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5.0

Now this one...this one might be my favorite in the series so far.

Jacob is a cartoonist who's been through shit. I mean, wow. But first you start with him just eating at a restaurant one night and BAM this woman gets into a fight with her boyfriend and the owner of the diner knocks the punk out. The girl runs and by chance Jacob finds her on the side of the road and takes her home. From here on, the story just makes so many twist and turns it's hard not to love it.

I really don't want to go into too many details but this story basically focuses on one character. Jacob. yes, the supporting cast get's their time but nobody you feel as close to as Jacob. For good and bad. By the end, you are in this character's head, and fuck is it scary.

Good: The art is stunning once more. The tale told here is harrowing and dark as fuck but it fits so well. Whenever there's a moment of happiness it's quickly snatched away and thrown back into the pits of darkness. The background of Jacob is equally as screwed up as the story being told at the present time. By the end I was glued to the story.

Bad: Nothing really.

Overall this is Criminal's strongest story yet. The ending made me thing. The start got me hooked. The middle was hard to read for how screwed up it was. Overall this is a easy 4.5 out of 5. Rounding it to a 5 because it's that good.