![]() ![]() Still, what Give Me Liberty lacks in thematic nuance and subtlety, it makes up for in its candid and unapologetic stance on the decline of American civilization – in how corporate greed and corruption has rotted the United States to its core, polarizing Americans into different factions and ultimately inspiring a second civil war. However, this is still a Miller story so some of the usual rules apply – it's set in a dystopian future where political corruption and extremism reigns supreme. ![]() Unlike many other Miller stories, Give Me Liberty, which was published by Dark Horse in 1990 and featured artwork from Dave Gibbons, stars a female protagonist, a young American girl named Martha Washington. "That Yellow Bastard" is still primarily a black and white comic, but Miller adds yellow embellishments to the Roark Junior character – an artistic decision that is so striking, it successfully creates an even greater aura of terror around the character whenever those yellow brushstrokes appear on the page. The comic is also notable for how it visually differentiated itself from previous Sin City stories. ![]()
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