Description
One of Sin City's most fascinatingly conflicted characters, Dwight, returns in The Big Fat Kill, the third volume of Frank Miller's seminal noir comic and the inspiration for one of the segments of the blockbuster Sin City film! This edition is newly redesigned and features a brand-new cover by Miller - some of his first comics art in years! For Dwight, sometimes standing up for his friends means killing a whole lot of people... Not for revenge. Not because they deserve it. Not because it'll make the world a better place. There's nothing righteous or noble about it. Dwight's gotta kill them because he needs them dead.
Subjects
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1994 - 1995 (original issues)
Publication
Dark Horse Books (2010), Edition: 3rd, 184 pages
ISBN
1593072953 / 9781593072957
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300 by Frank Miller
Awards
Eisner Award (Nominee — 1996)
User reviews
LibraryThing member wendellg
my least favourite of Sin City Books 1 to 4 - the reconfigured Dwight character doesn't present the same dissonant, ambigious moral issues as Marv for example does.
LibraryThing member coffeesucker
Awesome story! Can't wait for the next movie.
LibraryThing member sweetiegherkin
Another installment of Frank Miller’s Sin City comics brings more gratuitous sex and violence, but it’s riveting. In this volume, Dwight’s new girlfriend has an ex-boyfriend with a nasty temper and a penchant for violence against women. When he wanders into Old Town with threats of violence,
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the prostitutes end up killing him, finding out afterwards that he is a cop. This will break the truce between the police and the prostitutes if word gets out. Dwight teams up with Gail, Miho, and some of the other girls to make sure that doesn’t happen. While the plot (and thirst for blood) is weaker than the first two volumes and there’s no real mystery, once you pick up this book you’ll not want to put it down until you’ve read it all. Show Less
LibraryThing member Radaghast
Violent, graphic and ultimately entertaining. Sit back and enjoy, if you need a session of mindless action.
LibraryThing member stacy_chambers
The more of these I read, the more ham fisted and misogynist they feel. But I'm gonna finish the set.
LibraryThing member regularguy5mb
Frank Miller's gritty noir series continues with Dwight coming to the aid of the girls of Old Town when they unknowingly kill someone they shouldn't (but he was such an ass, you're not sad to see him go).
Definitely a fun read, and it fits the crime noir setting with both it's beautifully striking
Definitely a fun read, and it fits the crime noir setting with both it's beautifully striking
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black and white imagery, heavy contrast (both visually and morally) and holdover dialogue from the 40s. Show Less
LibraryThing member Stahl-Ricco
"Deadly little Miho. She'll cut you quick. She'll kill you quiet. You won't feel a thing, not unless she wants you to."
Great characters, great writing! I couldn't put it down!
Great characters, great writing! I couldn't put it down!