The book is Miller's very loose interpretation of Philip K. Dick's The Electric Ant, but tinged with Miller's brand of satire and violence. The somewhat minimal plot revolves round a tax collector who discovers he is a robot and sets out to find answers. This story essentially provides a showcase for Darrow's incredibly intricate artwork. Miller's usual trademark of dark, emotionally complex characters in pathos is still slightly present but takes a 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 intended to be released in bi-monthly installments, Darrow's slow and detailed pace meant that it took nearly three years for the series to be completed. This is something about which Darrow made a joke on the cover of Hard Boiled #3. Following its completion, the series was collected into a single edition. Darrow detailed each page on 8' by 6' paper. The first printing of the compilation was 2'6" by 2' and sold for over $200. The book was poorly bound and quickly fell apart.
One possible interpretation of Hard Boiled's outrageous violence and lack of any real character development is that it is actually a thinly veiled commentary on, and mockery of, the type of stories written after Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen, among others, that capitalized on the grittiness and violence of those stories while generally ignoring the deeper themes, characterizations or experimental storytelling styles of their predecessors [citation needed].
Plans for a film adaptation starring Nicolas Cage were rumoured to be in the works, but this has yet to be confirmed.
Pas du tout d'accord, geoff Darrow est un dessinateur incontournable surtout cet album.((darrow a participé au design de matrix , de hellboy). Et son souci du detail à la ligne claire est un régal pour les yeux. Je ne comprend pas cette indifférence de la part de "bédéphile".Certes c'est violent, hardcore mais l'univers est terrible même si simplet et on ne s'ennuie jamais du dessin. Je dis bouh aux critiques, na!
en tout cas sauf si t'es un fan hardcore de miller ou du dessinateur franchement tu peux te dispenser de l'acheter....
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