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Criminal: The Deluxe Edition - Volume 1 (Criminal)
A fantastically-designed and printed book showcasing the Eisner and Harvey Award-Winning crime comics from the creators of Sleeper and Incognito, this oversized, deluxe hardback edition features Criminal books 1 thru 3 - Cowards, Lawless, and The Dead and the Dying. Also features many extras, including a Criminal short story and the never-before-printed five page "movie tr
...moreHardcover, The Deluxe Edition, 432 pages
Published
November 18th 2009
by Marvel
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I read the first story arc ("Coward") a while back, and I thought it was very well-written and enjoyable, but then I forgot about the series for a while. Completing the next two arcs ("Lawless" and "The Dead and the Dying"), I see that the Criminal series is more than just well-written. The stories in these arcs stretch from the 1950's to the modern day, following generations of lowlifes, and telling their family histories from multiple perspectives. Brubaker makes the most of the varied viewpoi...more
I'd tiptoed around this book for quite a while, having heard great things about it but not sure whether I really should. Then I thought, what the hell, and I'm glad I did.
This edition collects the first three volumes of Criminal, a series by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Each volume follows a different group of characters, but their stories are all set in the same world, and they connect with each other sometimes. Like the title of the series suggests, we follow the lives of criminals, but for...more
This edition collects the first three volumes of Criminal, a series by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Each volume follows a different group of characters, but their stories are all set in the same world, and they connect with each other sometimes. Like the title of the series suggests, we follow the lives of criminals, but for...more
The only downside to this book is that is does not collect the articles in the back of the comics that were not written by Brubaker or Phillips. Sorry, folks, you're outta luck if you were expecting everything. Despite that, it reads wonderfully as it introduces a world of criminals, all of which are so far interrelated by a past created a generation ago as featured in the last three stories, all one-shots that explore the original "criminals" who created the modern batch of protagonists that fe...more
Dieses edle Hardcover sammelt drei Erzählungen aus der mit dem Eisner Award ausgezeichneten noir-Serie Criminal.
In der ersten Geschichte Coward wird der Meisterdieb Leo von korrupten Cops gezwungen einen Überfall auf einen Banktransporter durchzuführen. Die Sache geht natürlich nach hinten los und führt Leo auf einen blutigen Pfad der Rache.
Die zweite Geschichte Lawless dreht sich um den Golfkriegsveteran Tracy Lawless. Auf der Suche nach dem Mörder seines Bruders infiltriert er dessen ehemalige...more
In der ersten Geschichte Coward wird der Meisterdieb Leo von korrupten Cops gezwungen einen Überfall auf einen Banktransporter durchzuführen. Die Sache geht natürlich nach hinten los und führt Leo auf einen blutigen Pfad der Rache.
Die zweite Geschichte Lawless dreht sich um den Golfkriegsveteran Tracy Lawless. Auf der Suche nach dem Mörder seines Bruders infiltriert er dessen ehemalige...more
An amazing book!
The American Comic had finally grown up. Gone are the men in tights and anatomically impossible women. No more funny quips as the heroes and villains punch each other out with leaving nary a bruise. A punch to the nose hurts and bleeds... and bullets kill.
Brubaker takes us into a world that, even though few of us are ever likely to experience, does, none-the-less exist.
I loved how the stories intertwine troughout multiple generations and a small character in one story suddenly be...more
The American Comic had finally grown up. Gone are the men in tights and anatomically impossible women. No more funny quips as the heroes and villains punch each other out with leaving nary a bruise. A punch to the nose hurts and bleeds... and bullets kill.
Brubaker takes us into a world that, even though few of us are ever likely to experience, does, none-the-less exist.
I loved how the stories intertwine troughout multiple generations and a small character in one story suddenly be...more
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This is crime noir at its best, which is to be expected with a team like Brubaker and Phillips. The art is as brutal and stark as the writing, which keeps you guessing the whole way through. Even when you think you've figured something out it doesn't do you any good in the long run, because Brubaker turns the story back on itself or twists it in a whole new direction. This is classic noir with a modern spin, and the world Brubaker's created here is rich and full of characters drifting in and out...more
I had made an initial pass through Ed Brubaker's Criminal when the first story, Coward, first appeared in 2006. I remember really liking it but didn't stick with it on my pull list for one reason or another. Over the years, I kept hearing how great the series was, with each new story featuring different characters but staying within the universe that Brubaker and Sean Phillips had created. When the Deluxe Edition was released in 2009, I circled it a few times for a buy, but never pulled the trig...more
I hadn't read any of Ed Brubarker's non-hero work, and figured it was time. It's rather wordy, so be ready for more reading than action.
However, it's quite a read. It's a heist story about criminal intents. It gets very much into the head of who some of these people are, and why they do what they do.
I'm looking forward to getting my hands on some more.
However, it's quite a read. It's a heist story about criminal intents. It gets very much into the head of who some of these people are, and why they do what they do.
I'm looking forward to getting my hands on some more.
In this case, you can actually judge a book by its title and cover. Criminal features gritty, seedy, noir-influenced, morally ambiguous tales from the underworld. Brubaker’s writing is top-notch and Phillips’ art renders the stories perfectly. The only downside for completists is that the essays from the original issues aren’t included. Only hardcore noir fans will miss them, though, especially since this hardbound volume is so much easier to re-read.
The first two stories are amazing. They have the same kind of hard edged realism that is so apparent in The Wire. Wonderful, gritty art and thoughtful crime stories. After the first two there are a series of shorter stories that drop off in quality otherwise I would have awarded 4 stars.
Very well written and illustrated, completely and utterly brutal. Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips are a powerful team. The characters and their stories were compelling and I enjoyed the way they were interwoven. I eagerly look forward to reading the second collection when it comes out in October.
An entertaining series of related crimes and criminals, how they contributed to the lives of their fellow criminals in various ways.
Studies in abuse.
Very well drawn, beautiful color, contributes much to stories. Interesting stories of non-redemption.
Studies in abuse.
Very well drawn, beautiful color, contributes much to stories. Interesting stories of non-redemption.
This one is a fun read. Recommended to get the deluxe edition because it has the first three storylines and includes some additional short stories at the end. Never before seen pulp crime fiction rendered so well in comic book form, very entertaining.
Sequential perfection. This over sized book is a stunning piece of art. Graphically it may be the best crime comic ever pencilled. The stories are riveting. This gets my highest recommendation. One of the best hardcover collections Marvel has ever produced.
Reading these stories in their collected format has been a great experience. I'm so glad this was my introduction to Criminal. Themes that carry throughout, characters that weave among the stories, terrific marriage of art and writing. Inspiring creation. Highly recommended.
Excellent noir stories and art. Criminal explores the seedy part of life and the people who exist there. The stories make you feel sorry for some of the characters and to understand their motivation.
Even better than Fatale. Brubaker/Phillips are fantastic. This is high-quality, hard-boiled, film noir-esque crime fiction with good characterization, realistic dialogue, and stellar art (lest we forget the coloring beauty of Val Staples). I cannot wait to read volume two.
While artistically and technically very good, it lacks humanity, and the stories are not entirely compelling, except for the last one "Female of the Species" which I found perfect in execution.
loved it. Pulpy. Noir. great graphic novel, intertwined stories of deceit, betrayal, lies and deception. Crazy violence.
Maybe it was all the hype, maybe I was expecting too much, but something about this series didn't click with me.
"Criminal" is to Frank Miller's "Sin City" what the latter is to the average Batman comic of the mid-1970s....
If this had all the articles from the floppies this would be one of the greatest collected editions in a long time.
Fantastic. Possibly the best graphic novel on crime out there today. Pricey, but definitely worth a read.
It was entertaining but it tried too hard to fit the mold instead of offering something original.
Great 1940s style crime noir. Like James Hadley Chase in a graphic novel.
Absolutely terrific. All I have to say about this.
9/10. Really superb Pulp Fiction-ish crime fiction. These tales are bleak, beautifully drawn, and hard to forget.
A perfect translation of what is so wonderful about film noir into the comics medium.
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Ed Brubaker (born November 17, 1966) is an Eisner Award-winning American cartoonist and writer. He was born at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
Brubaker is best known for his work as a comic book writer on such titles as Batman, Daredevil, Captain America, Iron Fist, Catwoman, Gotham Central, Sleeper, Uncanny X-Men and X-Men: Deadly Genesis, and The Authority, and for helping...more
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Brubaker is best known for his work as a comic book writer on such titles as Batman, Daredevil, Captain America, Iron Fist, Catwoman, Gotham Central, Sleeper, Uncanny X-Men and X-Men: Deadly Genesis, and The Authority, and for helping...more
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