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 trailer in comics form" that Brubaker and Phillips created to announce the series online, plus illustrations, selected articles, behind-the-scenes glimpses, painted covers, and much more! Features an introduction by comics legend and Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons. Collects Criminal (2006) #1-10 and Criminal (2008) #1-7.
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70 of 77 people found the following review helpful
By Deadguy
Format:Hardcover
This is a beautiful and wonderful book by some of the most talented creators in comics. It's too bad that Amazon has incorrect information in it's description, because now I'm super disappointed. I thought, as it says, that this collected Series 1 #1-10 and Series 2 #1-7, but it does not. It only has #1-3 of Series 2, which leaves me still four issues short of The Sinners, Series 3. The whole point was to read from the beginning until Series 3. I assumed I would get all caught up, but alas, no, there are four issues less than advertised. Wikipedia has it right. I write this review only as a warning; please buy as much Brubaker/Phillips as you can. Just don't think this Deluxe edition has all of Series 2. It does not. Likely, a second deluxe edition will appear in a year or two with the end of Series 2 and all of Series 3. I guess I'll buy it even though I already have Series 3 in single issues. Sigh.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Matt Stevens
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Ed Brubaker continues to prove he is one of the top writers in comic books today with this series. It's smart, concise and terse in its storytelling and harnesses the gritty realism of the best pulp stories. Phillp's art is hardcore stylish without being overly artsy. And please let me say, it's good to see a comic book series that isn't afraid to show a woman's nipples. How many times are we going to see comics released with graphic violence and lots of F bombs, but breasts covered up by an inky shadow or some such nonsense? Are nipples that dangerous? Are they going to poke our eyes out? No, they clearly do not, as this series proves.
There are basically three criminal stories here, plus some quickies and the extras and I am 100% satisfied with the quality of the sewn binding. Thank God Marvel is moving away from glued bindings, which just do not last. My only complaint is the border around the art on each page is rather large. Marvel should have expanded the art to a larger size and shrunk the border. Yes, the art is oversized in this edition, but why not go for broke?
I spend just a tad over $30 shipped and that is money well spent. I highly recommend this Hardcover to fans of comic books and even just fans of good pulp fiction.
There are basically three criminal stories here, plus some quickies and the extras and I am 100% satisfied with the quality of the sewn binding. Thank God Marvel is moving away from glued bindings, which just do not last. My only complaint is the border around the art on each page is rather large. Marvel should have expanded the art to a larger size and shrunk the border. Yes, the art is oversized in this edition, but why not go for broke?
I spend just a tad over $30 shipped and that is money well spent. I highly recommend this Hardcover to fans of comic books and even just fans of good pulp fiction.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I don't have any reason to review the product as a work of fiction. If you know Brubaker, and you like Brubaker, get this, 'cause you'll love it. However, if you're hesitant at all, knowing that some graphic novel bindings are sloppy at best, then fear no more. This book is wonderfully bound. Each page has perfectly measured margins, and each page opens fully and lays flat, revealing the entire page. It's heavy, sturdy, and I'm pretty sure it'll stop a bullet. Good binding can be hard to find, and it must be appreciated that Brubaker and Phillips have signed off on a wonderful compilation that is carefully assembled, and not just a money grab.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
great stories,not your childhood comics
a must read for graphic novel readers,amazing color and story worth every penny,do yourself a favor and get this book,the whole set.
Published 2 months ago by Emanuel Valadao
4.0 out of 5 stars
Art not oversized
All previous reviews are right: this is a great edition of Criminal... But be careful, although the book is a deluxe format, THE ART IS NOT OVERSIZED, it is exactly as it is in the... Read more
Published 6 months ago by E. G.
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Criminal deluxe collection.
This book contains the first three stories from Ed Brubaker and Shawn Phillips criminal series. Coward, lawless, and The dead and the dying are the tittles of the stories. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mister Marathon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful!!
As someone who is a big fan of oversized, gorgeous books, this one is the best!! The binding, cover, and pages are top quality and make the most beautiful collected editions that I... Read more
Published 22 months ago by PatriotSun
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mature grapchic novels like the Criminal
prove that graphic novels are not just for nerds and kids anymore. It's a rather dark and serious piece of work. Read more
Published on November 25, 2010 by I.V.Tsoy
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Hardcover collects the first three TPBs of this outstanding...
This hardcover collects the first three trade paperbacks' worth of the outstanding Ed Brubaker/Sean Phillips Criminal series that originally comprised thirteen comic books (Vol. Read more
Published on May 17, 2010 by K. W. Schreiter
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good to be CRIMINAL
You enjoy noir, than this book is for you. This have everything that you can think of regarding the movement of noir back in the 1940's-1950's. Read more
Published on March 21, 2010 by Roberto Briceno
5.0 out of 5 stars
CRIMINAL: One Helluva Read!
This book is what it would be like if Hollywood suddenly began producing crime comics instead of movies. Ed Brubaker is a mastermind when it comes to writing crime comics. Read more
Published on March 10, 2010 by GSD
5.0 out of 5 stars
Spectacular
Though Ed Brubaker has become more widely known for his prolific run on Captain America, the acclaimed writer will always have his roots sewn in the realm of crime comics. Read more
Published on February 25, 2010 by N. Durham
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful book
You already know Brubaker and Phillips are going to give a great story and art. The real highlight was the quality of the book. Read more
Published on February 1, 2010 by J. L. Henry
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