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The Girls Of Old Town
The Girls of Old Town are fictional characters in Frank Miller's ''Sin City''. Within the universe of ''Sin City'', they are a group of self-governing prostitutes. During the days of the Gold Rush, when the town of Basin City had just been settled, the Roark family "imported" a large number of women from across the globe into the open and uncontrolled area, turning a struggling mining camp into a thriving, bustling city and securing themselves a vast fortune and control over the city. These women ended up forming the district that would become Old Town, the prostitute quarter. In addition, the people charged with governing the city, most of them from the Roark line, remained in power for generations, running it as they saw fit. It is suggested by ''The Big Fat Kill'' that during this time, Old Town's female residents were subjugated and virtually enslaved under the combined malign influence of politics, pimps and mobsters. Eventually, the women formed a truce with the police depa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known as Pegasus Books and founded in 1980. Dark Horse Comics has emerged as the fourth largest comic publishing company in the United States of America. Dividing profits with artists and writers, as well as supporting artistic and creative rights in the comic book industry, Dark Horse Comics has become a strong proponent of publishing licensed material that often does not fit into mainstream media. Several titles include: ''Sin City, Hellboy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 300, and Star Wars.'' In December 2021, Swedish gaming company Embracer Group launched its acquisition of Dark Horse Media, Dark Horse Comics' parent company, and completed the buyout in March 2022. In June 2022, Dark Horse announced a business partnership with Penguin Rando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime King
Jaime King (born April 23, 1979) is an American actress and model. In her modeling career and early film roles, she used the names Jamie King and James King, which was a childhood nickname given to King by her parents, because her agency already represented another Jaime—the older, then-more famous model Jaime Rishar. A successful model, King was discovered at age 14 in 1993 and appeared in ''Vogue'', '' Mademoiselle'' and ''Harper's Bazaar'', among other fashion magazines. From 1998, she moved into acting, taking small film roles. Her first major role was in ''Pearl Harbor'' (2001) and her first starring movie role was in ''Bulletproof Monk'' (2003). She has since appeared in other films including ''Sin City'' (2005) and ''My Bloody Valentine 3D'' (2009) and, from 2011 to 2015, starred in the television series ''Hart of Dixie''. In 2016, she had the lead role in ''The Mistletoe Promise'', a Hallmark movie. She also voiced the role of Aurra Sing on '' Star Wars: The Clone War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devon Aoki
Devon Edwenna Aoki (born August 10, 1982) is an actress and fashion model. Aoki's film roles include supporting roles in '' 2 Fast 2 Furious'' (2003) and ''Sin City'' (2005) and lead roles in '' DOA: Dead or Alive'' (2006) and ''Mutant Chronicles'' (2008). Early life Aoki was born in 1982 in New York City. She grew up in Malibu, California, and attended high school at The American School in London. Her father was former wrestler and Benihana restaurant magnate Hiroaki Aoki and her mother is Pamela Hilburger, a jewelry designer. Her father was Japanese and her mother is of German and English ancestry. She started modeling when she was 13, the same year her godmother introduced her to Kate Moss. She has an older sister and a younger brother, as well as four half-siblings including Steve Aoki. Aoki is also the aunt of fellow model Yumi Nu. Career Following her runway debut in 1997, Aoki walked for brands including Balenciaga, Comme des Garçons and Chanel. In 1998, at the age of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Composite Bow
A composite bow is a traditional bow made from horn, wood, and sinew laminated together, a form of laminated bow. The horn is on the belly, facing the archer, and sinew on the outer side of a wooden core. When the bow is drawn, the sinew (stretched on the outside) and horn (compressed on the inside) store more energy than wood for the same length of bow. The strength can be made similar to that of all-wood "self" bows, with similar draw-length and therefore a similar amount of energy delivered to the arrow from a much shorter bow. However, making a composite bow requires more varieties of material than a self bow, its construction takes much more time, and the finished bow is more sensitive to moisture. Archaeological finds and art indicate composite bows have existed since the second millennium BCE, but their history is not well recorded, being developed by cultures without a written tradition. They originated among Asiatic pastoralists who used them as daily necessities, clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manji (symbol)
The swastika (卐 or 卍) is an ancient religious and cultural symbol, predominantly in various Eurasian, as well as some African and American cultures, now also widely recognized for its appropriation by the Nazi Party and by neo-Nazis. It continues to be used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality in Indian religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. It generally takes the form of a cross, the arms of which are of equal length and perpendicular to the adjacent arms, each bent midway at a right angle. The word ''swastika'' comes from sa, स्वस्तिक, svastika, meaning "conducive to well-being". In Hinduism, the right-facing symbol (clockwise) () is called ', symbolizing ("sun"), prosperity and good luck, while the left-facing symbol (counter-clockwise) () is called ''sauwastika'', symbolising night or tantric aspects of Kali. In Jain symbolism, it represents Suparshvanathathe seventh of 24 Tirthankaras (spiritual teachers and saviours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katana
A is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. Developed later than the ''tachi'', it was used by samurai in feudal Japan and worn with the edge facing upward. Since the Muromachi period, many old ''tachi'' were cut from the root and shortened, and the blade at the root was crushed and converted into ''katana''. The specific term for ''katana'' in Japan is ''uchigatana'' (打刀) and the term ''katana'' (刀) often refers to single-edged swords from around the world. Etymology and loanwords The word ''katana'' first appears in Japanese in the '' Nihon Shoki'' of 720. The term is a compound of ''kata'' ("one side, one-sided") + ''na'' ("blade"), in contrast to the double-sided '' tsurugi''. See more at the Wiktionary entry. The ''katana'' belongs to the ''nihontō'' family of swords, and is distinguished by a blade length (''nagasa'') of more than 2 ''shaku'', approximately . ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miho (Sin City)
is a character in Frank Miller's ''Sin City'' graphic novel series. In the film adaptation of ''Sin City'', she is portrayed by Devon Aoki. Jamie Chung replaces Aoki in the 2014 expansion, '' Sin City: A Dame to Kill For''. Character Miho is a mute female assassin of Japanese descent (Miho is offended by anti-Japanese racial slurs, such as "Jap slut" and "Jap slag"; in response, she behaves in an even more sadistic way than she normally does). Along with Gail, she serves as an enforcer and defender of the city's Old Town. She is often referred to as "Deadly Little Miho" by the character Dwight McCarthy in his narrations. Despite residing in Old Town, there is nothing to suggest that she herself is a prostitute (contrary to the opinion expressed by some film critics such as Andrew Sarris and Ty Burr, as well as by IGN). Miho is very small and light; she has long dark hair, a very slim figure, and dark eyes. Normally she dresses in a short, modified black kimono worn over a bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosario Dawson
Rosario Isabel Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress. She made her feature-film debut in the 1995 independent drama ''Kids''. Her subsequent film roles include '' He Got Game'' (1998), ''Josie and the Pussycats'' (2001), ''Men in Black II'' (2002), ''Rent'' (2005), ''Sin City'' (2005), ''Clerks II'' (2006), ''Death Proof'' (2007), ''Seven Pounds'' (2008), '' Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief'' (2010), ''Unstoppable'' (2010), ''Zookeeper'' (2011), ''Trance'' (2013), ''Top Five'' (2014), and '' Zombieland: Double Tap'' (2019). Dawson has also provided voice-over work for Disney/Marvel, Warner Bros./DC Comics, and ViacomCBS's Nickelodeon unit. Dawson is also known for having several roles in film and television adaptations of comic books. These include Gail in ''Sin City'' (2005) and '' Sin City: A Dame to Kill For'' (2014), Claire Temple in five of the Marvel/Netflix series (2015–2018), and providing the voices of Diana Prince/Wonder Woman in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catwoman
Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she is one of the Dark Knight's most enduring enemies and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up his rogues' gallery. However, the character has also been depicted as an antiheroine and become Batman's best known love interest, with many stories depicting their complex love–hate relationship. Catwoman is the alter ego of Selina Kyle, a Gotham City burglar who usually wears a tight, one-piece outfit and uses a bullwhip for a weapon. She was originally characterized as a supervillain and adversary of Batman, but has been featured in an eponymous series since the 1990s that portrays her as an antiheroine, often with a utilitarian moral philosophy. The character thrived in her earliest appearances, but she took an extended hia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Values (comics)
''Family Values'' is a graphic novel, and the fifth "yarn" in Frank Miller's ''Sin City'' series. It was first published in October 1997. Unlike the previous four stories, ''Family Values'' was released as a 128-page graphic novel rather than in serialized issues that would later be collected in a trade paperback volume. Plot Dwight McCarthy is on a mission from Gail to dig up information about a recent mob hit at a small diner. After being hit on by a female cop, (who he manages to get rid of by pretending to be a bisexual masochist), he goes into a bar near where the hit happened and tries to charm one of the local drinkers there named Peggy. Dwight also spots Fat Man and Little Boy, which makes his job easier later on. As Dwight keeps charming Peggy, she realizes he's not interested in any company that night and only looking for information behind the recent hit. She reveals that Bruno, the target, was killed by Vito, one of Don Magliozzi's nephews and hitmen. Don Magliozzi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sin City (film)
''Sin City'' (also known as ''Frank Miller's Sin City'') is a 2005 American neo-noir crime anthology film produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. It is based on Miller's graphic novel of the same name. Much of the film is based on the first, third, and fourth books in Miller's original comic series. ''The Hard Goodbye'' is about an ex-convict who embarks on a rampage in search of his one-time sweetheart's killer. ''The Big Fat Kill'' follows a private investigator who gets caught in a street war between a group of prostitutes and a group of mercenaries, the police and the mob. ''That Yellow Bastard'' focuses on an aging police officer who protects a young woman from a grotesquely disfigured serial killer. The intro and outro of the film are based on the short story "The Customer is Always Right" which is collected in ''Booze, Broads & Bullets'', the sixth book in the comic series. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Jessica Alba, Benicio del Toro, Brittan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwight McCarthy
Dwight McCarthy is one of the principal characters in Frank Miller's ''Sin City'' universe. He appears in '' A Dame to Kill For'', ''The Big Fat Kill'', '' Family Values'', '' The Babe Wore Red'' and ''That Yellow Bastard''. He is the character that appears the most in all the Sin City yarns. He was portrayed by Clive Owen in the 2005 film, and by Josh Brolin in the 2014 prequel''. Appearance In Dwight's first appearance in ''A Dame to Kill For'', his head is shaved and he is nearing middle age. During the events of ''A Dame to Kill For'', the Old Town girls perform facial reconstruction on him at Gail's behest after he suffers horrendous injuries. They change his facial appearance dramatically, and he allows his hair to grow again as well. By his next appearances in ''The Big Fat Kill'' and ''Family Values'', he sports a more natural look. In terms of clothing, in the first half of ''A Dame to Kill For'' he wears just a shirt and pants. Afterwards, he takes to wearing a black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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