Bill J :: Miller, Frank

Miller--Sin City TPB Sleeve Edition #1 Slipcase cover (1992) & Vol. 6 TPB Frontispiece (1996)

Artist: Frank Miller (All)

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Miller--Sin City TPB Sleeve Edition #1 Slipcase cover (1992) & Vol. 6 TPB Frontispiece (1996) Comic Art

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Featured in Frank Miller's Sin City: Hard Goodbye Curator's Collection

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Artwork Details

Title:	Miller--Sin City TPB Sleeve Edition #1 Slipcase cover (1992) & Vol. 6 TPB Frontispiece (1996)
Artist:	Frank Miller (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	1,754
Likes on CAF:	20 21
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	28
Added to Site:	9/19/2018
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Description

Frank Miller's Sin City is a towering achievement. Miller's compelling use of blacks and whites was groundbreaking. Even now, paging through the comics, I am amazed by Miller's virtuosity. He pushed the envelope in terms of what comic art could look like. This drawing of Marv encapsulates his approach to the series. We see a bold silhouette, with sharp highlights where light hits the folds on Marv's raincoat, conveying a sense of movement. Marv's face is a stark contrast of whites and blacks displaying no actual features. His gun is a simple silhouette, with thin streaks of light representing gunfire. And the cross hanging from Marv's neck gleams brightly, as if signifying the purity of his cause. I love this illustration. It was used on the Slipcase cover of the TPB Sleeve Edition #1 and as the frontispiece in Vol. 6 of the TPB, Sin City: Booze, Broads, Bullets. It's pure Miller genius.

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Some Collector
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 9/19/2018

Ay, caramba!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anthony F
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 9/19/2018

Bold pinup, featuring his iconic street warrior!

Suat Tong Ng
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 9/19/2018

Gorgeous - there's lots of bad Sin CIty art work out there but this is the exception.

Sylvain R
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 9/19/2018

This is so insane!!! Big congrats on this one Bill

Steve M
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 9/19/2018

This is a nice one! Thanks for sharing!

Vit Budin
Member Since 2016

1 - Posted on 9/19/2018

Would you take my kidney for this one ? :) Well I`m joking, but this is exactly kind of art, which everyone would to own. SImply stunning. COngratulations for this one !

J. Sid
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 9/19/2018

Love it!

Daryl R
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 9/19/2018

Such a great piece! Congrats!!!

Dino Mauricio
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 9/19/2018

A stunning example of Miller’s genius and signature style, congrats Bill!

M Y-C
Member Since 2012

1 - Posted on 9/19/2018

where did you find this ? great art

Bill J
Member Since 2009

Posted on 9/19/2018

M Y-C wrote:

where did you find this ? great art

Bought it at a ComicLink Auction, Dec. 2015.--Bill

Jeremy Radisich
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 9/19/2018

This is really a perfect encapsulation of Miller's high contrast black and white style, which really popped my eyeballs out when those books were first published. We've all become used to it at this point, but at the time I had never seen anything like it. Love it!

Harry M
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 9/19/2018

Oh yeah, Sin City was Frank Miller at his best. And this a great example of Sin City art. Congrats.

J L
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 9/19/2018

Very rare to get a Miller Marv piece from this era. Another stellar piece in your crazy collection Bill. Congrats!!!!

Earl Hamilton
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 9/20/2018

Marv is the best!!! Huge congrats on this epic score!!!

bob fish
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 9/20/2018

Marv...elous !!

Matt Dicke
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 9/20/2018

Cool piece. NIce to see more solid early Sin City Miller art out there.

Felix Lu
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 9/20/2018

Love this period of Frank's art. Congrats!

Damon Wright
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 9/21/2018

Iconic and timeless! Outstanding!

Peter P
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 9/21/2018

The lighting on this piece is outstanding, genius work.

Marc W
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 10/11/2018

Perfection. Thank you for sharing your gems with us, Bill

Nicolaj Borch
Member Since 2012

1 - Posted on 11/1/2018

A musem piece by the master. Envious....

Dermot D
Member Since 2012

1 - Posted on 12/27/2018

A really great piece of artwork - love it!

Tom Samot
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 1/9/2019

Stunning piece!! I love it!! Huge congrats Bill!!

Michael 07
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 6/26/2019

Yesss!!!! If one day....😉

Max C
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 8/6/2019

Another masterpiece in a top collection. Love Marv, love Sin City and love Frank

Peter Venkman
Member Since 2003

1 - Posted on 11/5/2019

A masterpiece in every way...

Max Comic Box .
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 9/9/2020

Wow Great piece of our Master Frank!

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