HARD BOILED VOL1

Dark Horse

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2011

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Frank Miller injected noir grit and moral ambiguity into American comics, reshaping superheroes and action genres alike. With landmark works like The Dark Knight Returns, Daredevil: Born Again, and Sin City, he introduced cinematic pacing, hardboiled narration, and stark chiaroscuro visuals. Miller’s reimagining of Batman influenced decades of storytelling, while 300 and Ronin pushed formal and thematic boundaries. Though polarizing, his bold, uncompromising style helped elevate comics to new artistic heights, merging pulp influences with formal innovation. Miller’s impact is foundational, leaving an unmistakable mark on both the medium and its place in pop culture.

Frank Miller

Dark Horse

978-9871728534

48

Spanish

2011

paperback/ 28 x 20 cm

2011 Frank Miller Geof Darrow

Hard Boiled is a dystopian graphic novel following Carl Seltz, a seemingly ordinary insurance investigator, husband, and father. Unbeknownst to him, he is also Nixon, a homicidal tax collector, and Unit Four, a cyborg assassin created by the Willeford Corporation. As Carl’s realities collide, he becomes entangled in a violent uprising of enslaved robots seeking freedom. Miller’s narrative delves into themes of identity and corporate control, while Darrow’s intricately detailed artwork vividly portrays a chaotic, hyper-violent urban landscape, offering a visceral critique of consumerism and dehumanization.

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HARD BOILED VOL1

Dark Horse

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2011

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Frank Miller

paperback/ 28 x 20 cm

978-9871728534

Spanish

48

Frank Miller injected noir grit and moral ambiguity into American comics, reshaping superheroes and action genres alike. With landmark works like The Dark Knight Returns, Daredevil: Born Again, and Sin City, he introduced cinematic pacing, hardboiled narration, and stark chiaroscuro visuals. Miller’s reimagining of Batman influenced decades of storytelling, while 300 and Ronin pushed formal and thematic boundaries. Though polarizing, his bold, uncompromising style helped elevate comics to new artistic heights, merging pulp influences with formal innovation. Miller’s impact is foundational, leaving an unmistakable mark on both the medium and its place in pop culture.

Hard Boiled is a dystopian graphic novel following Carl Seltz, a seemingly ordinary insurance investigator, husband, and father. Unbeknownst to him, he is also Nixon, a homicidal tax collector, and Unit Four, a cyborg assassin created by the Willeford Corporation. As Carl’s realities collide, he becomes entangled in a violent uprising of enslaved robots seeking freedom. Miller’s narrative delves into themes of identity and corporate control, while Darrow’s intricately detailed artwork vividly portrays a chaotic, hyper-violent urban landscape, offering a visceral critique of consumerism and dehumanization.