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"With an assist from Phillips' noir-kissed art, Brubaker proves a wordsmith of rare restraint, fine-tuning a well-worn genre" - Entertainment Weekly * "A consummately conceived crime tale, written in the hard-boiled style of novelist Jim Thompson and illustrated in the shadowy manner of Hollywood film noir." - Scotland on Sunday on Criminal: Coward "A sharp, smart comic that rises above the genre's cliches to create something fresh and exciting... one of the best new series of 2006." - Penn Patriot-News"
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Criminal is a series of knife-sharp, noir-tinged tales about the people who live on the wrong side of the law. In The Dead and the Dying, three crucial players in the world of Criminal are thrust into the spotlight: the bleak tale of Criminal: Coward s grizzled bartender Gnarly; the grim history of alcoholic thief and murderer Teeg Lawless (father of Tracy Lawless, as seen in Criminal: Lawless), and a hard-luck femme fatale... By award-winning writer Ed Brubaker (Gotham Central) and acclaimed artist Sean Phillips (Marvel Zombies), this gritty take on society s underbelly also contains exclusive articles on noir cinema by Brubaker, with illustrations by Phillips! Warning: Adults Only!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Set in the 70's, this is a 'film noir' look at the seedy underworld of the past. It explores the history behind the characters in the first two books of this series. This taps into a rich vein of much needed storytelling, and does it in a way that leaves you drooling for more.
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A lifelong friendship ending in tragedy. A botched abortion. Robbing a drug cartel. Abused families. Traumatised Vietnam soldiers. Addiction, pain, hardship, death.
Yup, it's another cheerful book from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Taking place in the late 60s/early 70s, the three stories presented here feature a prizefighter sidelining as a heavy for a drug dealing friend, a Vietnam vet who needs to pay off his gambling debts or his family gets it, and a prostitute looking for revenge. They overlap like Tarantino's Pulp Fiction and are as dark as any noir novel or film.
The script, while gritty, remains true to the characters and the world they inhabit, and despite feeling sickened by some of the characters' actions I found it hard to put the book down once I'd started reading. The artwork perfectly matches the tone of the script, all dark inks and murky colours.
While "Criminal" is a series that isn't the easiest to read, it is one of the best examples of comic books telling real stories that have the integrity and reality as movies and novels. Full credit to Brubaker and Phillips on another fine example of comics storytelling.
Yup, it's another cheerful book from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Taking place in the late 60s/early 70s, the three stories presented here feature a prizefighter sidelining as a heavy for a drug dealing friend, a Vietnam vet who needs to pay off his gambling debts or his family gets it, and a prostitute looking for revenge. They overlap like Tarantino's Pulp Fiction and are as dark as any noir novel or film.
The script, while gritty, remains true to the characters and the world they inhabit, and despite feeling sickened by some of the characters' actions I found it hard to put the book down once I'd started reading. The artwork perfectly matches the tone of the script, all dark inks and murky colours.
While "Criminal" is a series that isn't the easiest to read, it is one of the best examples of comic books telling real stories that have the integrity and reality as movies and novels. Full credit to Brubaker and Phillips on another fine example of comics storytelling.
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The Dead and the Dying is an intricately plotted exciting noir piece that takes you on a constant ride of twists and turns. From Brubaker's carefully tuned ear for hard boiled dialogue and Phillips's noir kissed artwork this book is the whole package. The Dead and the Dying is one of the most constant beautiful reads I have come across. The fact that it does not hold back adds to the impact and importance of the work.
Additional material is also available in the back of the book containing two essays by Brubaker which too are entertaining (I just hope they publish all the essays somewhere from the single issues)
Additional material is also available in the back of the book containing two essays by Brubaker which too are entertaining (I just hope they publish all the essays somewhere from the single issues)
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