First published as
Sin City in
Dark Horse Presents issues #51-62 and 5th Anniversary Special (June 1991–June 1992), and reprinted as
Sin City (The Hard Goodbye) (January 1993),
The Hard Goodbye is the first
comic book story that
Frank Miller drew and wrote about the desperate denizens of Basin City/"Sin City". It was originally titled simply
Sin City when it was released in the
Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special and issues
Dark Horse Presents #51-62 , but it was given its own title in trade paperback form. The
protagonist is Marv, a chivalrous yet dangerous and possibly
psychotic ex-convict with a penchant for fine coats. Marv meets a mysterious and very beautiful woman at Kadies' bar. The woman seduces Marv much to his surprise and delight, since he doesn't usually attract women due to scars from his many years as a street fighter. Marv wakes up after a one-night stand to discover Goldie, the woman he had just met and had sex with, has been killed in the night. When he hears sirens of the police drawing near (long before anyone but him and the killer could know what had happened) he realizes that he is being framed by someone with a lot of money and influence in Basin City. The thirteen-part serial follows Marv on his single-minded quest to understand why Goldie was killed and bring
revenge upon her murderers.
This story is one of three Sin City stories retold in the movie
Sin City. In the film version,
Mickey Rourke plays Marv,
Jaime King plays Goldie and Wendy,
Carla Gugino plays Lucille,
Elijah Wood plays
Kevin, and
Rutger Hauer plays
Cardinal Roark.
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