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Kill or be Killed
Series · 5 books · 2017-2019

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Kill or be Killed, Vol. 1

2017

The bestselling team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (The Fade Out, Criminal, Fatale) return with Kill or Be Killed, Volume One, the twisted story of a young man forced to kill bad people, and how he struggles to keep his secret from destroying his life. Both a thriller and a deconstruction of vigilantism, Kill or Be Killed is unlike anything Brubaker and Phillips have ever done. Collecting: Kill or Be Killed 1-4
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Kill or be Killed, Vol. 2

2017

Brubaker and Phillips best-selling series keeps on hitting, as our vigilante hero goes deeper into the darkness, and the NYPD begin to realize there's a masked man killing bad guys all over town. Both a thriller and a deconstruction of vigilantism, KILL OR BE KILLED is unlike anything this award-winning team has done before. Collecting: Kill or Be Killed 5-10
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Kill or be Killed, Vol. 3

2018

Brubaker and Phillips best-selling series ratchets up the tension and violence as Dylan escalates his assault on the Russian Mafia, putting his secret and the lives of his friends at risk. Both a thriller and a deconstruction of vigilantism, KILL OR BE KILLED is unlike anything this award-winning team has done before. Collecting: Kill or Be Killed 11-14
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Kill or be Killed, Vol. 4

2018

The shocking fourth arc in Brubaker and Phillips bestselling series ever! Dylan has committed himself, but now trapped behind the walls of a mental instution, he finds the evil and corruption of the outside world have followed him there. Crime comic legends Brubaker and Phillips' subversive vigilante thriller takes one more sharp twist. Collecting: Kill or Be Killed 15-20
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Kill or be Killed

The Deluxe Edition

2019

The deluxe collection of BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS' bestselling series is finally here! Grad student Dylan must kill one person who deserves it every month, and the deeper he gets in, the more he realizes how many people there are that deserve it. "Catcher in the Rye" meets "Death Wish" in a dark take on the vigilante genre that became a cracked reflection of the world around us. This deluxe edition hardback contains the entire KILL OR BE KILLED story, as well as the behind the scenes extras and artwork. Collecting: Kill or Be Killed 1-20

Author

Ed Brubaker
Ed Brubaker
Author · 94 books

Ed Brubaker (born November 17, 1966) is an Eisner Award-winning American cartoonist and writer. He was born at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland. Brubaker is best known for his work as a comic book writer on such titles as Batman, Daredevil, Captain America, Iron Fist, Catwoman, Gotham Central and Uncanny X-Men. In more recent years, he has focused solely on creator-owned titles for Image Comics, such as Fatale, Criminal, Velvet and Kill or Be Killed. In 2016, Brubaker ventured into television, joining the writing staff of the HBO series Westworld.

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