Criminal 2 #4
A woman in trouble, friends on the run from cops and mobsters, and a secret no one is prepared to face!
All this and more await readers in the beginning of a hard-hitting new noir tale "Bad Night" Part 1 of 4, as CRIMINAL's new expanded format keeps the hits coming!
Five years ago, Jake was a happy family man, long-retired from the life of crime he grew up in, and then the police made him the prime suspect in a horrible crime and ripped his life apart. Now, years later, Jake is less than a shadow of his former self, a hopeless insomniac who walks the city streets at night. But one night, he walks into the wrong place at the right time, and his whole life changes again... For the better or the worse, is the question.
And on top of this longer-than-usual length main story, CRIMINAL now features an expanded back-pages section, as well - with articles by Brubaker and other top crime writers, from novelists to screenwriters to comic writers. These noir articles have become a popular piece of the CRIMINAL package, and are something that can only be found in the comics, not in any collections.
So don't miss out on the start of a new story arc in the most acclaimed crime comic on the stands!
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS: SEAN PHILLIPS
INKS: SEAN PHILLIPS
COVER BY: SEAN PHILLIPS
Price: $3.50
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I am jazzed that this is the top book from marvel this week, going by the ifanboy pulls anyway. sweet!
Posted by capcool on 08/05/08 at 08:19 AM
Once again, new storyline and characters for anyone who wants to jump on.
Posted by NealAppeal on 08/05/08 at 02:30 PM
The new story arc sounds GREAT. I love the interesting, complicated & flawed characters of this series so far, and by that synopsis, Jake sounds like he will be another good one to add to the growing list.
Posted by WadeWilson on 08/05/08 at 11:45 PM
Never read this book would now be a good time to pick it up?
Posted by bgavino on 08/06/08 at 01:01 PM
bgavino: Yes!
Posted by capcool on 08/06/08 at 01:32 PM
I am so glad I'm caught up on the trades and now reading the issues. I had no idea how thick this book is. Great to see a letter's page, and the articles are fantastic as well. Loved this issue and can't wait to see what happens to Jacob.
Posted by cman12 on 08/06/08 at 08:30 PM
This might be my favorite issue in the entire series so far. Bru and Phillips are rolling
Posted by cutty on 08/06/08 at 09:55 PM
my only problem wiht this book is i want the issues because i need to know whats happening and i want the trades to display on my shelf.
Posted by edward on 08/06/08 at 10:26 PM
@edward
I buy both ;-)
Posted by SixGun on 08/06/08 at 10:35 PM
Yeah, this was a hell of an issue. I like the direction this arc is headed in. Reading this I realized how much better this was than anything else I picked up today. Easily my POW.
Posted by NealAppeal on 08/07/08 at 01:41 AM
Great issue as usual. For anyone wondering about this but hasn't jumped on--Yes, pick it up. I haven't read the first 4-5 issues of Vol 1, but I've had no trouble keeping up. All the stories seem connected but not dependent upon each other.
Posted by flapjaxx on 08/07/08 at 09:35 AM
As much as I look forward to reading the actual issue I also look forward to getting new DVDs from Netflix after reading the articles in the back.
Posted by mrmister on 08/08/08 at 06:16 PM
i hate my fucking store they didn't even get enough copies to cover their standing orders
Posted by edward on 08/08/08 at 10:25 PM
I read it last night and was really dissapointed by the bland, boring story, bad characterization & poor uninspired artwork.
Heheh I wrote that first sentence in Bizzaro world, by the way. =D I saved this book til last in my stack (going with the "saving the best til last" theory) and it was awesome as it always is. This book & Scalped are about the only two books I read that are garunteed to be good. Not a single bad issue since day one.
My POW, by a mile.
Posted by WadeWilson on 08/09/08 at 07:50 PM
@WadeWilson: I agree... Scalped and Criminal are just amazing. Creator-owned books are the way to go these days.
Loved this issue. It's got my two favorite things in Criminal: dames and Kafka.
Posted by gat0rl1vebeatz on 08/10/08 at 01:33 PM
Wow, did not think this was going to be the user's POTW (ifanboy's new feature). I mean I know the series kicks ass, but I didnt think it was the majority best. Shame it's hard to find any trades for this, cant even find early issues for it...
Posted by TheNextChampion on 08/11/08 at 01:32 AM
Super Excited!
Posted by cman12 on 08/04/08 at 06:47 PM