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Skin deep comic6/15/2023 If they finally get around to doing Sin City 2, it will probably be Jamie Chung playing Miho since Aoki is having her second child. (Rumor has it he stole it out of Quinton Tarantino’s garage, since it was also used in Kill Bill). She did it so well that, after filming was wrapped up, Frank Miller gave her Miho’s samurai sword. She was moved by Frank Miller impassioned description of his creation to her, that she put her whole heart into it. Just as she didn’t know how to drive until she got a part on 2Fast 2Furious, Devon didn’t know anything about martial arts or sword fighting, before this movie. Devon Aoki nailed the part of Miho perfectly. ![]() ![]() Most comic books do not translate well into movies. I think this is Miller giving us clues to the fact that she is not human. He seems to take this in stride, but I get the sense Dwight knows that there is more to her than meets the eyes. Her balance, how she plays with her victims and how she takes quick short naps. The closest male in her life Dwight, comments on how cat like she is. This makes them different form all the others in the yarns, and also gives them an unearthly vibe. Yes Cardinal Roark says Kevin speaks to him, but the audience never hears a word from him, even when Marv is torturing him. That Miho and Kevin both never say a word is obviously important. Sin City is built on its gruff and gritty words as much as it built on scantily clad, submachine gun wielding women. Her silence is also important in the light that Frank Miller, is in my opinion not only the best dialogist in comics, but also the best living dialogist in the English speaking world. But in hindsight, it explains things, like why she is a protector, why she remains silent all the time, her preternatural combat skills. This is kind of surprising because there is not a lot of the supernatural in Sin City. Miller has explained that she and Kevin, the other mute assassin are actually demons, or Kami (Japanese spirits/minor gods). One reason for her asexual-ness, in a hyper-sexually charged title might be that she is not of this Earth. Even Marv’s aged mother’s is primarily defined by the fact that she is a mother. This is important because she is the only female character in Sin City whose primary characteristic isn’t her sexuality. She herself however is never portrayed as a prostitute, only their protector. Miho is the protector of the ‘girls of Old-town’ in Sin City. But that love which Miller pours into her is what makes her such a great character. When someone like Quinton Tarantino says you have a fetish like relationship with your character, maybe you should back away from you work for a bit. ![]() The number one Miho fan-boy would be none other than her creator, Frank Miller. ![]() Women in Comic Books who are more than Skin deep: #1.Īppearances: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, The Big fat Kill, Family Values, And Behind Door Number Three.Īll my friends know I love deadly Little Miho, and none of them will be surprised to see her on the top of this list. It is not known if this form of transformation can replicate the storage properties of medallions as well, similar to capabilities of Totems.Women in Comic Books who are more than Skin deep: #1. Eastern dragons are highly magical, and are capable of flight without wings, as well as shapeshifting without the use of a medallion. Eastern dragons have also been mentioned, and at least one currently lives within the Liverpool Avalon, named Newton. However, the dragon most people tend to think of is the Western dragon, such as The Bloodcarver, who is exceptionally large, breathes fire, and is capable of winged flight. As of yet, only one Western dragon has been shown, but he has implied that he may not be the only living dragon specimen remaining.ĭragons are creatures of all shapes, sizes, elemental affinities - you name it. However, in Orientations this proved to be untrue. Western dragons and Eastern dragons(distantly related)Įxchanges: Part IV, page 34-35(the Bloodcarver)ĭragons from various cultures exist, with Western Dragons believed by many to be extinct. Eastern dragons lack wings and have more serpent-like bodies. All resemble large reptiles with talons, sharp teeth and skin covered in scales.
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