Finished "Red Harvest" by Dashiell Hammett. Pretty good, was more like a series of episodes rather than an ordinary novel. Reminds me of "Sin City".
well, Miller's certainly read Hammett along with Spillane. I posted this last year from an interview with Hart Fisher:
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During the interview he got really cranky when I pointed out the spots he ripped Mickey Spillane off DIRECTLY from the novels. I mean, go read the Spillane books, you won't be as impressed with the writing on Sin City after that.
I knew FM had taken inspiration from Hammett, Chandler and Spillane, but stealing complete events? On the other hand, I understand it's not that uncommon in the movie industry, so why wouldn't it happen elsewhere? Perhaps FM just wanted to pay homage. If you still have the link (to the article or the thread), please post it here. Sounds interesting.
"Batman is only meaningful as an answer to a world which in its basics is chaotic and in the hands of the wrong people, where no justice can be found. I think it's very suitable to our perception of the world's condition today... Batman embodies the will to resist evil" -Frank Miller
"Conan, what's the meaning of life?" "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!" -Conan the Barbarian
"Well, yeah." -Jason E. Perkins
"If I had a dime for every time Pariah was right about something I'd owe twenty cents." -Ultimate Jaburg53
"Fair enough. I defer to your expertise." -Prometheus
I knew FM had taken inspiration from Hammett, Chandler and Spillane, but stealing complete events? On the other hand, I understand it's not that uncommon in the movie industry, so why wouldn't it happen elsewhere? Perhaps FM just wanted to pay homage. If you still have the link (to the article or the thread), please post it here. Sounds interesting. 
