The Knives: A Criminal Book
The Knives: A Criminal Book by Ed Brubaker is a standalone graphic novel published by Image Comics on September 9, 2025. This edition spans 200 pages and is presented in English. The narrative unfolds as a sprawling Criminal epic, intertwining three dark journeys over a decade, exploring themes of greed, ambition, and blood ties.
Readers will encounter cartoonist Jacob Kurtz, who ventures to Hollywood amid the peak TV era, and finds himself entangled in family dynamics and estate conflicts. Alongside him, Angie, driven by vengeance, navigates the streets after losing everything she holds dear, while Tracy Lawless, a Special Forces veteran, grapples with his troubled past. The stories converge in a breathtaking noir setting, offering a complex exploration of the characters’ struggles and motivations.
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“This ambitious and elegiac crime thriller is among the best of Brubaker and Phillips’s highly acclaimed collaborations.” —Library Journal (starred review)
THE FIRST NEW CRIMINAL BOOK IN FIVE YEARS!
With the Prime Video adaptation premiering soon, crime comic grandmasters Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips return to their most acclaimed series with a new standalone graphic novel: The Knives.
A sprawling Criminal epic, The Knives is the most ambitious tale Brubaker and Phillips have ever tackled. Three dark journeys wind around each other over a decade, like sharks hunting for a kill.
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. A must-have for all Brubaker and Phillips fans!
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