Tor.com Looks at Criminal Vol. 1: Coward

Tor.com's Stephen Aryan has posted a review of Criminal Vol. 1: Coward.

The creators of this comic are huge noir fans and the writer, Ed Brubaker, knows all of the character archetypes and storytelling techniques that are common to the genre. He takes these elements and uses them to create something new, interesting and most of all unpredictable that leaves you guessing right up to the end. You don’t have to be a fan of noir or crime films to enjoy the comic, but if you generally like gritty crime stories then I think Criminal will definitely appeal. Recent TV touchstones in the same style include The Shield, The Wire, and The Sopranos. Criminal shares common elements with these shows, including organized crime, crooked cops, and uncompromising storytelling.

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