted one, displaying every suspicious, doubting, and brutish instinct Miller has through Darrow's mind-ex...more
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Read in December, 2009
Hard Boiled came to me as a gift for Christmas, from the same friend who originally turned me on to Frank Miller w/ Batman The Dark Knight Returns.
A little more background: I LOVED The Dark Knight Returns, and quickly read Ronin after that. In other words, reader-beware; I am a Frank Miller fanboy. So far, I've been more and more impressed with him, page after page.
Anyway, another reviewer said it best - Frank never releases anything half-assed. That being said, I'd lik...more
A little more background: I LOVED The Dark Knight Returns, and quickly read Ronin after that. In other words, reader-beware; I am a Frank Miller fanboy. So far, I've been more and more impressed with him, page after page.
Anyway, another reviewer said it best - Frank never releases anything half-assed. That being said, I'd lik...more
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A brief story that can be summed up as a hyper-violent collision of Raymond Chandler, Philip K. Dick, Paul Verhoeven, and General Electric. This bizarre and entertaining yarn is lushly illustrated by the obviously obsessive compulsive Geoff Darrow to wonderful affect.
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Oh Frank Miller how I love thee.
Say what you will about the man but there's no such thing as a half assed Frank Miller Book. He writes for one man and that one man is Frank Miller. He swings for the fences every...God damn....time.
And this time he sends it straight out of the park.
Say what you will about the man but there's no such thing as a half assed Frank Miller Book. He writes for one man and that one man is Frank Miller. He swings for the fences every...God damn....time.
And this time he sends it straight out of the park.
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This graphic novel is anything but subtle, thats for sure...I like the story of course, but its the brilliantly detailed artwork by Geoff Darrow that completely endeared me to the book as a whole...check it out folks...
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I admire the artwork here by Geof Darrow immensely, just for the sheer complexity of it. However, the disturbing level of violence is something I'm less and less willing to dig through with each passing year of my life, in this book and others. It didn't bother me nearly so much when the book was released. I suspect this will always be a hit with "the youth" of the day. Us old folks just don't have the stomach for it.
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Honestly, if you're looking for blood, sex, and Frank Miller, this would be an awesome read. Otherwise, if you're not into senseless over the top violence, don't bother. The story sucked ass, and the entire story was over the top ridiculous.
Then again, with the name "hardboiled," you should NOT take it seriously. Read only if you want a grindhouse experience.
Then again, with the name "hardboiled," you should NOT take it seriously. Read only if you want a grindhouse experience.
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recommends it for:
fans of Transmetropolitan, Warren Ellis, or Brian Bendis, or the incredibly gross-out resistant
In the grand tradition within in the comic book industry of filthy, foul depictions of futuristic society (and critique of modern day) this may just be the cake-taker of desensitizing tales. Worth losing what's left of your innocence for--a mind-trip masterpiece.
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This is Frank Miller's cyberpunk narrative, which is great fun, but all too short. This reads like a less playful Transmetropolitan. Miller is obviously a little more bitter than Ellis.
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A wild, in your face, mind blowing summer action movie of a sci-fi story. If Michael Bay and Philip K. Dick had gotten together.
Beautiful, jammed with details art and a fairly clever story combine in the tale of Nixon, a regular guy who lives in a surreal future city and may not be quite what he seems.
Not to be taken too seriously or over analyzed. Just enjoy the amazing, over the top violence of the action scenes, chuckle at all the bits of satire and product placement and occ...more
Beautiful, jammed with details art and a fairly clever story combine in the tale of Nixon, a regular guy who lives in a surreal future city and may not be quite what he seems.
Not to be taken too seriously or over analyzed. Just enjoy the amazing, over the top violence of the action scenes, chuckle at all the bits of satire and product placement and occ...more
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Similar to the Preacher series in how ridiculously over the top everything is. Great details in the art and fun ending.
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I'm not sure who dropped the ball here, artist or writer, but it was not explicitly clear what was going on.
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Read in January, 2009
Awesome book, even if the SF elements are very familiar. Awesome art. Detailed. Cinematic. Amazing.
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recommends it for:
comic book fans, art fans, cartoon fans
this amazingly brutal, violent, sexual book is the opposite and complementary book to frank miller's big guy and rusty. a very japanese story (think akira, humanoid robots, loss of identity) set in art more reminiscent of american cyber punk (think blade runner, otherland, dark knight returns, the maxx) this book is a thrill ride from the first overkill scene to the last memory erasure.
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Read in July, 2008
Ok, I get it. He is a robot that could fight the man or give in as long as the Man restores his memory to make life liveable. I wish I could have the 30 mins this book took to read back--or--have the Man remove this book from my memory so my life will be liveable.
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Read in January, 1993
recommends it for:
Anyone who likes gritty science fiction comic book art and homicidal robots
Hands-down one of the most impressive science fiction "graphic novels" I have encountered. The art in this series by Geoff Darrow is extraordinary and well worth seeking out. The books are ultra-violent, gritty and keep you guessing. A real page turner for me!
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The art in this book will have you staring at each page just to catch all that is going on! Absolutely a must read comic! Great visuals, great story...this is what happens when the great writing meets great art. Geoff Darrow is da man!
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