The Hard Goodbye

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comic book story arc neo-noir crime comic

The Hard Goodbye is a gritty neo-noir crime comic story arc from Frank Miller’s Sin City series, following Marv’s brutal quest for vengeance in the corrupt, violent streets of Basin City.

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Sin City: The Hard Goodbye 1

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instanceOf comic book story arc ⓘ
neo-noir crime comic ⓘ
adaptedAs segment of the 2005 film Sin City ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sin City (first story arc) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sin City: The Hard Goodbye NERFINISHED ⓘ
artist Frank Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ
artStyle black-and-white ⓘ
high-contrast chiaroscuro ⓘ
collectedIn Sin City: The Hard Goodbye (trade paperback) NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creator Frank Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresCharacter Cardinal Roark NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dwight McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Goldie NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kevin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marv NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nancy Callahan NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmAdaptationActorForMarv Mickey Rourke NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmAdaptationDirector Frank Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ
Robert Rodriguez NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPublicationMedium Dark Horse Presents NERFINISHED ⓘ
franchise Sin City NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre crime ⓘ
graphic novel ⓘ
neo-noir ⓘ
noir ⓘ
imprint Legend imprint ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Marv NERFINISHED ⓘ
medium comic book ⓘ
narrativeFocus Marv's quest for vengeance ⓘ
notableFor defining the visual style of Sin City ⓘ
graphic violence ⓘ
gritty neo-noir tone ⓘ
stylized dialogue ⓘ
originalPublisher Dark Horse Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Sin City NERFINISHED ⓘ
protagonistGoal avenge Goldie's murder ⓘ
protagonistTrait Marv is mentally unstable NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marv is physically imposing NERFINISHED ⓘ
publisher Dark Horse Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ
setIn Basin City NERFINISHED ⓘ
targetAudience adult readers ⓘ
theme corruption ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
urban violence ⓘ
writer Frank Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Kevin (Sin City) → appearsIn → The Hard Goodbye ⓘ
Marv (Sin City) → appearsIn → The Hard Goodbye ⓘ
Nancy Callahan → appearsIn → The Hard Goodbye ⓘ
Wendy (Sin City) → appearsIn → The Hard Goodbye ⓘ
Basin City → firstAppearance → The Hard Goodbye ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sin City: The Hard Goodbye
Basin City → settingOfStoryArc → The Hard Goodbye ⓘ