Sin City: The Hard Goodbye
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Sin City: The Hard Goodbye is a noir-style graphic novel by Frank Miller that launches the Sin City series with a gritty tale of revenge, corruption, and moral ambiguity in the violent Basin City.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sin City: The Hard Goodbye canonical | 5 |
| Sin City (first story arc) | 1 |
| Sin City: The Hard Goodbye (trade paperback) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10503300 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Sin City: The Hard Goodbye Context triple: [Wendy (Sin City), firstAppearance, Sin City: The Hard Goodbye]
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A.
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is a 2014 neo-noir crime anthology film co-directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, serving as a visually stylized sequel to the 2005 film Sin City and adapting stories from Miller’s graphic novel series.
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Sin City Sinners
Sin City Sinners is a Las Vegas-based hard rock band known for featuring members and alumni of prominent glam metal and rock groups.
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Sin City: That Yellow Bastard
Sin City: That Yellow Bastard is a neo-noir graphic novel by Frank Miller, following a disfigured serial child-killer and the aging cop determined to stop him in the gritty, crime-ridden Basin City.
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D.
Sin City
Sin City is a 2005 neo-noir crime anthology film, co-directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, known for its stylized black-and-white visuals and adaptation of Miller’s graphic novel series.
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E.
Sin City
Sin City is a popular nickname for Las Vegas, Nevada, highlighting its reputation for gambling, nightlife, and adult entertainment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Sin City: The Hard Goodbye Target entity description: Sin City: The Hard Goodbye is a noir-style graphic novel by Frank Miller that launches the Sin City series with a gritty tale of revenge, corruption, and moral ambiguity in the violent Basin City.
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A.
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is a 2014 neo-noir crime anthology film co-directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, serving as a visually stylized sequel to the 2005 film Sin City and adapting stories from Miller’s graphic novel series.
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B.
Sin City Sinners
Sin City Sinners is a Las Vegas-based hard rock band known for featuring members and alumni of prominent glam metal and rock groups.
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C.
Sin City: That Yellow Bastard
Sin City: That Yellow Bastard is a neo-noir graphic novel by Frank Miller, following a disfigured serial child-killer and the aging cop determined to stop him in the gritty, crime-ridden Basin City.
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D.
Sin City
Sin City is a popular nickname for Las Vegas, Nevada, highlighting its reputation for gambling, nightlife, and adult entertainment.
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E.
Sin City
Sin City is a 2005 neo-noir crime anthology film, co-directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, known for its stylized black-and-white visuals and adaptation of Miller’s graphic novel series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic book story arc
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graphic novel ⓘ noir fiction work ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | segment of the 2005 film Sin City ⓘ |
| artist | Frank Miller ⓘ |
| artStyle |
black-and-white
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high-contrast ⓘ |
| containsElement |
crime investigation
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graphic violence ⓘ vigilante justice ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Frank Miller ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Cardinal Roark
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linked to:
Cardinal Patrick Henry Roark
Goldie ⓘ Kevin ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | Dark Horse Presents ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serialized comic ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
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graphic novel ⓘ neo-noir ⓘ noir ⓘ |
| influenced |
Sin City (film)
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linked to:
Sin City
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| language | English ⓘ |
| laterPublicationForm | trade paperback collection ⓘ |
| laterTitle | The Hard Goodbye ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Marv ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hardboiled narration
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morally ambiguous characters ⓘ stylized noir visuals ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Dark Horse Comics ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Sin City ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Sin City ⓘ |
| protagonist | Marv ⓘ |
| publisher | Dark Horse Comics ⓘ |
| seriesPosition | first volume of the Sin City series ⓘ |
| setting | Basin City ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption
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moral ambiguity ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| tone |
gritty
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violent ⓘ |
| writer | Frank Miller ⓘ |
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Subject: Sin City: The Hard Goodbye Description of subject: Sin City: The Hard Goodbye is a noir-style graphic novel by Frank Miller that launches the Sin City series with a gritty tale of revenge, corruption, and moral ambiguity in the violent Basin City.
Referenced by (7)
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linked to: Sin City: The Hard Goodbye
linked to: Sin City: The Hard Goodbye