Criminal - Intégrale #2

This French-language omnibus from Delcourt collects Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips's hard-boiled Criminal series in a handsome second volume, bringing together some of noir's most compelling modern storytelling. The cover art sets the mood perfectly — a battered, rope-bound man dominates the foreground against a smoky red backdrop, while a striking blonde looms large above and a young couple caught in the chaos rounds out a scene dripping with tension and danger. If you've been following Criminal in French or are just discovering Brubaker and Phillips's work through Delcourt's Intégrale series, this 2023 collection is exactly where you want to be.