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Hard Boiled is a ). At the time of its publication it was generally regarded as the most violent comic book series ever written. ABOUT THE BOOK The book is Miller's very loose interpretation of Philip K. Dick 's '' Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? '', but tinged with Millers brand of Satire and violence. What there is of the plot revolves round a tax collector who discovers he is a robot and sets out to find answers. The plot is there to provide a showcase for Geof Darrow 's impossibly intricate artwork.Miller's usual trademark of dark, emotionally complex characters in pathos is still ever-so slightly present but takes the back seat to the gory splash pages. One of the series' oddest aspects is that nearly all blood is inked in black, perhaps to reduce the shock of the violence. Initially meant to come out bi-monthly, it took nearly three years for the series to be completed due to Darrow's slow and detailed pace. This is something which Darrow made a joke of on the cover of ''Hard Boiled''# 3. After the series was completed, it was collected into a single edition. It has been proposed by some that ''Hard Boiled's'' outrageous violence and lack of any real character development are actually a thinly veiled commentary on, and mockery of, the type of stories written after '''' and '' Watchmen '', among others, that capitalized on the grittiness and violence of those stories without focusing on the deeper themes and characterizations or experimental storytelling styles of those predecessors. Plans for a film adaptation starring Nicolas Cage were rumoured to be in the works but this has yet to be confirmed. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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