Product Description: In the Town Without Pity, good men are hard to find. Enter Wallace, a man of mystery. He's a nice guy who's very good at killing people. Out for an evening drive along the beach, he meets the woman of his dreams - and she's trying to kill herself. Why? And who are the shadowy cabal of power brokers who wrench her from his arms? When will all hell break loose? Comics legend Frank Miller, creator of the groundbreaking Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, pounds out his longest Sin City graphic novel to date - a bare-knuckle barrage of brutal action, dark secrets, and heroic sacrifice. What the hell - it's a love story! The most recent story in Miller's gritty crime saga, Hell and Back includes color sections and pinups by a who's who of comics luminaries.
Amazon.com Review: Can anything be darker than noir? Try Frank Miller's Sin City series. The tasty Hell and Back features Wallace, a brooding artist with a decided talent for hurting people, and Esther, a stunningly beautiful actress accidentally mixed up in a slavery ring that extends far and deep enough to transcend the word conspiracy. The tale twists, turns, and backtracks, teasing the reader with hints of terror to come--until the explosive climax. Miller's art is exactly right for his words; he uses more black than white, and color only when appropriate. The chapter dealing with Wallace's drug hallucinations is beautiful, heartbreaking, and terrifying in turn. Readers interested in the human dark side should find out what fans of Sin City already know: Frank Miller has seen it and wants to share. --Rob Lightner
Sin City this is a great book. the longest in the sin city collection filled with killing action and of course, sex and nudity. a great addition to any book collection, especially graphic novel enthusiasts.
Wallace Is My Hero! This is got to be at least one of my favorite Sin City novels, if not the prime favorite. Miller really went out with a bang in his closing of the series. It's the biggest and baddest of them all, with a heroic romance that is unmeasurable. It also is the most sexual and daring of the series, which I tip my hat to Frank for. I enjoy the provoking of censorship. It lets us know what our rights are.
Most ending volumes fall short for me, but Hell and Back is no let-down. The story is of a man who saves a woman from killing herself. He then loses her and commences into a search for her as well as a search for the answers as to why she attempted suicide. Wallace the most amazing character. He has an unbeatable discipline that allows him to avert himself from the "sin." These novels offer few role models, but I think Wallace comes close. This book has a lot to inspire. I can't wait to see an attempt at adapting this to film, if they ever do, because its got a lot to offer to an audience, however perverse.
No Frank Miller fan should pass on Hell and Back. It's awesome and bad and you will consider it a guilty pleasure.
The "odd" one This doesn't seem to integrate as nicely as the others. It starts slow but picks up the pace about 1/3 in. Still a great Sin City tale.
Strong end to a great series Sin City was a little weak in the middle, especially in Book 6, but with this volume Frank Miller finishes with a bang. The art is wonderful and the story intrigued me. There were also hilarious images referencing other famous comics in a scene in the middle of the book that made me laugh out loud. "Give 'em hell, boy!"
Graphic SF Reader A new character is introduced here. Wallace is a struggling artist, just trying to get along. He rescues a woman, and gets into a whole lot of trouble for it.
Finding himself in the middle of a conspiracy, his high level of talent at the killing thing holds him in good stead, as does his Vietnam war background.
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