Frank Miller's Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye (Deluxe Edition)

<b>The crime noir masterpiece that has gripped audiences for decades is back in an oversized and slipcased hardcover that includes a portfolio exclusive print and a sketchbook of never-before-published development art.</b> <p/>There is no light in a place like Sin City--only misery crime and perversion. Amid the filth and degenerates the hulking and unstable ex-con Marv has found an angel. Her name is Goldie--a goddess who has blessed this wretched low-life with one night of heaven. But good things never last--a few hours later Goldie is dead--murdered at his side without a mark on her body. Who was she? And who wanted her dead? The cops are on their way--it smells like a frame job and this time they won't let him live. Whoever killed Goldie . . . is going to pay.<br> <p/>Frank Miller returns to his comic opus with luxury editions of the graphic novel series beginning with Volume 1 <i>The Hard Goodbye</i>. A combination of high-end materials finishes and iconic textures from the series make for an elegant package which evokes the grittiness of <i>Sin City</i>. Housed in a cloth-covered slipcase with foil stamping and printing is an oversized hardcover featuring a soft-touch matte finish with spot gloss and foil stamping. The hardcover includes an exclusive nine-page sketchbook of never-before-published development art selected by Frank. As well this volume contains the pinup gallery created for the 2021 editions of Volume 1 featuring art from Joyce Chin Amanda Conner Klaus Janson Paul Pope Philip Tan and Gerardo Zaffino. The seven-page cover and pinup gallery from previous editions is also included. Lastly in the slipcase is a matching portfolio featuring a deluxe print of new artwork by Frank Miller. <p/><li>Oversized hardcover featuring a soft-touch matte finish with spot gloss and foil stamping. </li> <br><li>Includes a nine-page sketchbook with never-before-published development art exclusive to the Deluxe Edition.</li> <br><li>Includes a six-page pinup gallery featuring art from Joyce Chin Amanda Conner Klaus Janson Paul Pope Philip Tan and Gerardo Zaffino.</li> <br><li>Includes seven-page cover and pinup gallery from previous editions.</li> <br><li>Includes a portfolio containing a deluxe print of new art by Frank Miller.</li> <br><li>Book and portfolio housed in a cloth-covered slipcase with foil stamping and printing.</li><br>As an added bonus each volume's slipcase has a different letter from the logo placed on the front cover in such a way that alone it looks like a splash of red wrapping around the slipcase. But when all seven volumes are together it is clear that the grouping spells out Sin City. <p/>Discerning fans and new readers can experience this unparalleled noir masterpiece in this the most luxurious edition to date! <p/> <br>FOR MATURE READERS.<br>