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geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
'Criminal Vol. 3: The Dead and the Dying' is the third reprinted volume in the Harvey and Eisner award winning series. Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips are two of my favorite comic creators these days and this glimpse at their previous work shows why.
There are three separate stories in this volume, but they all interconnect. They involve a crime family, a woman who gets involved with them, and a Vietnam vet who needs money and goes to extreme measures to get it. The stories weave back and forth across the events and the reader gets differing perspectives on the story being told.
The stories are full of violence and it's consequences. The characters are sympathetic through their circumstances and failings. The art and writing are gritty and compelling.
There are three separate stories in this volume, but they all interconnect. They involve a crime family, a woman who gets involved with them, and a Vietnam vet who needs money and goes to extreme measures to get it. The stories weave back and forth across the events and the reader gets differing perspectives on the story being told.
The stories are full of violence and it's consequences. The characters are sympathetic through their circumstances and failings. The art and writing are gritty and compelling.
duparker's review against another edition
3.0
Not as good as the first two installments. It lacked the depth, but I missed the single story. What I did like was the interplay between the three seemingly different stories.
bookwomble's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
trenton_ross's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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