In exchange, Dylan will be allowed to live one more month for every person he kills.īrubaker said he chose to make the character young because he wanted to include the optimism of youth. He survives due to unlikely events, but is soon visited by a demon who explains he spared Dylan's life.
The story is about Dylan, a depressed college student who attempts suicide.
It's dark and nasty but also vulnerable and human, containing enough twists and turns to keep you guessing and sleeping poorly. Kill or Be Killed is Brubaker and Phillips simultaneously turning out a comic in the style they're known for while also breaking new ground for the pair. The series has received mostly positive reviews from critics since then. The series was announced at Image Expo in April 2016, and published by Image Comics beginning on August 3, 2016. Decidedly not for kids, but for everyone else, it's not to be missed.Kill or be Killed is an American comic book series created by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips with Elizabeth Breitweiser as the series colorist and is published by Image Comics. VERDICT Brubaker and Phillips are among the most dependable names in comics, and this new title will only further their reputation. Brubaker's talent for plotting, dialog, and exploring the darkest corners of the human heart is wonderfully complemented by Phillips's skill at depicting both drama and larger-than-life violence. His personal affairs improve, and it seems for the first time he's living the life he's always wanted-which is exactly when the repercussions of his actions start catching up to him. Dylan soon decides to start targeting criminals overlooked by the system and becomes strangely successful in his violent endeavors. Depressed college student Dylan attempts suicide only to be spared by a demon with the offer of a bargain-kill someone once a month or face death yourself. LIBRARY JOURNAL (STARRED) - This first volume in a new series by the acclaimed team of Brubaker and Phillips ( The Fade Out), with colorist Breitweiser ( Velvet), combines elements of crime fiction and horror both psychological and supernatural to present a look at vigilantism unlike anything else. Both a thriller and a deconstruction of vigilantism, KILL OR BE KILLED is unlike anything BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS have ever done. About the Book Contains material originally published in magazine form as Kill Or Be Killed #1-4.īook Synopsis The bestselling team of ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS (THE FADE OUT, CRIMINAL, FATALE) return with KILL OR BE KILLED, the twisted story of a young man forced to kill bad people, and how he struggles to keep his secret from destroying his life.
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