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Kill or be Killed
Kill or be Killed, Vol. 1
The darkly twisted story of a young man forced to kill bad people, and how he struggles to keep his secret as it slowly begins to ruin his life and the lives of his friends and loved ones. Both a thriller and a deconstruction of vigilantism, KILL OR BE KILLED is unlike anything this award-winning team has done before.
Collecting: Kill or Be Killed 1-4
Collecting: Kill or Be Killed 1-4
125 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 24, 2017
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Ed Brubaker
1,797 books3,009 followersEd Brubaker (born November 17, 1966) is an Eisner Award-winning American cartoonist and writer. He was born at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
Brubaker is best known for his work as a comic book writer on such titles as Batman, Daredevil, Captain America, Iron Fist, Catwoman, Gotham Central and Uncanny X-Men. In more recent years, he has focused solely on creator-owned titles for Image Comics, such as Fatale, Criminal, Velvet and Kill or Be Killed.
In 2016, Brubaker ventured into television, joining the writing staff of the HBO series Westworld.
Brubaker is best known for his work as a comic book writer on such titles as Batman, Daredevil, Captain America, Iron Fist, Catwoman, Gotham Central and Uncanny X-Men. In more recent years, he has focused solely on creator-owned titles for Image Comics, such as Fatale, Criminal, Velvet and Kill or Be Killed.
In 2016, Brubaker ventured into television, joining the writing staff of the HBO series Westworld.
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July 25, 2024
I read all of this in single digital issues I actually bought, one by one, which is very rare for me but anything by Brubaker and Phillips and I drop everything. It's a comic about a schleppy guy, Dylan, a sometime, half-assed grad student whose life is not going anywhere, who secretly loves his best friend, a woman who is dating his roommate. Not interested in this guy? I know what you mean: Loser. And then he tries to end his life over his agony about her by throwing himself out a window, landing on the hood of a car, but it seems he is given another chance by a demon who says Dylan can stay alive if he just kills some deserving jerk every month of his life hereafter. Or maybe it's not a demon, maybe Dylan is delusional, or maybe he's just a vigilante who dreams up the demon? We'll see.
The tone is very different, much grittier, than The Fade Out, this team's most recent triumph, so it takes a bit of getting used to, though in that comics noir, too, classic Hollywood historical fiction, there were also a collection of ne'er-do-wells, screw-ups. These two comics are differently awesome, I would say. The tone is also different than the even grittier Criminal series. I cannot wait to read on as the train wreck steadily and inexorably continues to happen in slow motion before my eyes. SO good. Reminds me (only because of the theme of suicide and demons) of Jason Shiga's Demon, but that one is played strictly for horror/laughs. Kill or Killed does have a streak of delicious black humor to it, though, too. Highly recommended!
The tone is very different, much grittier, than The Fade Out, this team's most recent triumph, so it takes a bit of getting used to, though in that comics noir, too, classic Hollywood historical fiction, there were also a collection of ne'er-do-wells, screw-ups. These two comics are differently awesome, I would say. The tone is also different than the even grittier Criminal series. I cannot wait to read on as the train wreck steadily and inexorably continues to happen in slow motion before my eyes. SO good. Reminds me (only because of the theme of suicide and demons) of Jason Shiga's Demon, but that one is played strictly for horror/laughs. Kill or Killed does have a streak of delicious black humor to it, though, too. Highly recommended!
March 8, 2023
I thought this was just another Brubaker/Philips crime story.
And yeah, it kinda is right up till you see this fucking demon pop up.
WHAT?! <--is exactly how I reacted, too.
So this sad sack tosses himself off a building because the girl he likes (his BFF) is with his roommate and life is just too much for him.
BUT! Then he realizes on the way down that ohfuck you only get one chance at this shitty little life and he realizes he's a dumbass who just jumped off a roof.
Lucky him, a series of clotheslines and whatnot continually break his fall, and when he finally does land, he's just banged up. <--not dead.
Ok, but was it luck or this goddamn demon he's now seeing that saved his sorry ass? This is important because if it was the demon, then the demon is demanding that he kill one bad guy a month as payment for saving his life.
WHAT?! <--is exactly how I reacted to that, as well.
Is he gonna turn into a vigilante and hunt down evildoers so this demon doesn't kill him with COVID or something? Or is he just mental and needs to get back on his meds?
I don't know yet.
I guess I'm going to have to read more of this one.
Recommended.
And yeah, it kinda is right up till you see this fucking demon pop up.
WHAT?! <--is exactly how I reacted, too.
So this sad sack tosses himself off a building because the girl he likes (his BFF) is with his roommate and life is just too much for him.
BUT! Then he realizes on the way down that ohfuck you only get one chance at this shitty little life and he realizes he's a dumbass who just jumped off a roof.
Lucky him, a series of clotheslines and whatnot continually break his fall, and when he finally does land, he's just banged up. <--not dead.
Ok, but was it luck or this goddamn demon he's now seeing that saved his sorry ass? This is important because if it was the demon, then the demon is demanding that he kill one bad guy a month as payment for saving his life.
WHAT?! <--is exactly how I reacted to that, as well.
Is he gonna turn into a vigilante and hunt down evildoers so this demon doesn't kill him with COVID or something? Or is he just mental and needs to get back on his meds?
I don't know yet.
I guess I'm going to have to read more of this one.
Recommended.
October 17, 2018
It turns out that being a gun-toting vigilante who kills people indiscriminately isn’t as easy and fun as Charles Bronson made it look like in those Death Wish movies. Who knew?
Dylan is a grad student with a lonely crappy life and a history of depression so it’s not that big of surprise when he decides to end it all one night by jumping off the roof of his building. What is a surprise is that he lives, but then he starts seeing a shadowy demon who claims that it saved him and now he owes a debt of one life a month. Dylan has a hard time believing this at first, but then he grows deathly ill near the end of thirty days so he reluctantly decides that it’s better to kill some bad people then die himself.
Unfortunately, he quickly learns that being a vigilante killing bad people is tough gig. How do you get a gun that can’t be traced? Or how do you find a truly bad person who deserves to die? And killing people is way messier than it looks in the movies. Also, is that demon real or is Dylan just crazy?
I’m a big fan of Ed Brubaker and his partnership with Sean Phillips has produced some great stories. They have a real knack for taking genre stories and standing them on their heads, and the idea of having this depressed everyday kind of guy becoming a murderous vigilante is right in their wheelhouse. There’s no comic book glamor in this, and Dylan has to settle for a ski mask instead of a cool skull themed Punisher outfit while becoming a killer with a double life only complicates his personal problems.
Why it’s almost as if murder is wrong and engaging in it takes an immense toll even if you try to do it only to those who deserve it.
I’m looking forward into reading more of this title.
Dylan is a grad student with a lonely crappy life and a history of depression so it’s not that big of surprise when he decides to end it all one night by jumping off the roof of his building. What is a surprise is that he lives, but then he starts seeing a shadowy demon who claims that it saved him and now he owes a debt of one life a month. Dylan has a hard time believing this at first, but then he grows deathly ill near the end of thirty days so he reluctantly decides that it’s better to kill some bad people then die himself.
Unfortunately, he quickly learns that being a vigilante killing bad people is tough gig. How do you get a gun that can’t be traced? Or how do you find a truly bad person who deserves to die? And killing people is way messier than it looks in the movies. Also, is that demon real or is Dylan just crazy?
I’m a big fan of Ed Brubaker and his partnership with Sean Phillips has produced some great stories. They have a real knack for taking genre stories and standing them on their heads, and the idea of having this depressed everyday kind of guy becoming a murderous vigilante is right in their wheelhouse. There’s no comic book glamor in this, and Dylan has to settle for a ski mask instead of a cool skull themed Punisher outfit while becoming a killer with a double life only complicates his personal problems.
Why it’s almost as if murder is wrong and engaging in it takes an immense toll even if you try to do it only to those who deserve it.
I’m looking forward into reading more of this title.
February 7, 2017
oh, great - ANOTHER serialized graphic novel for me to be hooked on...
review to come.
review to come.
December 18, 2019
Alright! A new book by Brubaker and Phillips. This dynamic duo just keeps on cranking out awesome comics. In this one , our hero (or anti-hero) goes to kill himself and is saved by a demon. The demon demands he has to kill someone every month or he himself will die. So he starts searching out people who deserve to die which is harder than you might think.
November 18, 2016
Dylan is a 28 year old grad student who decides to commit suicide because some girl doesn’t like him – aww, poor widdle baby! Except, at the last moment, a demon saves his life! There’s a price to his second chance though and Dylan must kill someone who deserves to die every month otherwise the demon will take his life. Dylan must… Kill or Be Killed!
Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ latest original series isn’t bad but it’s unfortunately not of the same high quality as their last one, The Fade Out.
The opening sequence where a masked lunatic shoots up an apartment building is exciting and instantly grabs you, as do similarly intense scenes elsewhere in the book. The setup is intriguing too – is the demon real or is Dylan just crazy in the coconut and created the demon as an excuse to act out his darkest desires, a la Fight Club? Brubaker cleverly drops subtle hints throughout to make either explanation viable which keeps you guessing.
Sean Phillips’ art is fantastic as usual and Elizabeth Breitweiser’s colours complement his style perfectly. The snowy scenes in particular were beautiful as was the stark, wintry Coney Island, and the murders are very graphic and gruesome. It’s a minor quibble but a couple of times the character models looked a bit disproportionately drawn, like the perspective wasn’t quite there. And, though this approach isn’t used all the time, I’m not a fan of the layout where you’ve got a full page illustration and a white column of text along the side. It feels more like reading an illustrated novel than a comic.
Dylan annoyed me. It’s hard to like someone who’s always feeling sorry for themselves and, after a couple of issues of listening to his inner monologue, he came off as a whiny bitch. I also didn’t like how much focus there was on the uninteresting love triangle between him, his flatmate Mason and his bestie Kira. Besides the cheesy soap opera angle, nearly every time Mason and Kira were together, Mason was dragging Kira into his room for a bang sesh! It got to be almost comical. Dylan and Kira walk into the apartment, Mason’s there, within moments he’s hauling Kira off who looks forlornly at Dylan but doesn’t stop him, and Dylan looks torn up. All to repeatedly underline that Dylan’s in love with a messed up girl – it was way too heavy-handed.
The series concept is Brubaker/Phillips’ real-world take on the vigilante genre: what if an ordinary guy was forced to kill, how would he go about that, etc. But Brubaker’s approach here is a bit of a cop out. Dylan remembers his dad’s old gun and his family happens to live a short train ride away so he gets a weapon too easily. I know very little about guns but don’t they require maintenance? Dylan’s gun hasn’t been used in years, maybe even decades, yet it fires perfectly the first time he uses it?
The contrivances continue. The problem with the “kill someone deserving” caveat is how do you know if someone is deserving when they’re a total stranger? So it’s awfully convenient that Dylan happens to remember a bad dude from his childhood, who also happens to live nearby and who is absolutely a scumbag, to be his first. Only afterwards is the problem of finding deserving people addressed and poorly at that.
Most of the vigilante material is great, as is the art, but I didn’t care for the romance guff nor did I expect so much of it in a book called Kill or Be Killed! Ed Brubaker did enough to hold my interest though I didn’t love it like some of his and Sean Phillips’ other comics – it’s still worth a look for fans of this creative team just don’t expect their best work.
Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ latest original series isn’t bad but it’s unfortunately not of the same high quality as their last one, The Fade Out.
The opening sequence where a masked lunatic shoots up an apartment building is exciting and instantly grabs you, as do similarly intense scenes elsewhere in the book. The setup is intriguing too – is the demon real or is Dylan just crazy in the coconut and created the demon as an excuse to act out his darkest desires, a la Fight Club? Brubaker cleverly drops subtle hints throughout to make either explanation viable which keeps you guessing.
Sean Phillips’ art is fantastic as usual and Elizabeth Breitweiser’s colours complement his style perfectly. The snowy scenes in particular were beautiful as was the stark, wintry Coney Island, and the murders are very graphic and gruesome. It’s a minor quibble but a couple of times the character models looked a bit disproportionately drawn, like the perspective wasn’t quite there. And, though this approach isn’t used all the time, I’m not a fan of the layout where you’ve got a full page illustration and a white column of text along the side. It feels more like reading an illustrated novel than a comic.
Dylan annoyed me. It’s hard to like someone who’s always feeling sorry for themselves and, after a couple of issues of listening to his inner monologue, he came off as a whiny bitch. I also didn’t like how much focus there was on the uninteresting love triangle between him, his flatmate Mason and his bestie Kira. Besides the cheesy soap opera angle, nearly every time Mason and Kira were together, Mason was dragging Kira into his room for a bang sesh! It got to be almost comical. Dylan and Kira walk into the apartment, Mason’s there, within moments he’s hauling Kira off who looks forlornly at Dylan but doesn’t stop him, and Dylan looks torn up. All to repeatedly underline that Dylan’s in love with a messed up girl – it was way too heavy-handed.
The series concept is Brubaker/Phillips’ real-world take on the vigilante genre: what if an ordinary guy was forced to kill, how would he go about that, etc. But Brubaker’s approach here is a bit of a cop out. Dylan remembers his dad’s old gun and his family happens to live a short train ride away so he gets a weapon too easily. I know very little about guns but don’t they require maintenance? Dylan’s gun hasn’t been used in years, maybe even decades, yet it fires perfectly the first time he uses it?
The contrivances continue. The problem with the “kill someone deserving” caveat is how do you know if someone is deserving when they’re a total stranger? So it’s awfully convenient that Dylan happens to remember a bad dude from his childhood, who also happens to live nearby and who is absolutely a scumbag, to be his first. Only afterwards is the problem of finding deserving people addressed and poorly at that.
Most of the vigilante material is great, as is the art, but I didn’t care for the romance guff nor did I expect so much of it in a book called Kill or Be Killed! Ed Brubaker did enough to hold my interest though I didn’t love it like some of his and Sean Phillips’ other comics – it’s still worth a look for fans of this creative team just don’t expect their best work.
September 8, 2018
"Because the world is shit right now, and we all know it."
Brubaker, Phillips, and Breitweiser are great. This is Brubaker at his most brutal and honest, violent and beautiful, where we learn of the tragic but somehow noble life of Dylan, failure turned grad student turned killer. Phillips' art is photorealistic, capturing the darkness of New York and its people in exquisite detail. And Breitweiser's muddy colors are sublime.
Crime. Dark characters. Love triangle. Demons. This is absolute pulp brilliance. Thanks to Image Comics for the free galley!
December 27, 2016
Brubaker and Philips, I think that's currently my favorite duo in comicbook world. Blurb says "Kill or Be Killed is unlike anything Brubaker and Phillips have ever done",I feel like that's not entirely true . While main ingredient is different all spices and cooking method are the same as in Criminal. It's still character driven crime story with bleak atmosphere and just the right amount of pathos.
March 23, 2017
Dylan is a depressed grad student and kind of a pussy, pining over his best friend Kira. He decides to end it all by jumping off a building and then miraculously survives, with a whole new love for life. But then he realizes that in exchange for his life, he's sold his soul to a demon who demands that he kill one deserving person every month, as mandatory rent for living his own life.
The whole idea of the Faustian deal with the demon felt a little lazy and contrived, but what it leads to, a young man forced into reluctant vigilantism, is really engaging. How do you decide who is deserving of death? How do you handle dealing with a gun for the first time? How do you keep your secret life hidden from your friends? How do you handle it when your victims fight back? These are a few of the questions I found asking myself while taking this ride with Dylan.
This is the latest on my adventures delving into Brubaker's work with artists Sean Phillips and Elizabeth Breitweiser, and this, his most recent series, has lots of potential to grow in different ways as the series goes on, and I'm excited to be there to see it.
The whole idea of the Faustian deal with the demon felt a little lazy and contrived, but what it leads to, a young man forced into reluctant vigilantism, is really engaging. How do you decide who is deserving of death? How do you handle dealing with a gun for the first time? How do you keep your secret life hidden from your friends? How do you handle it when your victims fight back? These are a few of the questions I found asking myself while taking this ride with Dylan.
This is the latest on my adventures delving into Brubaker's work with artists Sean Phillips and Elizabeth Breitweiser, and this, his most recent series, has lots of potential to grow in different ways as the series goes on, and I'm excited to be there to see it.
December 9, 2022
Kill or be Killed is an entertaining comic with a good plot and interesting artwork. I found it easy to read and follow, it's not complicated but detailed enough to keep your interested.
I look forward to reading the remaining volumes and will probably read them all toady!
I look forward to reading the remaining volumes and will probably read them all toady!
March 15, 2017
Whoa, this might be one of my fave graphic novel first volumes ever. Right off the bat it starts off amazing.
So Dylan is a person who sees the world how it is. It's messy, dirty, and honestly shit. His political views and ideas actually coassign with mine. However I don't let that effect my like of a character. I disagree with half my favorite character's written ways and what they do. My main focus is having well MADE character's that reflect who they are not just what the author is and thinks. I think Ed and Nick Spencer do that well, and it shows well here.
I love the idea of this all. Dylan makes a deal with the devil and begins to go down a very dark road. Killing because it needs to be done. If he does not kill he'll be killed. So he goes through the trash of the world and tries to kill them all one by one. I love the fact Dylan is unsure if this "demon" is even real. Some fake shit he made up in his mind. I mean the questioning of it is good enough for me to believe what he believes.
I also love his unbalance result with the girl he loves. I mean he really loves her, but due to all the crazy shit happening it might not be the best time to act on it. Also she's fucking his roommate so it might not be a good idea in general.
My only complaint is sometimes too much inner monologue. I mean I do that too when i write, so I don't take off a big chunk, but it can be annoying.
Overall this is well worth the read. Both thrilling, exciting, and a bit scary. Kill or Be Killed is a Graphic Novel you should be checking out right FUCKING now!
So Dylan is a person who sees the world how it is. It's messy, dirty, and honestly shit. His political views and ideas actually coassign with mine. However I don't let that effect my like of a character. I disagree with half my favorite character's written ways and what they do. My main focus is having well MADE character's that reflect who they are not just what the author is and thinks. I think Ed and Nick Spencer do that well, and it shows well here.
I love the idea of this all. Dylan makes a deal with the devil and begins to go down a very dark road. Killing because it needs to be done. If he does not kill he'll be killed. So he goes through the trash of the world and tries to kill them all one by one. I love the fact Dylan is unsure if this "demon" is even real. Some fake shit he made up in his mind. I mean the questioning of it is good enough for me to believe what he believes.
I also love his unbalance result with the girl he loves. I mean he really loves her, but due to all the crazy shit happening it might not be the best time to act on it. Also she's fucking his roommate so it might not be a good idea in general.
My only complaint is sometimes too much inner monologue. I mean I do that too when i write, so I don't take off a big chunk, but it can be annoying.
Overall this is well worth the read. Both thrilling, exciting, and a bit scary. Kill or Be Killed is a Graphic Novel you should be checking out right FUCKING now!
May 20, 2019
Boy, did I have 'like' / 'dislike' issues with this volume. 'Like' is winning the day right now, however.
Dylan is a loner-ish type of guy, a NYC-based grad student living comfortably - but not outrageously - due to a small inheritance from his father's death. A reserved and quiet young man, he's living an underwhelming life in his late 20's while pining away for a female friend who is dating his roommate.
When Dylan botches a suicide attempt, he falls into a quasi-Devil & Daniel Webster situation. A horrific demon appears and demands that Dylan owes him the life from someone who should be executed for their sins or crimes ("Bad people. People who deserve death . . . One each month . . . We'll call it rent." claims the nightmarish figure). If Dylan doesn't follow through . . . well, see the title.
Fortunately, Dylan doesn't jump into this with dual pistols blazin' and a weird grin on his face like some sort of psychopath. He struggles with this vigilante burden that is imposed on him while also trying to keep his life in check. Soon enough, however, he fairly easily commits his first homicide . . .
The story idea was interesting, it had a certain stylishly dark and nasty look / tone, and the pacing all worked more often than not. However, at times the main character's inner monologue and reasoning sometimes caused me retinal strain from the induced eye-rolling. (Some of his opinions appear to be misguided and/or just gleaned from repeated misinformation via social media, rather than from his actual and limited life experience. Maybe this was the author's attempt to push his own political views, but I don't know.) But just because the character is not particularly likable shouldn't equal an unfavorable review. Consider me curious to see what happens in the subsequent volume.
Dylan is a loner-ish type of guy, a NYC-based grad student living comfortably - but not outrageously - due to a small inheritance from his father's death. A reserved and quiet young man, he's living an underwhelming life in his late 20's while pining away for a female friend who is dating his roommate.
When Dylan botches a suicide attempt, he falls into a quasi-Devil & Daniel Webster situation. A horrific demon appears and demands that Dylan owes him the life from someone who should be executed for their sins or crimes ("Bad people. People who deserve death . . . One each month . . . We'll call it rent." claims the nightmarish figure). If Dylan doesn't follow through . . . well, see the title.
Fortunately, Dylan doesn't jump into this with dual pistols blazin' and a weird grin on his face like some sort of psychopath. He struggles with this vigilante burden that is imposed on him while also trying to keep his life in check. Soon enough, however, he fairly easily commits his first homicide . . .
The story idea was interesting, it had a certain stylishly dark and nasty look / tone, and the pacing all worked more often than not. However, at times the main character's inner monologue and reasoning sometimes caused me retinal strain from the induced eye-rolling. (Some of his opinions appear to be misguided and/or just gleaned from repeated misinformation via social media, rather than from his actual and limited life experience. Maybe this was the author's attempt to push his own political views, but I don't know.) But just because the character is not particularly likable shouldn't equal an unfavorable review. Consider me curious to see what happens in the subsequent volume.
April 27, 2017
No pun intended but Brubaker and Phillips killed it again! This story hits the ground running with a back to front chronological telling of his origin.
This is a different concept to what I'm used to from Brubaker and an intriguing one. I must admit I've had a similar fantasy and it's great to see it put to paper in an entertaining way. You could say it's a punisher style of killing with a super natural element but there's a lot more to do with the character that makes this a real page turner.
As per usual the artwork is insanely good from Philips maybe not as good as the fade out but that's maybe because it has a darker, harsher tone.
Highly Recommended.
This is a different concept to what I'm used to from Brubaker and an intriguing one. I must admit I've had a similar fantasy and it's great to see it put to paper in an entertaining way. You could say it's a punisher style of killing with a super natural element but there's a lot more to do with the character that makes this a real page turner.
As per usual the artwork is insanely good from Philips maybe not as good as the fade out but that's maybe because it has a darker, harsher tone.
Highly Recommended.
November 28, 2018
3.5. A nice little character study.
World: I love Sean Phillips art, the tone and the emotions that come out of his art is perfect for people who love noir and grounded gritty books and this is just that, it’s gritty, it’s dirty, it’s flawed and it’s human and the shadows and colours make it so much more amazing. The world building here is solid, it’s a basic premise that is well thought out and self contained to allow for interpretation and also for drama to play out. The pieces that Brubaker has created for this world and the situations make for some nice noir drama.
Story: This is a Brubaker story, it reads like a Brubaker story and the characters act like Brubaker characters so if you love Brubaker this is a treat for you. It’s noir, it’s gritty, it’s messed up and ambiguous it’s grey as all hell and the story is just interesting to read. The story moves along quite well and the point of view allows for some interesting situations and opinions. It is a look at vigilantism but more than that it’s about characters and choices and relationships and that is the best meat on this chewy bone of a story. I love the ambiguous nature of the drive and the situations that we find the characters in, all the characters are interesting. I am being vague as I don’t want to spoil anything, read it if you like character stories.
Characters: Dylan is an interesting character and his drive and motivations for the things he does is really well done. His point of view is not reliable and allows for a lot of interpretation and readers will enjoy diving into the world from his point of view and making their own decisions. There is a lot of meat and discussion here to be had about Dylan and the things he does and the things he says and believes, it’s good drama. The friends are also well done with a lot of depth and real character emotions, these characters are flawed, they are real and they are raw and the story allows these characters to be very noir meaning a lot of dramas and looks and silences. It’s really well done.
A good first arc that on face value is a viligante book but it’s actually a great character study and with a unreliable point of view a great discussion book.
Onward to the next book!
World: I love Sean Phillips art, the tone and the emotions that come out of his art is perfect for people who love noir and grounded gritty books and this is just that, it’s gritty, it’s dirty, it’s flawed and it’s human and the shadows and colours make it so much more amazing. The world building here is solid, it’s a basic premise that is well thought out and self contained to allow for interpretation and also for drama to play out. The pieces that Brubaker has created for this world and the situations make for some nice noir drama.
Story: This is a Brubaker story, it reads like a Brubaker story and the characters act like Brubaker characters so if you love Brubaker this is a treat for you. It’s noir, it’s gritty, it’s messed up and ambiguous it’s grey as all hell and the story is just interesting to read. The story moves along quite well and the point of view allows for some interesting situations and opinions. It is a look at vigilantism but more than that it’s about characters and choices and relationships and that is the best meat on this chewy bone of a story. I love the ambiguous nature of the drive and the situations that we find the characters in, all the characters are interesting. I am being vague as I don’t want to spoil anything, read it if you like character stories.
Characters: Dylan is an interesting character and his drive and motivations for the things he does is really well done. His point of view is not reliable and allows for a lot of interpretation and readers will enjoy diving into the world from his point of view and making their own decisions. There is a lot of meat and discussion here to be had about Dylan and the things he does and the things he says and believes, it’s good drama. The friends are also well done with a lot of depth and real character emotions, these characters are flawed, they are real and they are raw and the story allows these characters to be very noir meaning a lot of dramas and looks and silences. It’s really well done.
A good first arc that on face value is a viligante book but it’s actually a great character study and with a unreliable point of view a great discussion book.
Onward to the next book!
June 21, 2019
After surviving a suicide attempt, Dylan is approached by a Demon who credits itself with saving his life. In order to continue living, Dylan must seek out and kill one person per month, one person who deserves to die due to the lives they lead. Dylan is skeptical but the month comes to a close, he finds himself on death’s door battling an unknown illness. So when he quickly recovers following his first kill, he decides he has no choice but to keep moving forward.
To be honest, I was worried early on that this story was going to follow some sort of Incel douchebag given Dylan’s moping over his best friend Kira hooking up with his roommate, but I should have known Brubaker better than that. This isn’t that kind of story as it’s more to help with the set-up and add some stakes down the line.
As always, the artwork is on point. I’m a big, big fan of Sean Phillips and I’m so glad these two found each other all those years ago and continue to collaborate to this day. Phillips' realistic style mixes so well with Brubaker’s propensity for no-holds barred violence. Elizabeth Breitwiezer’s coloring provides a muted style that keeps the series grounded in reality. Kill or Be Killed keeps things gritty and messy as Dylan tries to find his footing in leading this new double life.
I put this one down and immediately raced over to my neighborhood comic shop and picked up the second trade paperback, so if that’s not an indication of how much I enjoyed it, what are you looking for?
To be honest, I was worried early on that this story was going to follow some sort of Incel douchebag given Dylan’s moping over his best friend Kira hooking up with his roommate, but I should have known Brubaker better than that. This isn’t that kind of story as it’s more to help with the set-up and add some stakes down the line.
As always, the artwork is on point. I’m a big, big fan of Sean Phillips and I’m so glad these two found each other all those years ago and continue to collaborate to this day. Phillips' realistic style mixes so well with Brubaker’s propensity for no-holds barred violence. Elizabeth Breitwiezer’s coloring provides a muted style that keeps the series grounded in reality. Kill or Be Killed keeps things gritty and messy as Dylan tries to find his footing in leading this new double life.
I put this one down and immediately raced over to my neighborhood comic shop and picked up the second trade paperback, so if that’s not an indication of how much I enjoyed it, what are you looking for?
June 20, 2017
Bullet Review:
I won't say this is my favorite Brubaker/Phillips endeavor. Dylan is exactly the type of mopey male protagonist I hate - he's the quintessential "Nice Guy" with a rather good life, if he'd get out of himself.
What makes this more interesting is the vigilante angle - was it a demon, or is that just Dylan's justification for what he does?
As always, I'm still intrigued where this series is going, so even though Dylan makes me want to strangle someone, I'm in for the ride.
I won't say this is my favorite Brubaker/Phillips endeavor. Dylan is exactly the type of mopey male protagonist I hate - he's the quintessential "Nice Guy" with a rather good life, if he'd get out of himself.
What makes this more interesting is the vigilante angle - was it a demon, or is that just Dylan's justification for what he does?
As always, I'm still intrigued where this series is going, so even though Dylan makes me want to strangle someone, I'm in for the ride.
December 15, 2018
3.5 stars
After hearing that John Wick director going to direct this comic , I was excited to find out more about it .
It was a hell of a story with great paintings too .
Dark , bloody , violent and thats enough to know after John wick Trilogy end this is the new one coming to fascinate us .
loved some of the quotes and how he see the real world as we see the truth of it so the call us the Pessimist people .
Volume 1 is a prologue for what's coming and i can't wait to know more about it .
After hearing that John Wick director going to direct this comic , I was excited to find out more about it .
It was a hell of a story with great paintings too .
Dark , bloody , violent and thats enough to know after John wick Trilogy end this is the new one coming to fascinate us .
loved some of the quotes and how he see the real world as we see the truth of it so the call us the Pessimist people .
Volume 1 is a prologue for what's coming and i can't wait to know more about it .
October 31, 2021
This was quite fun!
The story is about Dylan cross who is a late 20s fuck up but when one day he tries to take his life but survives a demon comes in and says if he wants to live he has to take atleast 1 life every month and from there the rise of the urban punisher starts and we follow him as he takes down molesters and human traffickers and bad men meanwhile the drama with his friend Kira and her bf Dylan and the screw up his life is happening but there's something underneath the surface of it all.
Its a very different yet familiar book and I love the way Brubaker writes it and gives a new feel to this Punisher type character and its really well done and the art is so good and gives you the reminder of those noir films and its really well done. Brubaker and Sean again produce a firecracker of a series.
The story is about Dylan cross who is a late 20s fuck up but when one day he tries to take his life but survives a demon comes in and says if he wants to live he has to take atleast 1 life every month and from there the rise of the urban punisher starts and we follow him as he takes down molesters and human traffickers and bad men meanwhile the drama with his friend Kira and her bf Dylan and the screw up his life is happening but there's something underneath the surface of it all.
Its a very different yet familiar book and I love the way Brubaker writes it and gives a new feel to this Punisher type character and its really well done and the art is so good and gives you the reminder of those noir films and its really well done. Brubaker and Sean again produce a firecracker of a series.
September 6, 2025
Hellblazer meets Death Wish
A review of the Image Comics paperback (January 24, 2017) collecting #1 to #4 of the original comics (2016).
[3.5 bumped to 4]
My memories of the John Constantine character from the Hellblazer comics is mostly tied into the 2005 Keanu Reeves movie, which is not completely authentic to the original comics version. The movie version of Constantine has him condemned to hell for the same reason (no spoiler from me) as the lead character Dylan in this Ed Brubaker comic series. The vigilante parallel with John Garfield's novel Death Wish (1972) and the subsequent Charles Bronson (1974-1994) and Bruce Willis (2018) movies is more obvious.
So the inspirations are clear, but Brubaker and the team of artist Sean Phillips and colourist Elizabeth Breitweiser do take the story in a different direction and raise the artistic level enough to make this a strong origin story for the series.
I read this thanks to GR Friend Paul Ataua's reviews of Volumes 1 and 2 which you can read here and here. Thank you Paul!
A review of the Image Comics paperback (January 24, 2017) collecting #1 to #4 of the original comics (2016).
The twisted story of a young man who is forced to kill bad people, and how he struggles to keep his secret as it slowly ruins his life and the lives of his friends and loved ones.
[3.5 bumped to 4]
My memories of the John Constantine character from the Hellblazer comics is mostly tied into the 2005 Keanu Reeves movie, which is not completely authentic to the original comics version. The movie version of Constantine has him condemned to hell for the same reason (no spoiler from me) as the lead character Dylan in this Ed Brubaker comic series. The vigilante parallel with John Garfield's novel Death Wish (1972) and the subsequent Charles Bronson (1974-1994) and Bruce Willis (2018) movies is more obvious.
So the inspirations are clear, but Brubaker and the team of artist Sean Phillips and colourist Elizabeth Breitweiser do take the story in a different direction and raise the artistic level enough to make this a strong origin story for the series.
I read this thanks to GR Friend Paul Ataua's reviews of Volumes 1 and 2 which you can read here and here. Thank you Paul!
December 4, 2017
Warning: I get slightly political in this review so if you mind that, get away from this one.
What’s it about?
The main character (Dylan) is depressed... so depressed that one night he jumped off the top of a building but lived. At first he was actually kinda happy he lived until he saw a demon. This demon saved Dylan’s life but in return Dylan has to kill at least one person every month. At first Dylan thinks the demon isn’t real... but he might be wrong about that.
Why it gets 5 stars:
The story is very interesting. I’m a big fan of vigilante type stories as well as demonic horror and this is a mix of both. It also focuses on a lot more than just demons and killing folks too, there’s a lot to it.
The characters are very interesting.
The art is wonderful. The Phillips and Breitweiser duo is great. Phillips always brings fantastic art and Brietweiser’s coloring is always astonishing so great job guys!
There’s some really good action in this book! Brubaker and Phillips always have fantastic action in their comics and this is no exception!
The horror part of the story is well done. It’s not one of those stories that actually scared me but it is still really well done.
This is not as predictable as many vigilante comics are which makes me happy.
The social commentary is great. I may not 100% agree with some of it however Brubaker makes some good points and I’m not sure if it’s intentional but it made me think a lot about how hypocritical many people in society are. The main character kills people that he considers to be a**holes but at the same time is killing a bunch of people (I mean, his reason makes sense but it is a lot more than the one person per month) and is so he’s a total a**hole himself and that really makes you think about how hypocritical he is but society in general sorta is too. A lot of (though not all) people on the right wing say gun ownership is a constitutional right (which by the way, is correct, I absolutely do not support gun control) but that we need more censorship... uhh... really? The left is also full of hypocrites though. At the beginning of the year many people had a “love trumps hate” campaign going but it was all about hating Trump and his supporters. There are several other things I can think of on both sides of politics (even religion related matters too. I can’t begin to tell you how many atheists I’ve seen give s*** to Christians for being closed minded but at the same time refuse to hear what the Christian has to say (as well as the other way around) so... yeah) but this is a book that talks about many topics, approaches them well (even if I don’t agree with some of it) and makes readers think.
The narrative is fantastic and extremely well written.
Overall:
A fantastic comic I highly recommend (then again, I don’t recall reading a Brubaker book that I wouldn’t recommend). This is a very interesting story with fantastic art and well written commentary so I fail to see any real problems here.
5/5
What’s it about?
The main character (Dylan) is depressed... so depressed that one night he jumped off the top of a building but lived. At first he was actually kinda happy he lived until he saw a demon. This demon saved Dylan’s life but in return Dylan has to kill at least one person every month. At first Dylan thinks the demon isn’t real... but he might be wrong about that.
Why it gets 5 stars:
The story is very interesting. I’m a big fan of vigilante type stories as well as demonic horror and this is a mix of both. It also focuses on a lot more than just demons and killing folks too, there’s a lot to it.
The characters are very interesting.
The art is wonderful. The Phillips and Breitweiser duo is great. Phillips always brings fantastic art and Brietweiser’s coloring is always astonishing so great job guys!
There’s some really good action in this book! Brubaker and Phillips always have fantastic action in their comics and this is no exception!
The horror part of the story is well done. It’s not one of those stories that actually scared me but it is still really well done.
This is not as predictable as many vigilante comics are which makes me happy.
The social commentary is great. I may not 100% agree with some of it however Brubaker makes some good points and I’m not sure if it’s intentional but it made me think a lot about how hypocritical many people in society are. The main character kills people that he considers to be a**holes but at the same time is killing a bunch of people (I mean, his reason makes sense but it is a lot more than the one person per month) and is so he’s a total a**hole himself and that really makes you think about how hypocritical he is but society in general sorta is too. A lot of (though not all) people on the right wing say gun ownership is a constitutional right (which by the way, is correct, I absolutely do not support gun control) but that we need more censorship... uhh... really? The left is also full of hypocrites though. At the beginning of the year many people had a “love trumps hate” campaign going but it was all about hating Trump and his supporters. There are several other things I can think of on both sides of politics (even religion related matters too. I can’t begin to tell you how many atheists I’ve seen give s*** to Christians for being closed minded but at the same time refuse to hear what the Christian has to say (as well as the other way around) so... yeah) but this is a book that talks about many topics, approaches them well (even if I don’t agree with some of it) and makes readers think.
The narrative is fantastic and extremely well written.
Overall:
A fantastic comic I highly recommend (then again, I don’t recall reading a Brubaker book that I wouldn’t recommend). This is a very interesting story with fantastic art and well written commentary so I fail to see any real problems here.
5/5
July 23, 2017
A nifty mix of Bernie Goetz, Son of Sam and Dr. Faustus. Is our protagonist insane or the victim of supernatural powers? I'm eager for the next volume to see where this is going.
August 5, 2017
As much as we love superheroes to stop bad guys and save the day so that the world can be a better place, there are some who prefer the word "vigilante" since they are working outside the law and before the likes of Batman and Superman, there were characters from the pulp magazines such as The Shadow with stories that embraced the darkness that comes from vigilantism as this is clearly evident in the latest Image comic by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.
Life is going well for Dylan, an average, depressed grad student in New York who decides to end it all when the ongoing romance between his best friend Kira and his roommate becomes too much. However, a failed suicide attempt changes everything when a demon appears and forces him to take the life of a bad person once a month in order to save his own soul, thus beginning a secret life of vigilantism whilst coping with the struggles of his personal one.
For Brubaker and Phillips, who previously collaborated on Fatale and The Fade Out, this is familiar territory as it is a gritty crime noir with a subtle supernatural twist as the demon itself is this ambiguous device to frame Dylan's psyche as whether he is killing to save himself from the monster or if he is the monster itself and using this other life to escape the troubles of studying and relationships.
Despite its modern pulp sensibilities, I felt that Dylan is somewhat a latter-day Peter Parker and given that Brubaker had spent a decade writing for Marvel, some of the publisher's traits seem evident in Kill or Be Killed, even if it leans towards an exploitation genre for mature readers. From the beginning, Dylan is a flawed figure who initially cannot confront his issues and results in the selfishness of suicide, but not succeeding, and now under the guise of a red-masked vigilante with a gun, he is ignoring those around him, including Kira, whom he desires above all else and yet feels like he can make a difference by taking on the big fish that dominates the city's underworld.
Given how it leans towards several influences, Kill or be Killed doesn’t break any new ground for the two creators, but they make the most of the book, with Brubaker frequently using the inner monologue for Dylan whilst flashbacking to his childhood, consisting of his late father's illustrations of "weird porn" and a friend who was molested, which initially begins the dark road Dylan takes. As for frequent collaborator Sean Phillips, this book taps into the many conventions the artist is used to and embraces them with his photorealistic characters and murky, shadowed environments, whilst providing moments of extreme violence.
As the latest collaboration from Brubaker and Phillips, this initial volume of Kill or Be Killed is a fine and bloody addition from this dynamic duo and although it ultimately feels unoriginal, there is enough to excite you what comes next for Dylan and his demon buddy.
Life is going well for Dylan, an average, depressed grad student in New York who decides to end it all when the ongoing romance between his best friend Kira and his roommate becomes too much. However, a failed suicide attempt changes everything when a demon appears and forces him to take the life of a bad person once a month in order to save his own soul, thus beginning a secret life of vigilantism whilst coping with the struggles of his personal one.
For Brubaker and Phillips, who previously collaborated on Fatale and The Fade Out, this is familiar territory as it is a gritty crime noir with a subtle supernatural twist as the demon itself is this ambiguous device to frame Dylan's psyche as whether he is killing to save himself from the monster or if he is the monster itself and using this other life to escape the troubles of studying and relationships.
Despite its modern pulp sensibilities, I felt that Dylan is somewhat a latter-day Peter Parker and given that Brubaker had spent a decade writing for Marvel, some of the publisher's traits seem evident in Kill or Be Killed, even if it leans towards an exploitation genre for mature readers. From the beginning, Dylan is a flawed figure who initially cannot confront his issues and results in the selfishness of suicide, but not succeeding, and now under the guise of a red-masked vigilante with a gun, he is ignoring those around him, including Kira, whom he desires above all else and yet feels like he can make a difference by taking on the big fish that dominates the city's underworld.
Given how it leans towards several influences, Kill or be Killed doesn’t break any new ground for the two creators, but they make the most of the book, with Brubaker frequently using the inner monologue for Dylan whilst flashbacking to his childhood, consisting of his late father's illustrations of "weird porn" and a friend who was molested, which initially begins the dark road Dylan takes. As for frequent collaborator Sean Phillips, this book taps into the many conventions the artist is used to and embraces them with his photorealistic characters and murky, shadowed environments, whilst providing moments of extreme violence.
As the latest collaboration from Brubaker and Phillips, this initial volume of Kill or Be Killed is a fine and bloody addition from this dynamic duo and although it ultimately feels unoriginal, there is enough to excite you what comes next for Dylan and his demon buddy.
July 23, 2017
Kill or be Killed is a dark story about demons. Both real and imagined.
Dylan is a grad student and has some issues with depression. One night he tries to commit suicide by jumping off a roof. Strangely, he doesn't die. What was attributed to fate was, in truth, a demon. The demon explains that Dylan's life was bought at a price- Dylan must kill bad people. One a month. Otherwise Dylan dies.
This is the basis for a cool story about Dylan channeling his Inner-Punisher. The dark and grim outlook of this story appealed to me. It is very well done. Dylan's outlook on humanity is dark, yet fairly accurate (at least to me). The only time when this dark tale suffers from some silly tropes placed by Ed Brubaker channeling his inner liberal-idiot. Case in point- when the Dylan/demon is thinking about what constitutes "bad" and , naturally, brings up cops that kill black kids. Ok..I agree. That IS bad. But, seriously Mr Brubaker- what are we talking about here? The dozen or so cases that we hear about and serve as the basis for that narrative? Fine...I'm game to go with that argument. Now what about the 1,370+ black kids killed by other black kids..in a place like Chicago? That's in one year. Nothing to say? Didn't think so.
Or how about this gem? :
"..Mostly though, the people you notice are just selling drugs. And how racist would that be, some fucking vigilante shooting up dealers in Washington Square Park?"
Er what? Sorry couldn't follow that logic..since there is none. Idiot. If race is a factor in the determination of the "good/evil" of selling drugs..then in essence you're saying "Sorry your 14 yr old just OD'd on heroin. BUT, the dealer is a minority thus it's cool. It's not evil at all. You just don't get it." Cool..that's called moral relativism. I get it and understand it. I think it's incredible stupid..since is a morally relativistic world Nazi's aren't evil..just "misunderstood" and viewed through a "different paradigm". Ok...sure...whatever you say.
Liberal imbecility aside the rest of the story is VERY good. It is dark and grim. The work and preparation for a normal person to go out and kill criminals is interesting. Brubaker does a good look at showing the thoughts going through Dylan's head. The character of Kira is terrible. She is a terrible person and it's a shame Dylan pines for her. She is destructive not out of malice but because she's truly messed up. But, of course, Dylan loves this train wreck. But she's the only one that is a terrible character.
Good story, decent art and a dark story all combine to make a really interesting series. Look forward to the rest of this series.
Dylan is a grad student and has some issues with depression. One night he tries to commit suicide by jumping off a roof. Strangely, he doesn't die. What was attributed to fate was, in truth, a demon. The demon explains that Dylan's life was bought at a price- Dylan must kill bad people. One a month. Otherwise Dylan dies.
This is the basis for a cool story about Dylan channeling his Inner-Punisher. The dark and grim outlook of this story appealed to me. It is very well done. Dylan's outlook on humanity is dark, yet fairly accurate (at least to me). The only time when this dark tale suffers from some silly tropes placed by Ed Brubaker channeling his inner liberal-idiot. Case in point- when the Dylan/demon is thinking about what constitutes "bad" and , naturally, brings up cops that kill black kids. Ok..I agree. That IS bad. But, seriously Mr Brubaker- what are we talking about here? The dozen or so cases that we hear about and serve as the basis for that narrative? Fine...I'm game to go with that argument. Now what about the 1,370+ black kids killed by other black kids..in a place like Chicago? That's in one year. Nothing to say? Didn't think so.
Or how about this gem? :
"..Mostly though, the people you notice are just selling drugs. And how racist would that be, some fucking vigilante shooting up dealers in Washington Square Park?"
Er what? Sorry couldn't follow that logic..since there is none. Idiot. If race is a factor in the determination of the "good/evil" of selling drugs..then in essence you're saying "Sorry your 14 yr old just OD'd on heroin. BUT, the dealer is a minority thus it's cool. It's not evil at all. You just don't get it." Cool..that's called moral relativism. I get it and understand it. I think it's incredible stupid..since is a morally relativistic world Nazi's aren't evil..just "misunderstood" and viewed through a "different paradigm". Ok...sure...whatever you say.
Liberal imbecility aside the rest of the story is VERY good. It is dark and grim. The work and preparation for a normal person to go out and kill criminals is interesting. Brubaker does a good look at showing the thoughts going through Dylan's head. The character of Kira is terrible. She is a terrible person and it's a shame Dylan pines for her. She is destructive not out of malice but because she's truly messed up. But, of course, Dylan loves this train wreck. But she's the only one that is a terrible character.
Good story, decent art and a dark story all combine to make a really interesting series. Look forward to the rest of this series.
February 26, 2018
*Something is wrong with me, or the choices I make with the literature I buy, because it has really become ridiculous to have so many one and two star reviews as of late*
And yet, screw it! I'm done trying to figure it out.
On to the review:
I could have liked this one...
And I really wanted to, but the protagonist, Dylan, is an intolerant, cop-hating, preachy liberal douche. He ruined the entire story. I'm all about the anti-heroes, and a proponent for mental health and suicide awareness, but it's handled so poorly in this serialized graphic novel. And to throw in this weird Faustian deal with a demon felt like such a lazy way to add another layer to the story. There was a bit at the end , and if that's the case... I will burn my copy of this. Seriously. It's truly despicable and completely tactless to portray someone who may or may not be schizophrenic as a murderer (whether it be for some deluded self-righteous "justice" or not).
I guess the writer, Ed Brubaker, is to blame for this, and he should be ashamed.
*rant incoming*
His previous stories were entertaining reads. I liked them because they stayed apolitical and less biased. And, listen, he is free to write whatever story he chooses, and I am all for that, but know that it takes a toll on the enjoyment of the reading experience when your views are constantly being sh*t on.
Kill or Be Killed is not the first book/comic/graphic novel I've read that brings real-world politics into a fictionalized story, either. I just feel it has no place here.
And yet, screw it! I'm done trying to figure it out.
On to the review:
I could have liked this one...
And I really wanted to, but the protagonist, Dylan, is an intolerant, cop-hating, preachy liberal douche. He ruined the entire story. I'm all about the anti-heroes, and a proponent for mental health and suicide awareness, but it's handled so poorly in this serialized graphic novel. And to throw in this weird Faustian deal with a demon felt like such a lazy way to add another layer to the story. There was a bit at the end , and if that's the case... I will burn my copy of this. Seriously. It's truly despicable and completely tactless to portray someone who may or may not be schizophrenic as a murderer (whether it be for some deluded self-righteous "justice" or not).
I guess the writer, Ed Brubaker, is to blame for this, and he should be ashamed.
*rant incoming*
His previous stories were entertaining reads. I liked them because they stayed apolitical and less biased. And, listen, he is free to write whatever story he chooses, and I am all for that, but know that it takes a toll on the enjoyment of the reading experience when your views are constantly being sh*t on.
Kill or Be Killed is not the first book/comic/graphic novel I've read that brings real-world politics into a fictionalized story, either. I just feel it has no place here.
June 13, 2018
Kill or Be killed has all of the scrapping of a psychological thriller with an unrequited love turned complicated relationship twist. Dylan is a graduate student turned vigilante when his dark mind turns on him resulting from untreated depression. He attempts suicide after his best friend Kira evolved into an unrequited love complicating the relationship through sex behind the back of Mason, who is Dylan’s roommate and Kira’s current flame. Dylan’s always been a good guy and doesn’t desire to kill. However, his demons makes him an offer he can’t refuse, to kill or be killed! There’s themes of violence (hence the title), depression, suicidal ideation/attempt, delusions, demons, psychopathy, molestation, revenge, sex , political undertones and sex trafficking to name a few! And it doesn’t end there. I look forward to reading volumes two and three!
November 19, 2020
My annual attempt to get further into graphic novels usually ends in disappointment, but I quite enjoyed this one. It’s a pretty standard origin story, the art work, however, is awesome. Awesome, that is, except for the ‘darker shadow’ that comes to his room late one night. The darker shadow might make a good cuddly toy for kids. Dylan may be a killer, but at least he is wearing an anti covid mask. Good start to the series. I’ll be moving on to vol 2 soon enough.
December 25, 2020
I should've seen this one coming. Brubaker and Phillips do it again with another brilliant and dark story as they integrate a supernatural force into their masterful mystery thriller that now serves as a character study of a man pushed by his mind into vigilantism. The artwork is phenomenal and the story is gripping from start to finish.
Yours truly,
Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/
Yours truly,
Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/
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August 2, 2016Hmmm. You had me at vigilantism.
May 25, 2019
4,5/5
The inner conflict is so well written. Crazy how far this kid goes and keeps going after just 1 interaction with this demon.
The inner conflict is so well written. Crazy how far this kid goes and keeps going after just 1 interaction with this demon.
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