Comic Review: Criminal Volume 1 Coward

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Comic Review: Criminal Volume 1 Coward

Criminal Volume 1 Coward

Criminal Volume 1 Coward

Criminal is like an un-guilty guilty pleasure. I know that I should feel guilty for wanting to see/revel in the life of a criminal but I don’t feel bad about it at all. Icon has brought together two guys, Ed Brubaker (Captain America, Catwoman) and Sean Phillips (The Invisibles, Sleepers), a team-up that isĀ  guaranteed to make an enjoyable story.

Leo is a professional criminal making sure everything is planned down to the last detail. If the heist is starting to go south, you can bet he has a plan to make a quick exit. Now his skills are needed when he runs into two crooked cops. They have a heist that can’t fail and will make them rich. Of course, there is always a chance that things won’t work out as planned.

With Criminal, you feel all the things associated with that word while reading. You feel the desperation and fear of a job gone wrong, the seedy bars and the dark alley’s. Each volume is a self contained story with new characters. Occasionally names and characters will cross over but not in a forceful way. If you’re looking for a comic with a pulp noir feel criminal is it.

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Comic Review: Winter Soldier Volume The Longest Winter

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Comic Review: Winter Soldier Volume The Longest Winter

Winter Soldier Volume 1 The Longest Winter

Winter Soldier Volume 1 The Longest Winter

Bucky Barnes must become something from his past, the Winter Soldier, in order to track down an enemy from long ago. An excellent Marvel series that is written by Ed Brubaker (Criminal, Iron Fist) and illustrated by Butch Guice (Resurrection Man, Ruse).

James Barnes must now go back to the dangerous world of spies and partner up with the Black Widow. Recently, it was discovered that ex-sleeper cell agents from Russia have awoken and disappeared. With no one knowing where they are or what they could be planing it’s up to Barnes. If anyone can stop these deadly agents surely it’s the man who trained them–the Winter Soldier.

The Marvel universe is full of super powered people so it’s nice to read an intriguing story about regular people. Brubaker brings his usual writing style but amps the deceit and unexpected twists to a level befitting that of spies. The artwork has a very sleek and sexy style to it. This is another awesome series cut down in its prime at issue 19.

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Comic Review: Incognito Volume 1

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Comic Review: Incognito Volume 1

Incognito Volume 1

Incognito Volume 1

What happens when supervillan’s decided to flip on their crime buddies. They join the Witness Protection Agency and start a crime free life of course. Ed Brubaker (Daredevil, Catwoman) and Sean Phillips (Wildcats, Fatale) tell the story of one such man in this Icon series.

Zack Overkill used to live the exciting life of a supervillian. Ever since he testified against his friends, he had to start a new life with the W.P.A.. Now he has a boring office job and is required to take medication to stop his powers. While getting high he finds out that the drugs interfere with his medication. He experiments at night with his powers returned. Now, more than ever, he needs to be careful not to be caught by the government or worse–his former friends.

Excellent series about super powered good guys and bad guys. But with a more modern realistic feel to it. It has that pulp noir appeal that is attributed to Ed and Sean. If you are a fan of these two it’s a definite must read.

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