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Tag Archives: Criminal
Catching up with crime comics – Ed Brubaker edition
Last time I did one of these ‘Catching up with crime comics’ posts was a year ago, back in November 2022, looking specifically at Texas-set yarns (in the meantime, I’ve finally read Ethan Hawke’s and Greg Ruth’s Meadowlark, a superb-looking … Continue reading
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (10 October 2022)
A criminal reminder that comic book covers can be awesome:
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged Al Tyler, Authentic Police Cases, Ben Oda, Bob Jenney, Carl Pfeufer, Charles Biro, Corporate Crime Comics, covers, Crime Does Not Pay, Criminal, Gangsters Can't Win, Greg Irons, Jacob Phillips, Justice Traps the Guilty, Lee Ames, Marvin Stein, Matt Baker, Murder Incorporated, Murderous Gangsters, Racket Squad in Action, Sean Phillips, Underworld Crime
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Non-Batman crime comics – part 1
As much as I love the outlandish side of Batman comics, with characters like Pee-Wee, the Talking Penguin, I’m actually a huge fan of Dark Knight stories that deploy tropes such as hardboiled dialogue, elaborate capers, twist-filled mysteries, and single-minded … Continue reading
Posted in HARDBOILED CRIME
Tagged 100 Bullets, Archie van Buren, Arthur Ranson, Brian Augustyn, Brian Azzarello, Brian Michael Bendis, Bryce Carlson, Button Man, Criminal, Ed Brubaker, Eduardo Risso, Hit, John Wagner, Marc Andreyko, Mark Waid, noir, Patricia Mulvihill, Sean Phillips, Vanesa R. Del Rey
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