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james_desantis 's review for:
Criminal: The Last of the Innocent
by Ed Brubaker
Man oh man it's so nice to go from one Brubaker and Sean classic (Fade Out) to another (Criminal Vol 6) in such a short time.
So what's The Last of the Innocent? Well imagine this. Archie mixed with some criminal cover up murder crime shit. We're introduced to Riley Richard who is living in the city trying to just live a normal rich man life with his very wealthy wife. His father gets sick so he travels back home to the sticks and spends his last few days there. After being with friends and family there he decides he wants to live there forever but he realizes what he must do. He has to kill his wife!
Good: The story is a breeze to get through. What I mean by that is not a single panel is wasted. The entire story is engrossing from start to finish, every piece of dialog has meaning, and the ending...goddamn. I mean the whole thing is a masterpiece of storytelling and Sean's art? Fucking fantastic. The switch between Archie Innocent type art to his regular grit is perfect.
Bad: Nothing.
This is the height of the Criminal series for me. Where's it had at worst, good volumes, some great, this is extraordinary. This might be top 20 graphic novels of all time for me. A easy 5 out of 5.
So what's The Last of the Innocent? Well imagine this. Archie mixed with some criminal cover up murder crime shit. We're introduced to Riley Richard who is living in the city trying to just live a normal rich man life with his very wealthy wife. His father gets sick so he travels back home to the sticks and spends his last few days there. After being with friends and family there he decides he wants to live there forever but he realizes what he must do. He has to kill his wife!
Good: The story is a breeze to get through. What I mean by that is not a single panel is wasted. The entire story is engrossing from start to finish, every piece of dialog has meaning, and the ending...goddamn. I mean the whole thing is a masterpiece of storytelling and Sean's art? Fucking fantastic. The switch between Archie Innocent type art to his regular grit is perfect.
Bad: Nothing.
This is the height of the Criminal series for me. Where's it had at worst, good volumes, some great, this is extraordinary. This might be top 20 graphic novels of all time for me. A easy 5 out of 5.