Book Review

Criminal: Coward (2007)

EW's GRADE
B+

Details Release Date: May 16, 2007; Writers: Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips; Genres: Action/Adventure, Comic Books/Graphic Novels; Publisher: Marvel

Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' Criminal: Coward follows a loner pickpocket, who's not living up to his felonious potential, and is drafted by a veteran crook and a shifty cop to orchestrate an ill-fated heist.

For Fans of...
Michael Mann's Heat.

Does It Deliver?
With an assist from Phillips' noir-kissed art, Brubaker (better known as the man who revived, then killed, Captain America) proves a wordsmith of rare restraint, fine-tuning a well-worn genre.

Originally posted Apr 20, 2007 Published in issue #931-932 Apr 27, 2007 Order article reprints

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