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A brand new CRIMINAL graphic novel featuring the legendary RICKY LAWLESS and the crazy tale of how he and MALLORY fell in love in the midst of a crime spree. "This gritty, tragic, and sharply crafted entry in the series underscores why Brubaker and Phillips continue to set the standard for modern crime comics." —Library Journal (Starred Review)In one of the wildest, most action-packed books that Brubaker and Phillips have ever done, we delve deep into the life of one of CRIMINAL's most complex and tragic characters, Ricky Lawless as he tries to pay off a deep debt to a mobster, while things just keep going from bad to worse.  FIVE GEARS IN REVERSE will have long-time CRIMINAL fans cheering the return of RICKY LAWLESS and new readers will find it a perfect jumping-on-point for the greatest crime comic series of the 21st century.  "Brubaker and Phillips don't hit a wrong note." - Shane Black

&&&★ "Brubaker and Phillips continue to prove themselves as two of the very best creators to ever generate works of sequential storytelling in this haunting, knottily plotted hybrid of thriller and character study." —Library Journal (Starred Review)In this new tale, an FBI agent from the cult crime beat and a woman with a past linked to the Satanic Panic are drawn into a terrifying hunt for an insane killer hiding in the shadows of the underworld. This pulse-pounding story asks: can you ever escape your past, or are all your bad decisions just more ghosts to haunt you, wherever you go? Houses of the Unholy is a riveting horror thrill-ride from bestselling creators Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, the award-winning team behind CRIMINAL (soon to be a TV series on Amazon Prime), RECKLESS, NIGHT FEVER and WHERE THE BODY WAS.

"With this Eisner Award–winning volume, expanding stories first serialized in the “Criminal” series, the incomparable team of Brubaker and Phillips once again prove themselves among the best creators of crime fiction in any genre." —Library Journal (starred review) Celebrating the Prime Video series adaptation, the ninth story in Brubaker and Phillips' groundbreaking crime series returns to print with a stunning new cover painting and design.The ultimate comic con crime tale is here, as Jacob (last seen in Criminal Volume 4: Bad Night) dives into the underbelly of the world of comics to escort his old mentor to a convention. Comics won't just break your heart. Comics will kill you. And Hal Crane should know, he's been around since practically the beginning. Stuck at a convention, waiting to receive a lifetime achievement award, Hal's weekend takes us on a dark ride through the secret history of a medium that's always been haunted by crooks, swindlers, and desperate dreamers.

THE BEAT BEST COMICS OF 2025 "This ambitious and elegiac crime thriller is among the best of Brubaker and Phillips’s highly acclaimed collaborations." —Library Journal (starred review) THE FIRST NEW CRIMINAL BOOK IN FIVE YEARS! With the Prime Video adaptation premiering soon, crime comic grandmasters Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips return to their most acclaimed series with a new standalone graphic novel: The Knives.A sprawling Criminal epic, The Knives is the most ambitious tale Brubaker and Phillips have ever tackled. Three dark journeys wind around each other over a decade, like sharks hunting for a kill. Cartoonist Jacob Kurtz goes to Hollywood in the era of peak TV to work on an adaptation of his comic strip, only to find himself caught up in the life of his aging aunt and the vultures circling her estate. Angie was raised at the Undertow, but now everything she loves has been taken from her. She's on the streets with vengeance on her mind, her eyes set on the city's kingpin. And finally, Tracy Lawless is home from the Special Forces, finally a civilian again, but he's in bad shape and this city has always brought out the worst in him. These three tales collide in The Knives a breathtaking noir story about greed, ambition, heartbreak, and blood ties. A must-have for all Brubaker and Phillips fans!

BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS return to their multiple award-winning series for two interlinked tales of the Lawless family in the 1970s. Teeg Lawless is trapped behind bars with a price on his head, doing anything he can to survive, while Tracy Lawless celebrates his twelfth birthday riding shotgun on a mission of death.

The strands of the mystery finally bring Velvet back home to the US, and to Washington, D.C. no less, for an explosive finale. Collects VELVET #11-15

The darkly twisted story of a young man forced to kill bad people, and how he struggles to keep his secret as it slowly begins to ruin his life and the lives of his friends and loved ones. Both a thriller and a deconstruction of vigilantism, KILL OR BE KILLED is unlike anything this award-winning team has done before. Collects KILL OR BE KILLED #1-4.

Brubaker and Phillips'' bestselling series keeps on hitting, as our vigilante hero goes deeper into the darkness, and the NYPD begin to realize there''s a masked man killing bad guys all over town. Both a thriller and a deconstruction of vigilantism, KILL OR BE KILLED is unlike anything this awardwinning team has done before. Collects KILL OR BE KILLED #510

The third book in the bestselling KILL OR BE KILLED series from crime comics legends ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS. As Dylan tries to get his life back and confront the truth about the demon, he''s caught in the crossfire between the Russian mafia and the NYPD. Collects KILL OR BE KILLED #11-14

Dylan has committed himself, but now trapped behind the walls of a mental institution, he finds the evil and corruption of the outside world have followed him there. Collects KILL OR BE KILLED #15-20

A bold new paperback edition of the entire Eisner Award-winning tale of Hollywood in the early days of the Blacklist! THE FADE OUT tracks the murder of an up-and-coming starlet from studio backlots to the gutters of downtown Los Angeles, as shell-shocked front man Charlie Parish is caught between his own dying sense of morality and his best friend ''s righteous sense of justice. A picture-perfect recreation of a lost era, THE FADE OUT is an instant classic from the bestselling team of ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS, with acclaimed color artist ELIZABETH BREITWEISER. Collects THE FADE OUT #1-12

JUST IN TIME FOR CONVENTION SEASON the ultimate comic con crime tale! Comics won''t just break your heart. Comics will kill you. Hal Crane should know, he''s been around since practically the beginning. Stuck at an out-of-town convention, waiting to receive a lifetime achievement award, Hal''s weekend takes us on a dark ride through the secret history of a medium that''s always been haunted by crooks, swindlers, and desperate dreamers. BAD WEEKEND the story some are already calling the comic of the year from its serialization in CRIMINAL #2 and 3 has been expanded, with several new scenes added and remastered into a hardcover graphic novel, in the same format as BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS (KILL OR BE KILLED, FATALE, CRIMINAL) bestselling MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES. This gorgeous package is a must-have, an evergreen graphic novel every true comics fan will want to own. Collects CRIMINAL #2-3 with new expanded content

A gorgeous original graphic novel from the bestselling creators of KILL OR BE KILLED, MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES, and CRIMINAL. Max Winters, a pulp writer in 1930s New York, finds himself drawn into a story not unlike the tales he churns out at five cents a word—tales of a Wild West outlaw dispensing justice with a six-gun. But will Max be able to do the same when pursued by bank robbers, Nazi spies, and enemies from his past? One part thriller, one part meditation on a life of violence, PULP is unlike anything award-winning BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS have ever done before. This celebration of pulp fiction set in a world on the brink is another must-have hardcover from one of comics’ most acclaimed teams. “Like Scorsese and De Niro, BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS are the unmatched masters of a certain kind of storytelling. A new title from the sharpshooters behind Fatale and Criminal is reason enough to go on living.” —Joe Hill (Locke & Key)

BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS’ CRIMINAL epic, now out in a beautiful new paperback edition!In the summer of ‘88, Teeg Lawless comes home to plan the biggest heist of his career. But Teeg’s son Ricky and his friends are starting down the same dark path their fathers are on, and this is about to become the worst summer of their lives.An epic tale of tragedy handed down from generation to generation, CRUEL SUMMER is a crime comic masterpiece from the most celebrated noir masters in the industry, creators of CRIMINAL, FATALE, KILL OR BE KILLED, and THE FADE OUT.Collects CRIMINAL #1 and #5-12

Sex, drugs, and murder in 1980s Los Angeles, and the best new twist on paperback pulp heroes since The Punisher or Jack Reacher. ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS, the modern masters of crime noir, bring us the last thing anyone expected from them—a good guy. A bold new series of original graphic novels, with three books releasing over the next year, each a full-length story that stands on its own. Meet Ethan Reckless: Your trouble is his business, for the right price. But when a fugitive from his radical student days reaches out for help, Ethan must face the only thing he fears…his own past. “Oh man this book pushed EVERY crime fiction button for me. Working class setting covering up for a deeper societal rot, a battered, damaged (literally) protagonist against the beast, and all of it squirming and lunging through an over-lit early 80s L.A. Noir bleached to bleakness. Bliss." —Patton Oswalt “Imagine Redford at his peak, ambling through sun-drenched, eighties L.A. in a serpentine plot that is equal parts Long Goodbye and Point Break. No one does crime fic like BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS and their collaboration has never felt more new. Explosive. Vital. And yes...reckless. I love this book.” —Damon Lindelof (Lost, HBO’s Watchmen) "RECKLESS is an absolute rush: on the same level as golden age Travis McGee novels and the hardest-hitting Richard Stark stories. This one comes at you as fast as Steve McQueen in a souped-up Mustang and as hard as Charles Bronson with a baseball bat. You gotta have it." —Joe Hill (Locke and Key, N0S4A2) Look for Book Two in the RECKLESS series in April 2021!--

The next book in the red-hot RECKLESS series is here!"No one does crime fic like BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS, and their collaboration has never felt more new. Explosive. Vital. And yes...reckless."—DAMON LINDELOF (Lost, HBO''s Watchmen)Bestselling crime noir masters ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS are back with another new original graphic novel featuring troublemaker-for-hire Ethan Reckless.It''s 1985, and things in Ethan''s life are going pretty well...until a missing woman shows up in the background of an old B-movie, and Ethan is drawn into Hollywood''s secret occult underbelly as he hunts for her among the wreckage of the wild days of the ''70s.Another hit from the award-winning creators of PULP, MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES, CRIMINAL, and KILL OR BE KILLED—a must-have for all BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS fans!And look for the next standalone book in the RECKLESS series in October!

The next book in the red-hot RECKLESS series is here!"Oh man, this book pushed every crime fiction button for me...Bliss." —PATTON OSWALTBestselling crime noir masters ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS bring us a new original graphic novel starring troublemaker-for-hire Ethan Reckless.It''s 1988, and Ethan has been hired for his strangest case yet: finding the secrets of a Los Angeles real estate mogul. How hard could that be, right? But what starts as a deep dive into the life of a stranger will soon take a deadly turn, and Ethan will risk everything that still matters to him.Another smash hit from the award-winning creators of RECKLESS, PULP, MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES, CRIMINAL, and KILL OR BE KILLED—and a must-have for all BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS fans!

The best-selling, award-winning team of ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS finally collect their hit book FATALE under one cover in this gorgeous compendium edition.Josephine is cursed, and in a series that darkly blends American crime noir with unnamed Lovecraftian horrors, we follow her from 1950s San Francisco, where crooked cops hide deeper evils, to mid-'70s L.A., where burnt-out actors and ex-cult groupies are caught in a web around a satanic snuff film, then back through the ages of time... and in the middle of it all is Josephine, with a power to die or kill for.

The bestselling, awardwinning team of ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS finally collect their hit book FATALE under one cover in this gorgeous compendium edition. Josephine is cursed, and in a series that darkly blends American crime noir with unnamed Lovecraftian horrors, we follow her from 1950s San Francisco, where crooked cops hide deeper evils, to mid’70s L.A., where burntout actors and excult groupies are caught in a web around a satanic snuff film, then back through the ages of time...and in the middle of it all is Josephine, with a power to die or kill for.

"Fantastic." —Gillian Flynn A shocking new original graphic novel from the legendary team of Brubaker and Phillips! Finnegan Blake is one of the most successful authors in the world, but he can't enjoy all the fame and fortune anymore. Because Finn is ten years past his deadline on the final book in his epic fantasy series, and has no hope of ever finishing it. Until an old friend shows up with the perfect solution to his writers block. But their pact soon turns dark, as egos clash and old secrets emerge, leading Finn to wonder exactly what kind of deal he's made, and how far he's willing to go to get this final book onto the bestseller list. Most writers would kill for Finn's life... will he? The Lord of the Rings meets The Talented Mr Ripley in this paranoid thriller by the grand masters of comics noir. UNFINISHED TALES is the must-have graphic novel for the Christmas season, from the red hot creators of RECKLESS, THE FADE OUT, KILL OR BE KILLED and CRIMINAL (coming in 2026 to Prime Video).

BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS bestselling series is finally collected under one cover! Grad student Dylan must kill one person who deserves it every month, and the deeper he gets in, the more he realizes how many people there are that deserve it. Catcher in the Rye meets Death Wish in a dark take on the vigilante genre that became a cracked reflection of the world around us. This deluxe paperback edition contains 20 issues of KILL OR BE KILLED, as well as the covers and a new afterword by ED BRUBAKER.

"Brubaker and Phillips are among the most dependable names in comics, and this new title will only further their reputation." —Library Journal (starred review) The twisted story of a young man forced to kill bad people, and how he struggles to keep his secret from destroying his life.BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS bestselling series is finally collected in under one cover! Grad student Dylan must kill one person who deserves it every month, and the deeper he gets in, the more he realizes how many people there are that deserve it. Catcher in the Rye meets Death Wish in a dark take on the vigilante genre that became a cracked reflection of the world around us. This deluxe paperback edition contains 20 issues of KILL OR BE KILLED, as well as the covers and a new afterword by Ed Brubaker.

Celebrating the Prime Video series adaptation, the fifth story arc of Brubaker and Phillips' groundbreaking crime series returns to print with a stunning new cover painting and design.Tracy Lawless returns with a vengeance in this strikingly-designed new edition from Image Comics. One year after the events of Criminal Volume 4: Lawless, Tracy Lawless is still a man caught between a history of violence and his own conscience. And now the worst bad guy in the world is tasked with a new job: Solving a series of murders of untouchable crime lords. CRIMINAL returns to its hard-hitting pulp roots!

Celebrating the Prime Video series adaptation, the eighth volume of Brubaker and Phillips' groundbreaking crime series returns to print with a stunning new cover painting and design.Teenage Ellie has always romanticized drug addicts, those tragic artistic souls drawn to needles and pills, ever since the death of her junkie mother ten years ago. But when Ellie lands in an upscale rehab clinic where nothing is as it appears to be, she'll find another-more dangerous-romance, and discover how easily drugs and murder go hand-in-hand. An Eisner-Winner for Best Graphic Novel 2019 - My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies is a seductive coming-of-age story, a pop and drug culture-fueled tale of a young girl seeking darkness... and what she finds there.

ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS, bestselling creators of PULP, RECKLESS, and CRIMINAL, are back with a new original graphic novel that readers will be obsessed with…A boarding house full of druggies. A neglected housewife. A young girl who thinks shes a superhero. A cop who wants to be left alone. And a private detective looking for a runaway girl. These stories collide one fateful summer in WHERE THE BODY WAS, a tale of love and murder in the suburbs, told from a dozen different points of view. All the neighbors on the block have an opinion about the murder and how it happened, but which of them is telling the truth?WHERE THE BODY WAS is a tour-de-force from grandmasters ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS. Starting with a map of the crime scene, this murder mystery follows the ripples of this killing as they echo through decades of love and loss and passion and violence. Like a true crime podcast crossed with a long-lost diary, WHERE THE BODY WAS is unlike anything BRUBAKER PHILLIPS have ever done and a must-have for all their avid fans!

Celebrating the Prime Video series adaptation, the seventh volume of Brubaker and Phillips' groundbreaking crime series returns to print with a stunning new cover painting and design.Brubaker and Phillips return to their multiple-award winning series for two interlinked tales of the Lawless family in the 1970s. Teeg Lawless is trapped behind bars with a price on his head, doing anything he can to survive. While Tracy Lawless celebrates his 12th birthday riding shotgun on a mission of death.

Celebrating the Prime Video series adaptation, the sixth story arc of Brubaker and Phillips' groundbreaking crime series returns to print with a stunning new cover painting and design.Brubaker and Phillips' new Criminal releases finally gets to the most critically-acclaimed and innovative piece of pulp fiction they've ever done. One-part a coldblooded murder, one-part a twisted meditation on nostalgia through the lens of kids comics. It's "like Watchmen for the Archie set" as Criminal reaches new heights!