Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ new Criminal monthly comic has sold out and will get a second print, Image has announced.
This comes as little surprise. Criminal #1, which was released earlier this month, marked a monthly return for a series that in the past has won multiple Eisner Awards. The double-sized debut of its most-recent and eighth volume was met with near-universal acclaim from comic websites and critics. This new volume features a story centered on Teeg Lawless, a career criminal whose exploits—as well as those of his children—have run throughout and adjacent to many of the other crime noir stories in previous volumes of Criminal.
The second printing of Criminal #1 is due on February 13, coinciding with the release of Criminal #2.
The full press release from Image Comics is below:
Crime comic masters Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ have hit the ground running with the return of the monthly, iconic Criminal series. In order to keep up with the overwhelming demand, Criminal #1 will be rushed back to print.
In this double-sized Criminal #1 issue, Teeg Lawless is back in town—but he finds himself in more trouble than ever. Thanks to his delinquent teenage son, this time fists and bullets may not be enough to solve Teeg’s problems.
Criminal #1, 2nd printing (Diamond Code NOV188407) Criminal #2 (Diamond Code DEC180234) will both be available on Wednesday, Feb 13. The final order cutoff deadline for comics retailers is Monday, Jan 21. Fans can also subscribe to receive the series delivered by mail within the domestic U.S. on Image Direct.
Criminal #1 will also be available for purchase across many digital platforms, including the official Image Comics iOS app, Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play.
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