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    <body><![CDATA[Brubaker and Phillips have a steady hand for the film-noir style, and as such this is unsurprisingly a plate of hard candy with no nutritional benefits, which means the glorification of outlaw behavior, a paean to the velocity achieved when life is lived without a conscience in the service of grabbi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48429105">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was a bit disappointed with this one, and I can't even say exactly why. Maybe because I read <em>Fell</em> not so long ago and deemed it a masterpiece in gritty <em>comic noir</em>. I may have drawn an unfortunate comparison.<br/><br/>On the surface, this is a great comic. Career criminal bites off more than he c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46722371">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn’t really get into this, which was lauded all over the damn place but never got me hot. I just didn’t really feel like this self-contained bank-job-gone-bad story did anything new or inventive, a strictly by-the-book reiteration of a dozen decent-but-unexceptional heist movies that stood o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56047681">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I have heard some <em>fantastic</em> things about this book, but for a number of reasons TOTALLY did not get into it; in fact, I skimmed the last twenty pages or so and didn't really miss anything since it tends toward the predictable. Yes, I get that it's an interesting idea and all, a'la not your typical c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26390253">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I wasnt sure what to expect from a crime graphic novel, but I found this one extremely readable. The plot was intriguing without being obvious and I pretty much read it straight through. The artwork didnt grab me as such but was still good. An enjoyable read.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[when you do things like this ed brubaker, you are a genius and a master. you are the newest frank miller. so continue these stories, and forget about what you are doing to captain america and daredevil, because that work is atrocious.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Not only is this a great heist gone wrong/crime story, but Brubaker writes compelling characters. The type of characters where as their inner workings are revealed, you can go back through the story and it reads in a totally different way. Love it.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wonderfully grim &amp; convoluted noir tale, featuring a protagonist whose primary trait is the ability to flee crime scenes. Essential reading. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A great read.  I'm a little sad that vol 2 is a whole new cast/story/etc because I loved these guys.  We'll see how it goes]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Graphic novel/comic.  A bit thin for me.  The story of a valorous criminal--but with nothing to keep me interested in his story.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Solid read, again with the Crime Noir.  Not ground breaking but still an entertaining read for those interested in the genre.]]></body>
    
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