Criminal

Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips teamed up for this gritty, 10-issue Marvel crime series that ran from 2006 to 2007, with additional writing contributions from Charlie Huston and David Goyer. Set in a noir-tinged underworld, it follows the intersecting lives of criminals, each issue digging into the moral compromises and violent consequences of a life outside the law. Phillips’ moody, shadow-drenched artwork perfectly complements Brubaker’s taut, character-driven scripts, making this a standout pulp-inspired saga that helped redefine modern crime comics at a major publisher.