Why is that yellow bastard yellow

That word applies to little of Miller's work but it applies also to the ending of That Yellow Bastard , which borrows badly from the conclusion of the first Sin City book, which has been re-titled as Sin City: The Hard Goodbye. We hear gunfire. Hartigan's words from eight years ago echo in his head. He does something irreversible to ensure the girl's safety from the maniacs who want her dead.

Except that now she is in as much danger as ever and Hartigan has placed himself beyond being able to help her. Miller led us to expect better of Hartigan, and better of his Sin City stories.

Dec 16, Jedhua rated it liked it. Story Synopsis : view spoiler [Just hours before his retirement, Hartigan — an honest and devoted Sin City cop — saves the life of Nancy Callahan, maiming and castrating Roark's pedophilic son in the process. Wrongly framed for the molestation of Nancy and assault of an "innocent" man, Hartigan spends eight years of his life in prison.

When he suspects Nancy to be in danger, Hartigan confesses to his crimes so that he could make parole and find out what's what. This leads to a rematch with Roark Story Synopsis : view spoiler [Just hours before his retirement, Hartigan — an honest and devoted Sin City cop — saves the life of Nancy Callahan, maiming and castrating Roark's pedophilic son in the process.

This leads to a rematch with Roark's son i. The Yellow Bastard , resulting in his death and Hartigan making the ultimate sacrifice to protect Nancy — the love of his life — from Roark's wrath. Feb 24, Teresa rated it it was amazing Shelves: to-buy , graphic-novels. By this point in reading the series I was damn sick of seeing Nancy twirl herself around on stage in that damn cowgirl outfit.

I always figured she was a big shit character and was hoping she'd have a hell of a back story. Well, here it is. This is my second favorite so far first being "The Hard Goodbye". The story it's self is sad if a little unbelievable- the idea of an older guy with Angina going through all he did just to save a little girl is a little ridiculous in my opinion. But, it's mo By this point in reading the series I was damn sick of seeing Nancy twirl herself around on stage in that damn cowgirl outfit.

But, it's more of the intense drama that makes this series what it is, watching the character struggle with his heart conditioning just to save Nancy is, well INTENSE. It was amazing how Miller dragged this character through it. It was also nice to finally get to know Nancy like I said, I was pretty sick of seeing her twirling around and she turned out blandly sweet, not a character I wouldn't mind seeing again but nothing to write home about either.

The romantic aspect of this story, at first it's a little creepy he IS much older than her after all but as I kept reading it I found myself rooting for them to get together if only for the night haha. That's also just me being a sucker for that "male protector" role commonly used in stories.

The use of color in this was amazing, the "yellow bastard" indeed. The character was already disgusting and pervy but the splash of color on an otherwise black and white page made him stand out more especially when combined with the fact that he smelled like garbage. Really drove home the point you know? Feb 11, Vincent rated it it was amazing. In some cop movies or works there are always an older cop like Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon who are getting too old for their work, or are two days from retirement or something.

The senator is not corrupt per se, as he is root from which so much corruption stems from, and as revenge for his son he places all the blame on Hartigan and brands him among other things a pederast.

Hartigan takes it all to save those he cares about, sitting quietly in jail for 8 years until he finds out that the girl he saved all those years ago is in trouble and he is the only one who knows and is willing to save her from the man after her, the titular yellow bastard.

This leads to an interesting part of the artwork where in the normally all black and white comic we finally get a splash of color used to great effect when the bastard shows up in a crowd a bright yellow.

Sin City has always been a great series, but Miller outdid himself with this one. Mar 02, Henry rated it it was amazing Shelves: graphic-novels. This is the first of the Sin City series I ever read. I actually have the original four issue comic. This is also one of the stories shown in the Sin City movie. For those who are familiar with Frank Miller's work, nothing in here will be surprise. Sin City is dark, twisted and bad people thrive as good people have to do bad things to survive.

It is ironic that in a comic drawn in black and white and in this case, some red and yellow that everything that happens inside is every shade of grey i This is the first of the Sin City series I ever read. It is ironic that in a comic drawn in black and white and in this case, some red and yellow that everything that happens inside is every shade of grey imaginable, although the ones seen to be evil truly are.

Frank Miller is one of my favorite artists. His worlds are dark, sinister, colorful how many people can get away with making blood white? That Yellow Bastard takes you into a world of politics and cops, privilege and duty and where these worlds collide.

It is unsettling, ugly and vengeful, but that is Sin City in a nut shell. I hope anyone who reads any of the Sin City series will understand, this is Frank Miller's world the way he imagined it.

It's not pretty, but it is beautifully drawn, strikingly populated and never dull. Jul 03, Andre Odysseus rated it really liked it. Gosh, this book was really good The meaning that is encarved in this book is so beautiful, sweet and heart-warming and it is between the many layers of a grotesque, bloody, violent graphic novel which is a lovely twist It makes satisfied when you reach the end of the book I think a decent human-being will cry at the end of this novel This graphic novel has such a meaning to me The best in the series so far.

Mar 24, Jesse A rated it really liked it Shelves: library-it-up , graphic-novels. Definitely the hardest hitting and best of the Sin City books so far. Very good. Hartigan's story is my favorite. It's also one of the saddest. All of his heroics end up tragic but it goes to show sometimes a hero must face tragedy in order to be the hero.

The tie ins to the other stories are always a nice touch but it makes you see the timeline. The books go backwards in a sense so far with the exception of Dwight.

Just a great series and more to go. Apr 01, Aggelos rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorite-comics. Great art, amazing characters, good story. Five Stars. Just all kinds of wow! Excellent side trip through Sin City. This graphic novel is the definition of toxic masculinity. If I could give it negative stars, I would. Oct 27, Lefteris Anagnostopoulos rated it it was amazing. This book and the protagonist, both are one of Miller's strongest works. There are no discussion topics on this book yet.

Be the first to start one ». Readers also enjoyed. Graphic Novels Comics. About Frank Miller. Frank Miller. Frank Miller is an American writer, artist and film director best known for his film noir-style comic book stories. He is one of the most widely-recognized and popular creators in comics, and is one of the most influential comics creators of his generation. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Frank Miller is an American writer, artist and film director best known for his film noir-style comic book stories.

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information. Other books in the series. Often the characters tend to disappear in the dark so the reader can only see a few outlines. A straight contrast to this aesthetic may be the one established by Craig Thompson in Blankets for instance.

His drawings often consist of straight lines, rough edges and a clear structure. The degree of detail changes according to perspective and the importance of a character in a particular moment. For instance, close-ups are often rich in detail where as medium or wide shots are reduced to a few lines and big parts of black or white.

The relation of white and black space is especially for Sin City an important issue. Eventually black and white are the only colors that build contrast. Slowing things down is harder in black and white, because there isn't as much for the eye to enjoy.

Other times we see a nearly complete white face with big, expressively wide opened eyes - and we not only understand but also feel the emotion that the character lives through. His special use of closure and encapsulation will be integrated within the analysis.

For better structure the types of violence will be split into physical violence, weaponry violence, sexual violence and verbal violence. One finds physical violence and abuse in numerous pages within the Sin City cosmos. The actual hit on the face happens between the gutters. Direct injuries or bruises are not shown and even on the panel of Bob lying unconscious on the ground one cannot make out any gore or brutal elements. By letting the reader imagining the actual hit and adding the sound captions, Miller constitutes Hartigan as a character who will fight for his principles and differentiates between violence against real enemies or simply dumb partners.

This shall find further proof when Hartigan gets violent on Junior - his nemesis. Concerning physical violence Miller decides on an explicit depiction of the interrogation scene.

A splash page introduces the reader into a lonely factory hall with Liebowitz standing powerfully above Hartigan who lowered his head. The power relations are clearly set. Liebowitz is presented as a manipulative, big man wearing a muscle shirt full of dirt and sweat. Anyone with a link can see this list. Cancel Add. First Edition. Sin City: That Yellow Bastard issues Frank Miller Used: Very Good.

That Yellow Bastard is a six-issue comic book limited series, and the sixth in the Sin City series. It was published by Read more. When Nancy refuses to scream during the torture, however, she realizes that Junior is impotent unless he hears his victims' cries of pain. Just then, Hartigan arrives, defeats Junior's guards and then stabs him in the chest when he takes Nancy hostage and threatens to fillet her right in front of him. Hartigan "takes his weapons away from him" a second time by first disarming Junior and then ripping his genitals out with his bare hands before savagely pounding his head into the floor until there's nothing left of it but a bloody yellow pulp.

Portrayed by Nick Stahl. In Nancy's Last Dance , Senator Roark, while admitting that his insane son would never have become president, gives his true first name as Ethan. Despite his death in the first movie, a post-surgery portrait of him appears in Roark's office.

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