Daredevil Message Board

[Ed Brubaker]

NEW CRIMINAL BOOKS IN MAY!

Here's the solicitation info for the next issue of Criminal and the trade for issues 1 - 5. Go to this link to see the covers and the rest of the Marvel solicits:

http://www.newsarama.com/marvelnew/May07/solicitiations.html



CRIMINAL VOLUME 1: COWARD
Acclaimed as one of the best new series of 2006, the first edition of Harvey Award Winning Best Writer Ed Brubaker and Scream Award Winning Best Artist Sean Phillips ground-breaking new series is finally here! Collecting the sold-out and hard-to-find first arc "Coward" promises to be one of the trade highlights of the year, and readers of these white-hot creators other projects, such as Daredevil, Captain America, and Marvel Zombies will not want to miss it!

Coward is the story of Leo, a man who can plan and execute almost any heist, but only if he can convinced the plan is safe enough. But sometimes the reward is worth the risk, and when a woman from Leo's past comes to him with a sure-fire score to nab a few million worth of diamonds from Police Evidence, all his rules and cautions go right out the window. But in the world Leo lives in, as he may soon learn, those rules may be the only thing keeping him alive.
128 PGS/Mature Content … $14.99

CRIMINAL #6
A New Storyline! A New Anti-Hero! And a Perfect Place for New Readers to Jump On!

That's right, if you've been missing out on Criminal up until now, this is your chance to see why the critics have hailed it as Brubaker and Phillips best work! Pick up the first trade collection, for the story of Leo, and then join us in issue #6 for a new beginning as we meet Tracy Lawless, the last surviving son of a once-famous family of crooks (who have been lurking in the background of Criminal since the first issue).

Twenty years ago, Tracy Lawless traded the crime-ridden streets of the city for a life in the military, and it's a decision he's rarely regretted. But now he's walking out of the deserts of Afghanistan and Iraq and back into the world he grew up in, to find out who killed his brother Rick, and why. But truth is one of the few things uglier than family history, and the only thing Tracy has in his favor as he unravels the twisted strands of the criminal life his brother led, is that no one knows who the hell he is. And what they don't know, just might kill them. Don't miss the hard-hitting debut of the next Criminal lead character, in "Lawless" Part 1!

And remember, every issue of Criminal is crammed cover to cover with content, including text pieces, back-up stories and noir articles by Brubaker and many other crime writers!
32 PGS/Mature Content/No Ads … $2.99


Please buy these, or special order them, or beg your retailer to carry them. If you have to, threaten to beat them with Warren Ellis' cane if they don't stock the book heavily enough.

If you're a fan of my work on Cap or DD or just about anything, Criminal is right up your alley, and if you haven't checked it out yet, this is the perfect time to start. And if you're already a fan of the book, thanks, and please tell your friends to buy it, too. I want this book in as many hands as I can get it into.

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www.edbrubaker.com

[Francesco]

You are a great writer and I love you.
But you shouldn't use a discussion board for advertising.

[rgj]

[Stephan]

[Forrest]

[james castle]

Yeah, I have no problem with Bru pushing his original books. Plus, have you ever tried to figure out when trades are coming out? Marvel's site is a joke. I appreciate the heads up.
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JC

So why can't you see the funny side?
Why aren't you laughing?

[rgj]

I don't care if Bru pushes his stuff here either. But, it is kind of Off Topic, no?

rgj

[Stephan]

[Dimetre]

It's my understanding that if a project comes out under Marvel's Icon imprint, it is a creator-owned project and also does not get any marketing push from Marvel. Therefore it is up to Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips et al to promote the book any way they can. Therefore I can understand Brubaker stopping by here to promote the book. I don't mind, because self-promotion isn't the only thing he uses this message board for. He actually participates in discussions, unlike other creators who've promoted their work here before.

[hylozoii]

Haha, you girls are like bossy teenage babysitters. Who cares if he advertises Criminal here if he has that much passion for it. He is the writer of DD after all. But then again, this is your Internet. I get a kick out of reading petty bickering here.

Anyways...The only Bru book I don't get is your X-Men, but I don't think that book needs any help.

[Francesco]

*hugs rgj*

[Francesco]

[Darediva]

Guys...this IS the off-topic section, right? So, what is the big deal here?

I would be somewhat skeptical if Nocenti came to hawk High Times, but this is another comic by the current writer of DD. I really don't understand your ire.

As JC said, thanks for the heads up on the release of the trade.
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Alice




Those who throw dirt merely lose ground.

[The Privateer]

Just to throw in my two cents worth:

I can see some of the jobs-worth points that have been made about not using this as advertising, but its not as if he's trying to advertise something on Ebay or a load of DVD's from a garage sale. This is a creator, talking to his "audience" about his new work.

This guy makes a living off selling this stuff, so if I were in his shoes, I would look to plug it where-ever possible.

Besides, Criminal is amazing, Sean Phillips is amazing and you're mugs if your not getting Criminal anyway. The fact that your not getting this book and need to be told by the writer personally is in fact ......criminal
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Always Out-Manned, Never Out-Gunned

[Francesco]