This edition does still include the ten-page pinup gallery from previous editions, featuring art from Arthur Adams, Mike Allred, Sergio Aragonés, Paul Chadwick, Joe Kubert, Mike Mignola, John Romita, Jim Silke, Walter Simonson, and Sergio Toppi. The slipcase includes a cloth portfolio featuring a deluxe print of new artwork by Frank Miller. 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. High-end materials and finishes, and iconic textures from the series combine in a package which evokes the striking asphalt jungle that is Sin City. Dwight is going to do whatever it takes to bring them peace and keep the status quo-even if it means killing a whole lot of people.įrank Miller’s return to his comic opus graphic novel series continues with the luxury edition of Volume 3 The Big Fat Kill. Tonight, these friends are being threatened in more ways than one. These dangerous women who walk the night have saved him more times than he can count, and finding friends like that isn’t easy. The delicate balance between cops and criminals is in peril in this gritty noir graphic novel presented in deluxe packaging, including an oversized hardcover housed in a slipcase with a portfolio and print.ĭwight owes a debt to the girls of Old Town.
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