Criminal 2 #1
That's right, the most acclaimed crime comic in the industry is giving readers and retailers a second chance to get onboard as we relaunch with a new format, featuring more pages, longer main stories, and an expanded magazine section! "Second Chance In Hell" begins the first of three standalone issues, this one focusing on Gnarly the bartenders and telling the story of the last days of his life as a boxer and revealing how the Undertow bar came into his hands. It's a hard-hitting period-piece, set in the grimy early 70s, where crime, seduction and betrayal go hand-in-hand. 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 please take this SECOND CHANCE IN HELL to find out what everyone's been talking about!
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils & Cover by SEAN PHILLIPS
Price: $3.50
iFanboy Community Pick of the Week Percentage: 24.8%
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Avg Rating: 4.6
Comments
Finally Criminal is Back! This and Captain America , It's going to be a tough Pick of the Week Choice this week!
Posted by jonwithana on 02/26/08 at 02:36 AM
Oh, do I love me some Criminal. I'm pretty sure this is still an Icon book...
Posted by Neb on 02/26/08 at 12:22 PM
Just caught up on the two Criminal trades this weekend. Really excited to read this in issues.
Posted by nroa on 02/26/08 at 02:00 PM
I'm happy, and a bit surprised, that this book has as many pulls as it does. A good thing too, I'd hate for this book to ever see the chopping block.
Posted by JonSamuelson on 02/26/08 at 05:16 PM
I'm switching from the trades with this issue.
Posted by Brandon2 on 02/26/08 at 06:10 PM
this is one of the rare books i like to get in singles. the back matter is always worth reading. i'm stoked about the expanded format.
best book ever.
Posted by areml on 02/26/08 at 08:41 PM
This was really good, I wish it wasn't just a one-shot because it seems there could have been a lot more story. maybe they'll go back to it later. I'm really happy they let everyone catch up so we could get on issues.
Posted by Archon on 02/27/08 at 05:36 PM
The oneshot was great. I love the extra pages. I've lived in Philly for 7 years and grew up in the suburbs. Gonna have to check out David Goodis and see what the fuss is all about.
Posted by DocHess on 02/27/08 at 08:19 PM
I am also switching from trades to issues with this one. :)
Posted by sithlord23 on 02/27/08 at 08:23 PM
Pick of the Week
Posted by Brandon2 on 02/27/08 at 09:25 PM
SO glad my comic shop finally got this. I got issues throughout the first arc, then was gonna switch to trades because of my shop not getting it. Somehow, they decided to get this (not checkmate though... still gonnna have to find that elsewhere), so I get to keep reading this monthly!
Oh yeah... I also love how this books suggests movies and stuff. My netflix account is full of the ones suggested in the past, and I just ordered one of the books he suggested in the back of this (abebooks.com is truly amazing)
Posted by deezer on 02/28/08 at 03:08 PM
so yeah... just realized that the boxer in this was the bartender in the undertow. That makes me love this so much more
Posted by deezer on 02/28/08 at 05:45 PM
at the risk of annoying everyone on here, i'm going to say the book is alright, not fantastic.
"Criminal" it should be called Cliche
Posted by edward on 03/01/08 at 07:48 PM
Just read it yesturday, I love this damn book. Josh said it right, this is everything that is good about comics. It's one of the few comics that is written for adults and I think Brubaker is the best freakin big time writer out there today. I love the "magazine" aspect and all of the extras. It's one of the few times when I get that 'Stan Lee-esque "get the reader involved"' feeling when Brubaker tells us 'thanks for supporting the monthly format.' I really want to read all of the suggested books and watch all the movies.
Posted by jbfnyc on 03/06/08 at 04:54 PM
I thought that wa sanother solid addition to the Criminial series, although I assume that the main reason for it being a number one was to promote new reader interest, since this seemed like a seamless follow on to the previous arcs (in tone as well as with common characters). I liked the simple and open ending, and the characters were interesting. I agree with the comment from Edward in so far as most of the plot elements were familiar, but I didn't find that to be a negative because the plot moved well and the story was entertaining to read and to look at. This wasn't the best story from Criminal (probably my least favorite - Coward is still my fave) but I enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone.
Posted by rwpos on 03/06/08 at 07:26 PM
Looking forward to this book the most of the week. The one-shots should be great. Is this no longer a Icon book?
Posted by Leprechaun on 02/25/08 at 11:27 PM