Brubaker & Phillips' Award-Winning CRIMINAL Returns In June
The best-selling crime comic of the decade finally returns with
Criminal: The Last Of The Innocent #1, from the acclaimed team of writer
Ed Brubaker (Captain America, Secret Avengers), artist Sean Phillips
(Dark Tower) and colorist Val Staples.
What if your favorite children's comic characters really grew up?
Explore that dark question in the newest arc of the ICON series that has
won Brubaker five "Best Writer" awards, and was recently named "Best
Crime Comic" at the International Noir Fest in Lyon.
"With each new Criminal arc we try to do something different," Brubaker
explained. "This time we're trying to make the ultimate crime comic, and
what I mean by that is it's a story that only works as a comic. Yes,
it's about sex and obsession and murder, but it's also about nostalgia
for the past and things lost, using tropes of old kids comics and 50s
era crime comics, but putting our brutal Criminal spin over it all. It's
by far the most ambitious thing we've done."
It's also no accident that the title of this series is reminiscent of
Dr. Wertham's 'Seduction of the Innocent' -- the book that led to the
creation of the Comics Code and the end of the popularity of crime
comics as a genre. "The history of crime comics is inextricably linked
to Dr. Wertham's book, so I decided to take the innocent days of youth
and put them through all of Wertham's worst fears," said Brubaker.
This June, discover just why critics and fans alike can't stop praising
Criminal and check out the all-new Criminal: The Last of The Innocent #1
and take your first peek now, with a special two-page teaser!
CRIMINAL: THE LAST OF THE INNOCENT #1 (APR110668)
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Art & Cover by SEAN PHILLIPS
Mature Content/No Ads...$3.50
ON SALE IN JUNE
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