Hard Boiled by Frank Miller and Geof Darrow

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1. Great story, but the illustrations are on another level.

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2. Two of my favorite additions from my own youth

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3. Geoff Darrow's art Hardboiled is incredible

   Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “Cyberpunk Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels”