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Criminal Series

11 primary works • 14 total works
Collected editions of the bestselling comic book series created by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, originally published in single magazine form as Criminal (2006), Criminal (2008), Criminal: The Sinners (2009), Criminal: The Last of the Innocent (2011), and Criminal (2019) by Icon imprint, later by Image Comics.

Book 1

Criminal, Vol. 1: Coward
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4.16 · 9606 Ratings · 569 Reviews · published 2007 · 20 editions
From Harvey Award-Winning Best Writer Ed Brubaker,…

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    Book 2

    Criminal, Vol. 2: Lawless
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    4.25     · 5817 Ratings · 282 Reviews · published 2007 · 21 editions
    Twenty years ago, Tracy Lawless traded the crime-r…

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    Book 3

    Criminal, Vol. 3: The Dead and the Dying
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    4.18     · 3968 Ratings · 231 Reviews · published 2008 · 19 editions
    Tells three interlinking stories that take place d…

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    Book 4

    Criminal, Vol. 4: Bad Night
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    4.26     · 3562 Ratings · 235 Reviews · published 2009 · 21 editions
    A woman in trouble, friends on the run from cops a…

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    Book 5

    Criminal, Vol. 5: The Sinners
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    4.35     · 3140 Ratings · 198 Reviews · published 2010 · 14 editions
    Criminal's most popular character, Tracy Lawless, …

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    Book 6

    Criminal, Vol. 6: The Last of the Innocent
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    4.41     · 3295 Ratings · 283 Reviews · published 2011 · 17 editions
    THE BEST-REVIEWED COMIC OF THE YEAR COLLECTED JUST…

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    Book 7

    Criminal, Vol. 7: Wrong Time, Wrong Place
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    4.21     · 1474 Ratings · 143 Reviews · published 2015 · 10 editions
    Brubaker and Phillips return to their multiple-awa…

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    Book 8

    My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies
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    3.62     · 4757 Ratings · 527 Reviews · published 2018 · 16 editions
    The first original graphic novel from the bestsell…

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    Book 9

    Bad Weekend
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    4.04     · 1948 Ratings · 205 Reviews · published 2019 · 9 editions
    Just in time for Convention Season, the ultimate c…

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    Book 10

    Cruel Summer
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    4.40     · 1636 Ratings · 216 Reviews · published 2020 · 14 editions
    BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS' CRIMINAL epic, collected in…

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    Book 11

    The Knives
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    4.50     · 700 Ratings · 138 Reviews · published 2025 · 1 edition
    THE FIRST NEW CRIMINAL BOOK IN FIVE YEARS!

    With the…

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    Book 1-3

    Criminal: The Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1
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    4.52     · 2009 Ratings · 183 Reviews · published 2009 · 10 editions
    A fantastically-designed and printed book showcasi…

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    Book 4-6

    Criminal: The Deluxe Edition, Vol. 2
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    4.64     · 972 Ratings · 93 Reviews · published 2012 · 8 editions
    The second oversized hardback of the award-winning…

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    Book 7-9

    Criminal: The Deluxe Edition, Vol. 3
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    4.53     · 430 Ratings · 38 Reviews · published 2022 · 3 editions
    BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS' hard-to-find CRIMINAL hardb…

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