Image Comics, Ed Brubaker And Sean Phillips Announce A New ‘Criminal ‘Graphic Novel, ‘The Knives’

The Multiple Eisner award-winning creative team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips are producing their first new Criminal graphic novel in five years with the announcement and first look at The Knives, out from Image Comics this September.

And here’s the all-new graphic novel’s plot:

“Cartoonist Jacob Kurtz goes to Hollywood in the era of peak TV to work on an adaptation of his comic strip, only to find himself caught up in the life of his aging aunt and the vultures circling her estate. Angie was raised at the Undertow, but now everything she loves has been taken from her. She’s on the streets with vengeance on her mind, her eyes set on the city’s kingpin. And finally, Tracy Lawless is home from the Special Forces, finally a civilian again, but he’s in bad shape and this city has always brought out the worst in him. These three tales collide in The Knives, a breathtaking noir story about greed, ambition, heartbreak, and blood ties.”

Commenting on this new Criminal graphic novel, Brubaker said:

“A few years ago someone reached out to me to return some of my uncle’s lost possessions, after his family estate had been plundered, and bizarrely, that sparked the inspiration for what I hope is the biggest and best Criminal book yet. A crime story about one generation growing up in the life, another growing older and trying to get out of it, and Hollywood, somehow, too. This book is an epic, the longest original graphic novel we’ve ever done, and it’s been a joy to return to this series and these characters, especially after spending most of the last three years watching them come to life on set and screen. I can’t wait to get this book into readers’ hands.”

And, this announcement couldn’t have happened at a better time, what with the development of a Criminal series for Amazon Prime, starring Charlie Hunnam, Luke Evans, and Emilia Clarke.

The Knives hardcover will be out in comic book stores on Wednesday, August 27th and books stores on Tuesday, September 9th from Image Comics.