It's Coming...

Along with the latest issue of Chew and (finally!) the last issue of DC's First Wave, the fourth and penultimate issue of Incognito: Bad Influences is in stores this week. At least, it's arrived at the Brubaker residence, has a March 2nd release date listed at Marvel.com, and is included in Brian Hibbs' weekly list of books arriving in San Francisco's Comix Experience.

I think the mini-series is picking up steam, and the last issue's vignettes were thought-provoking in suggesting that a person may be defined, in part, by how he diagnoses life's problems.

Still, I crave more Criminal. We've seen only five full-length issues of the pure noir series since 2009, and I'm happy to document some more rumblings of the title's eminent return.

From his Twitter account, Ed Brubaker confirmed -- twice -- that more Criminal is on its way.

"Yes, Criminal in June."

As of last week, at least preliminary work on the mini-series has already begun.

"I can't wait until we can show you all the new Criminal cover."

Over at his blog, Sean Phillips notes that he completed the last issue of "Bad Influences" Monday.

"Got another little project to do for the next couple of weeks, and then back to Criminal."