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Last Days of American Crime (New Edition) Paperback – Illustrated, September 26, 2017

by Rick Remender (Author), Greg Tocchini (Artist)

4.4 127 ratings

Part of: The Last Days of American Crime

The critically acclaimed collaboration between RICK REMENDER (SEVEN TO ETERNITY, LOW) and GREG TOCCHINI (LOW, Uncanny X-Force) is back in print.

In the not-too-distant future, as a final response to terrorism and crime, the US government plans in secret to broadcast a signal making it impossible for anyone to knowingly commit unlawful acts. But the media has leaked news of the anti-crime signal one week before it was to go live, and now Graham Brick, who was planning a huge heist, has just a few days to turn the crime of the century into the last crime in American history.

Collects the complete series, LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME #1-3.

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The Last Days of American Crime
Print length

184 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Image Comics
Publication date

September 26, 2017
Reading age

16 years and up
Dimensions

6.4 x 0.5 x 10.1 inches
ISBN-10

1534304371
ISBN-13

978-1534304376
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"This vicious dystopian noir puts a fascinating spin on the done-to-death crime caper genre." -Library Journal

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"This vicious dystopian noir puts a fascinating spin on the done-to-death crime caper genre." -Library Journal

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Image Comics; Illustrated edition (September 26, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 184 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1534304371
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1534304376
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 16 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.4 x 0.5 x 10.1 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #603,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #666 in Image Comics & Graphic Novels
- #1,334 in Mystery Graphic Novels
- #2,507 in Science Fiction Graphic Novels (Books)

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Rick Remender

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Rick Remender is the writer/co-creator of comics such as Deadly Class, Fear Agent, Black Science, Seven to Eternity, LOW, The Scumbag, Tokyo Ghost and Death or Glory. During his years at Marvel he wrote Captain America, Uncanny X-Force, Venom and created The Uncanny Avengers. His work at Marvel Comics is the basis for major elements of Avengers: Endgame, Falcon and Winter Soldier, and Deadpool 2.

He served as lead writer/co-showrunner on SyFy's adaption of his co-creation Deadly Class with the Russo Brothers, wrote/developed video games for Electronic Arts such as Bulletstorm and Dead Space, and served as an animator on films such as The Iron Giant and Anastasia.

He currently curates his own publishing imprint, Giant Generator, at Image Comics while writing the film adaptation of Cary Fukunaga’s Tokyo Ghost for Legendary and serving as executive producer on Fear Agent being developed by Matt Tolmach Productions and Point Grey through Sony for Amazon.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2016

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Loved this book. Comics need more noir stories. The genre really shines in the comic medium.

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C. Derick Varn

Noir, sleaze, and API

Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2016

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This is interesting mix of LA-stype crime Noir with a near future science fiction premise that mostly works. The ultra-violence is somewhat typical and under-explained, and the science fiction premise is under-utilized, but the sleaze and air works well. Rick Remender's dialogue, while not terribly original, reads really well and pops with one-liners. The characters are mostly likable, although the Shelby, "the femme fatale," isn't particularly believable as a hacker. Elements of the premise are interesting: people running to Canada and Mexico, who close their borders, because fear of the new limitations imposed, and the sort of prisoner's dilemma of criminal terror tactics (reflecting, for example, real tactics in the Cartel wars) is also interesting. It's a solid but very "adult" book, but it is far from perfect.

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tj coleman

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2015

Great!

As reference I enjoy reading American bastards

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2015

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It was a very well drawn, but the story didn't really excite me. It was a very traditional noir theme. As reference I enjoy reading American bastards, preacher, and trees

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2017

I picked this up because I saw Greg Tocchini's art. The story didn't have to be amazing, but it was good enough to create a blissful read while enjoying the art. The ambiguous nature of Greg's drawings makes it difficult to differentiate characters at times because their faces can look similar, but it's not too bad in this story where the characters are more unique and fleshed out.

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Joshua long

Oversized 12.5"x 8.5" format makes the outstanding art and story come to life

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2017

A perfect graphic novel, but not as impressive as Remender and Toccenni's other book together: Low. Which is an ongoing series so it has more time to develop than this story but both sit at the top Pantheon of Graphic Novels.

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Brooks

Pretty good, Looking forward to the movie

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2018

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Enjoyed this one. Forgot to read it till the movie was announced. Overall It is good. The ending was disappointing and It felt like the climax was actually in the middle of the story. It was enjoyable up till then though. The art is great and makes up for a boring ending for me. I think this is a good premise for a movie, but it's definitely not Remender's best work.

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Tim

predicable but well-executed noir heist

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2017

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Interesting premise, then a predictable but well-executed noir heist story. Art is really cool but sometimes lacks clarity to the detriment of the story.

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mario barbieri

otimo

Reviewed in Brazil on May 2, 2021

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tudo do rick reme3mber é bom, e com arte do greg tochini é deslumbrante

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Mr. R. Stanton

Crime of the Century

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2023

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In a future over run with criminal activity and acts of terrorism, the United States government secretly plan to release a pulse signal that will inhibit the ability for anyone to commit an act that is deemed unlawful. However, when the media get wind of these plans and it becomes public knowledge, one man who has planning a huge heist must now speed up his plans before he no longer has the ability to carry out such an act. However, there are others after the same bounty and not everyone knows the difference between right and wrong which may just prove to be a fatal flaw in the government's plans.
The Last Days of American Crime was a great idea for a crime thriller with a sci-fi twist. The story plays out at a great pace with some well written characters who might not all be who they seem to be. It's a story that is abundant in violence and the most hair raising language you will hear but it is suited to the situation and the characters in the story. The one thing I felt let it down was the artwork. It reflects the grime and filth of the world this story is set in, by which I mean it is messy and tinted in greys, browns and yellows but as a result I find the action became quite confusing and it wasn't always clear who was fighting who as characters became indistinguishable. For me this was a decent story let down by the artwork.