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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
After the moive, the Graphic novels of Sin City don't really interest me.
The reason I can't get into comic books is all of the restarts and remakes over the years. I have no idea where to start. I've been looking for the latest Teen Titans comic before the cartoon show. I found it, but not in graphic novel form, and there is no way I'm sifting through a bunch of back issues with no idea where it began.
I agree with you, being a former comic book junkie and comic store manager, that things can greatly get confusing because of what you mentioned, but just like movies, anime, video games, etc there are always exceptions: Sin City is one. Miller is the only one in control of it and he has written it as a series of stand-alone stories. Yes, the stories intersect but basically just because they're set in the same city. This isn't an example of Teen Titans or X-Men or whatever in which a different group of creators and/or editors take over in almost every issue. The focus (at least as I last saw it) of these big comic companies is to attract temporary new readers by constantly re-inventing themselves. Kinda like Lucas, kinda like watching Looney Tune characters play basketball, etc... there is a point at which the 'idea' is lost and 'product' takes over. Then again, all of us in some ways are responsible for feeding this system. Lord knows I have my share of crappy merchandise from various properties.
As for Sin City, if you don't like gritty crime noir and over-the-top violence then it will never be for you. That's not a bad thing as we all have our tastes. I dig Miller's stuff as a whole, and think his 'Sin City' work has been extremely entertaining. Just don't write off comics wholesale just because they seem confusing. A *good* comic store worker will be able to help identify your tastes with you and be able to suggest stories for you to read. A *bad* (typical) comic store employee or bookstore employee is like a Blockbuster Video employee- they don't know anything about the product they sell and they can't suggest anything beyond whatever has come out new that week.
I enjoyed 'Sin City' the film, but in an odd way it was almost *too* perfect an interpretation of the comic- having read the stories so many times, I found myself- after the novelty of seeing the characters move around on screen- almost wanting a bit more. Sounds funny, I know.
Oh and yes, there are.. ahem... *other* ways to have seen it again after initially seeing it in the theatre... not that *I'd* know...
