Sin City: Hell and Back

Another compelling read from Miller in his iconic Sin City series. Not much more to say than I did in my review of the first one ([b:Sin City, Vol. 1: The Hard Goodbye|392297|Sin City, Vol. 1 The Hard Goodbye (Sin City, #1)|Frank Miller|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1396598209s/392297.jpg|3696736]).

Brilliant work. ( )

[b: Hell and Back|300674|To Hell and Back|Audie Murphy|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344865109s/300674.jpg|291743] is probably the best of the Sin City volumes. Instead of telling a story of hideous corruption (which it certainly includes) and dark resignation, [b: Hell and Back|300674|To Hell and Back|Audie Murphy|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344865109s/300674.jpg|291743] tells the story of moving past Sin City, effectively offering a more hopeful ending for those who have read from the start.

Wallace is an ex-soldider with a heart of gold. He saves a woman, Esther, from suicide only to get far more than he bargained for when he ends up drugged, and her kidnapped the following day. What follows is a hunt down the dark rabbit hole of conspiracy. Human trafficking, sex slavery, the black market of organ selling... any number of things. Wallace is cutting to the heart of it to save the woman he loves. For once, Sin City might just get left behind at the end of it all.

This volume told the most cohesive story, and also offered up some of the most bizarre asides. Here we get the full-color drug trip, the twisting road of conspiracies and the knowledge such things might just always exist. Here we have a hero with a heart of gold, and more, the brains to not fall for so stupid a trap but rather to set his own. It's a satisfying volume, and a fine send off to the series. Well worth the read - it also would make a killer film. ( )

Another gruesome tale from Sin City! This time the hero is Wallace and the damsel in distress is Esther. It's a good action story with a pretty gnarly 'reveal' toward the end. I enjoyed it, and am crossing my fingers that another tale will come some day! ( )

Best one yet! ( )

Overall, this is misogyny. But it's well-written misogyny. ( )