RARA-AVIS: Re: speaking of hardboiled comics . . . (Brubaker's Criminal)

From: caroli1975 ( karabair@gmail.com)
Date: 31 Oct 2007


--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Patrick <malone.ps@...> wrote:
>
> I second these recommendations, but will note that "Coward" was
> actually the first collected story under the series title "Criminal";
> a second collected volume (also by Brubaker, but a different "short
> story") is due out soon, I believe in November.
>
> Pat
>

<a href=" http://www.amazon.com/Criminal-Vol-Lawless-Ed-Brubaker/dp/0785128166/ref=sr_1_1/104-2919882-9824739?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193843248&sr=8-1">Lawless</a> is listed as coming out on December 26 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Though if you like the flavor of the first volume, and have access to a good comics store, I recommend looking for the arc in single issues (the current one would be issues 6-9, with 10 coming out soon). The single issues have a lot of bonus material, including Brubaker and other writers talking about noir films and books that influenced them. Some people may find the monthly serial format annoying, but I think it's kind of a cool throwback, and (unlike the problem with a lot of comics these days) the issues have been coming out more or less on time. And if you're interested in future issues but don't have a store convenient, I'm sure Marvel/Icon will sell you a subscription.

-C



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