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Cruel Summer

Cruel Summer

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  • Author：Ed Brubaker
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Summary

BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS' CRIMINAL epic， collected in a gorgeous hardback edition。

In the summer of '88， Teeg Lawless comes home to plan the biggest heist of his career。 But Teeg's son Ricky and his friends are starting down the same dark path their fathers are on， and this is about to become the worst summer of their lives。

An epic tale of tragedy handed down from generation-to-generation， CRUEL SUMMER is a crime comic masterpiece from the most-celebrated noir masters in the industry， creators of CRIMINAL， FATALE， KILL OR BE KILLED and THE FADE OUT。

Collects CRIMINAL issues 1 and 5 - 12 in a beautiful new hardback edition， with additional behind the scenes material。

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Reviews

Benji Glaab ，

4。5🌟Brubaker， and Phillips put on another clinic in telling crime stories。 It's been a spell since I've read this series。 There must be nearly 10 volumes now and this one in particular felt very interconnected with a trip back in time。 Anyone that's read the series will know that each volume upholds a certain quality It's basically a safe bet that if you loved the first one I can guarantee you'll enjoy the whole series putting them on my trusted creator teams list。Not sure if this is the final t 4。5🌟Brubaker， and Phillips put on another clinic in telling crime stories。 It's been a spell since I've read this series。 There must be nearly 10 volumes now and this one in particular felt very interconnected with a trip back in time。 Anyone that's read the series will know that each volume upholds a certain quality It's basically a safe bet that if you loved the first one I can guarantee you'll enjoy the whole series putting them on my trusted creator teams list。Not sure if this is the final tale in world of criminal， but there is a wealth of content to dive back into， and some interesting projects tbr in the works。 。。。more

Gareth Smith ，

Hadn’t heard much about this book before diving in， but I’m definitely going to check out the authors other stuff。 Such a wonderful read。 Quite emotional but a solid story and great art。

Cale ，

This is indisputably a Criminal story。 While a bit more sprawling than the previous volumes have been， the story is still easy to follow， and provides compelling and flawed characters， real stakes， and a resolution that feels not just earned but almost inevitable。 Getting to know Teeg and his friends and family nails the noir feel， even as Sean Phillips art （and props to Jacob Phillips' art， which is integral to the impact） borrows the form and builds on it。 There is a lot of content here， and i This is indisputably a Criminal story。 While a bit more sprawling than the previous volumes have been， the story is still easy to follow， and provides compelling and flawed characters， real stakes， and a resolution that feels not just earned but almost inevitable。 Getting to know Teeg and his friends and family nails the noir feel， even as Sean Phillips art （and props to Jacob Phillips' art， which is integral to the impact） borrows the form and builds on it。 There is a lot of content here， and it all works together to build a complex and compelling story of love， hate， generations， and crime。 Definitely recommended。 。。。more

Eltor Ortega ，

De la saga Criminal， una historia que no sabía que necesitaba leer。 Otra maravilla noir。

Stefan Bugryn ，

Fucking brilliant， I love Brubaker’s story’s and characters， and this was no exception！！

Apa ，

Exactly what it says on the tin。 Noir （oh so very noir） crime story with friends， enemies， families， lovers and a lot of feels。Brubaker and the 2 Phillipses are a great team， kind of driver - breaker - gunman heist trio。 There's a lot of characters， drawn with a broad brush but the main ones get extra details。 The story is built from several fragments， all joined up eventually。 And the art， that's just perfect: strong colours， clear lines， shading done with 2 or 3 shades instead of CGI plastic。F Exactly what it says on the tin。 Noir （oh so very noir） crime story with friends， enemies， families， lovers and a lot of feels。Brubaker and the 2 Phillipses are a great team， kind of driver - breaker - gunman heist trio。 There's a lot of characters， drawn with a broad brush but the main ones get extra details。 The story is built from several fragments， all joined up eventually。 And the art， that's just perfect: strong colours， clear lines， shading done with 2 or 3 shades instead of CGI plastic。For me these guys are up there on the top with Frank Miller's Dark Knight。 。。。more

Bus ，

Extraordinario。 Estos autores son dioses en lo suyo。 De largo mis favoritos。 No hacen nada ni siquiera mediocre

Thomas ，

Brubaker and Phillips doing what they do best

Chris ，

Cruel Summer is a crime noir graphic novel that starts with Teeg Lawless' son bungling a local crime boss in order to get the money to get his dad out of jail。 When Teeg goes to set things right with the mob boss， he has to resort to more crime to pay off his son's debt。 From here through the rest of the book we see a tragic tale of the cycle of crime and violence that can take over a family。 If you love noir like I do， this will be hard to put down。 The writing is excellent， the artwork sets th Cruel Summer is a crime noir graphic novel that starts with Teeg Lawless' son bungling a local crime boss in order to get the money to get his dad out of jail。 When Teeg goes to set things right with the mob boss， he has to resort to more crime to pay off his son's debt。 From here through the rest of the book we see a tragic tale of the cycle of crime and violence that can take over a family。 If you love noir like I do， this will be hard to put down。 The writing is excellent， the artwork sets the atmosphere and moods perfectly。 The character development is excellent as well。 This is my first read this author and I can't wait to read more！Thank you to Diamond Book Distributors， The creative team behind this book， and Edelweiss for gifting me a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more

connor connor connor ，

always love Brubaker。 Never fails to impress

Ignacio ，

Sólido relato criminal que， inevitablemente， también demuestra cómo esta serie renquea y corre el riesgo de agotarse。 Construida desde una cierta coralidad， funciona mejor en el planteamiento y el nudo que en su resolución。 Para fans muy fans de la pareja de creadores y de la colección。

Nuno Ferreira ，

Pela G Floy Studio li o quinto volume de Criminal， o último já lançado pela dupla de sucesso Ed Brubaker e Sean Phillips。 Em mais um capítulo protagonizado por Teeg Lawless， acompanhamos o “fora-da-lei” em mais uma jornada de auto-descoberta e de esquemas que， como acontece geralmente com estas personagens， termina em tragédia。 Neste volume conhecemos melhor o filho de Teeg e percebemos que a marginalidade não será menor no futuro desta cidade。 Um bom volume da série。

Lauri ，

Criminali saagat lõpetav osa， samas läheb see ringiga jälle algusesse， Leo Pattersoni ja Ricky Lawlessi juurde。 Ja muidugi on ka vägivaldne bastard Teeg Lawless kesksel kohal， lõpus näidatakse ka kuidas ta surma saab。 Ring on täis。 Parim koomiks anno 2021。

Seb ，

Did not know this was part of the "Criminal" series but really enjoyed it as a stand-alone thing。 May have to read the Criminal series at some point。 Did not know this was part of the "Criminal" series but really enjoyed it as a stand-alone thing。 May have to read the Criminal series at some point。 。。。more

Paul Taylor ，

Whew！ What a ride。 I had read the Brubaker - Phillips “Criminal” series so I knew what to expect， though I still felt blown away by “Cruel Summer”。 Beautiful settings， moving plot and compelling characters made this an amazing read。 It’s dark， sad， and drama-filled and I am so happy I picked it up。 Highly recommend！

Ryan ，

This particular Criminal story does jump around， but the connections between the stories with different lead characters did not make sense to me until the end。 It's funny how most of the stories in this little universe center around the Lawless family。 But they are never the one most likeable。 In fact， it kind of makes sense that Brubaker sets it up this way。 Because Teeg and Ricky Lawless are the most reckless and get into the most trouble。 So I guess the different varying stories happen around This particular Criminal story does jump around， but the connections between the stories with different lead characters did not make sense to me until the end。 It's funny how most of the stories in this little universe center around the Lawless family。 But they are never the one most likeable。 In fact， it kind of makes sense that Brubaker sets it up this way。 Because Teeg and Ricky Lawless are the most reckless and get into the most trouble。 So I guess the different varying stories happen around them， usually a result of their own actions。 Anyway， I really like this storyline。 It's a bit looser because it focuses more on character than plot。 That does make it more impactful， but less tightly focused。 If I were to pick my favorite parts they would be the chapters that follow Ricky， acting like a punk and causing trouble for his friends and the heist at the end。 It had a very Parker feel。 The way things twisted out of control at the end was also nice。 I didn't really see it going down like that。 。。。more

David H。 ，

The story of Teeg Lawless's final summer。 Very， very good， and my favorite noir writing in general。 As Brubaker said in the afterword， one of his obsessions is the family curses that are handed down， abuse， addiction， and violence， and the ripples that emanate from them。 The story of Teeg Lawless's final summer。 Very， very good， and my favorite noir writing in general。 As Brubaker said in the afterword， one of his obsessions is the family curses that are handed down， abuse， addiction， and violence， and the ripples that emanate from them。 。。。more

Tyler Talley ，

If you’ve any other works by these two， you know the score。

Matěj Komiksumec ，

Pokud člověk u kolonky tvůrců v komiksu vidí spojení jmen Brubaker + Phillips ví， že automaticky trefil jackpot。 Příběhy této dvojice jsou vždy extrémně skvělé což se potvrdilo znovu。 Příběhově těžká zábava i kvalita， kresba to samé。 Osobně jsem měl místy problém s chováním některých postav což mě iritovalo ale to vidím jako jedinou vadu na kráse。 Ale jinak to kluci z Imáže mohli vydat po kopě， ty 3 chybějící issues jsou směšná a dělají v těch collected editions bordel。

Rex Hurst ，

For those who were looking forward to some more Criminal action， this story is the answer to their prayers。 It travels back in time to the original anti-hero of the series， Teeg Lawson， to demonstrate how he lost everything and became the foul jerk from the original series。 This book collects issues 1 and 5-12 of the third volume of Criminal。 It is just as brutal， amoral， and heartbreaking as every other arc in this series - Perhaps more so， as long time readers already know each of these charac For those who were looking forward to some more Criminal action， this story is the answer to their prayers。 It travels back in time to the original anti-hero of the series， Teeg Lawson， to demonstrate how he lost everything and became the foul jerk from the original series。 This book collects issues 1 and 5-12 of the third volume of Criminal。 It is just as brutal， amoral， and heartbreaking as every other arc in this series - Perhaps more so， as long time readers already know each of these characters are already doomed。 Taking place in the summer of 1988， the narrative flips position with each issue， giving every character a chance in the limelight and to add their voice。 The technique gives depth to that character’s action in other stories， where they are relegated to a minor appearance。 Thus this straight-forward tale is expanded in ways which would be impossible had the story been handled with only a single main character。 In this case every character is the protagonist and antagonist simultaneously。 The plot revolves around one of our previous heroes， Teeg Lawless - well named - falling in love and straightening out his life。 Not to say he goes straight， but his new love teaches him a better way of life， this making him a much better and more careful thief。 However， his new ladylove causes more problems than she solves。 The plot is excellent， the art is as well。 The only niggling difficulty I have with this book is that the motive of the private investigator seems a little thin， more time should’ve been taken to show him as a mentally disturbed individual。 。。。more

Jeremy LaLonde ，

When I snagged this from the library I didn't realize it was part of the Criminal series， so I was extra excited to dive into it。 It's brilliant from beginning to end - beautifully written and gorgeous to look at。 A stunning work in an already fantastic series。 When I snagged this from the library I didn't realize it was part of the Criminal series， so I was extra excited to dive into it。 It's brilliant from beginning to end - beautifully written and gorgeous to look at。 A stunning work in an already fantastic series。 。。。more

Scott ，

"It's a cruel， （cruel） cruel summer Leavin' me here on my own， It's a cruel， （it's a cruel） cruel summer Now you're gone"-- chorus to Bananarama's hit single from July 1984This graphic novel's title is correctly matter-of-fact -- set mostly during June and July of 1988 in the fictional 'Bay City' （intended to be a fictionalized version of Los Angeles， and previously used as a location in crime fiction stretching from the classic WWII-era detective stories of author Raymond Chandler to the hip 70 "It's a cruel， （cruel） cruel summer Leavin' me here on my own， It's a cruel， （it's a cruel） cruel summer Now you're gone"-- chorus to Bananarama's hit single from July 1984This graphic novel's title is correctly matter-of-fact -- set mostly during June and July of 1988 in the fictional 'Bay City' （intended to be a fictionalized version of Los Angeles， and previously used as a location in crime fiction stretching from the classic WWII-era detective stories of author Raymond Chandler to the hip 70's cop series Starsky & Hutch）， Cruel Summer is indeed one nasty， gritty， and bleakly downbeat family drama / heist caper。 The quartet of main characters consists of a grizzled middle-aged career criminal， his delinquent and increasingly violent teenage son， an enigmatic female con artist， and a morally devoid private eye。 Actually， pretty much ANY person shown herein is usually self-serving， shifty， or suspicious （or a combination of all three） 。 。 。 leading me to think that if there any fine upstanding citizens of Bay City they must've all left town for their vacations at the same time！ The storyline - when it wasn't heading into some dead-end plot threads - had a certain amount of style and some occasional bursts of energy （meant both in the creative sense AND in regards to the action / suspense scenes）， but it was far from my favorite work in Brubaker's copious output。 It wasn't that the book was offensive， but at times the ugly harshness was too much。 。。。more

Matty Dub ，

What an amazing end to such an incredible journey！！！

Sean ，

This is a gripping story that captures something of the melancholy of lost youth and the despair of adulthood in one big picture。 The sins of the father and even the grandfather are inflicted on the son， and there are plenty of other sins thrown in for good measure， some tracing a karmic path and some seemingly from the far side of the world， scars from other violent quarters careening around。

Sonic ，

Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips are like a band that we love and they somehow just get better and better！

Kyle Booth ，

Absolutely fantastic。

Tom Hill ，

This is basically another entry in the Brubaker/Phillips long-running Criminal series， which is always bleak， dark， and gritty。 Cruel Summer is told from different points of view， and has a great film noir plot。 Or maybe a Coen Brothers plot？ Violent and bleak， you know where it's heading， and where it's heading is not good。 The book is also a reflection on how violence and criminal behavior are passed down through the generations， and the tragedy of that。 The characters here do a lot of bad thi This is basically another entry in the Brubaker/Phillips long-running Criminal series， which is always bleak， dark， and gritty。 Cruel Summer is told from different points of view， and has a great film noir plot。 Or maybe a Coen Brothers plot？ Violent and bleak， you know where it's heading， and where it's heading is not good。 The book is also a reflection on how violence and criminal behavior are passed down through the generations， and the tragedy of that。 The characters here do a lot of bad things， but are not completely lacking in humanity or morals。 Brubaker's heroes have always been anti-heroes。 。。。more

Ryan ，

A summer with the Lawless family！ This graphic novel is an anti-hero origin story of sorts for Teeg Lawless and his son， Ricky — two characters who cast a strong shadow over the “Criminal” series。 In 1988， Ricky is fresh outta juvie and equipped with the skills needed to raise cash — that is， to steal — for bailing his dad out of jail。 Once sprung， Teeg has time to consider existential questions like 。。。 what scores can I take that will get me out of these high risk， low payout robberies？ He lea A summer with the Lawless family！ This graphic novel is an anti-hero origin story of sorts for Teeg Lawless and his son， Ricky — two characters who cast a strong shadow over the “Criminal” series。 In 1988， Ricky is fresh outta juvie and equipped with the skills needed to raise cash — that is， to steal — for bailing his dad out of jail。 Once sprung， Teeg has time to consider existential questions like 。。。 what scores can I take that will get me out of these high risk， low payout robberies？ He learns to strive for higher goals when he falls for a blackmail artist named Jane — a woman who offers Teeg rescue from his piddling lifestyle and Ricky a stable mother figure。 Jane has also captured the eye of a private eye who wants to save her from a swindling life of crime。“Cruel Summer” is twice the length of any “Criminal” book， and the time is used to give Teeg and Ricky some solid development scenes that inform behaviors covered in earlier installments。 Brubaker expands and complements earlier works that emphasize the loss of innocence and how helpless this universe of characters are in truly escaping their violent lives。 Even though the reader recognizes how sad and lost the characters are， one cannot help but notice they never had a chance。 。。。more

Adan ，

Another excellent Criminal yarn from Brubaker and Phillips featuring Ricky Lawless， Teeg Lawless， Leo Patterson， and many other Criminal mainstays （along with some new characters） as we delve into what happened in the summer of 1988 that ultimately ended Teeg Lawless’ life。

Ed Dougherty ，

I thought this was great！

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