Product Description

"Criminal" is a series of knife-sharp, noir-tinged tales about the people who live on the wrong side of the law.Jacob, a cartoonist and insomniac, is drawn into a web of sex, betrayal and murder when a chance encounter over dead-of-night coffee leads him to Iris, a mysterious dancer, and her thug boyfriend. Soon the secrets of Jacob's past as a counterfeiter are dragged to the surface - and then his Bad Night really gets started...Award-winning writer Ed Brubaker ("Gotham Central") and acclaimed artist Sean Phillips ("Marvel Zombies") continue their critically acclaimed neo-noir series spotlighting the people who live on society's underbelly.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #56348 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Review
"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 "With an assist from Phillips' noir-kissed art, Brubaker proves a wordsmith of rare restraint, fine-tuning a well-worn genre" - --Entertainment Weekly"

About the Author
Ed Brubaker is an Eisner award- and Harvey award-winning writer whose work includes Batman, Captain America, Daredevil, Dead Boy Detectives, Deadenders, Gotham Central, Immortal Iron Fist, Lowlife, Scene of the Crime, Sleeper and Uncanny X-Men. Sean Phillips is an acclaimed UK-based artist who began his career with 2000AD. His work also includes Batman, Black Widow, Hellblazer, The Invisibles, Judge Dredd, Marvel Zombies, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Uncanny X-Men, and Wildcats.

Customer Reviews

Good noir book
It would be criminal if the Criminal series of books by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips didn't get the the wider audience it deserves. Fans of noir crime books will love this series. Bold, bloody and brilliant.

Read it!
I just recently discovered the work of Ed Brubaker, author of Criminal, and Bad Night is the third book I read. Let me just say that Brubaker lives up to the hype. Bad Night is a darn good read and every page transcends the medium. This is what comics were invented for. It's not like Watchmen but it's like Watchmen, if you catch my drift.
The art by Sean Phillips fits the story and dialogues. I like him better on Incognito, where his work is more flashy and streamlined, but it just fits the tone of Brubakers story so who am I to disagree. It's like Miller on the last books of Sin City. I've seen better but it still sucks me in till I don't care anymore.
It helps if you have read the other Criminal books. The twists hit even harder. But if you happen to stand in a store and spot Criminal:Bad Night just grab it, no matter if you have read the previous volumes or not. Just trust me. You'll be hooked.