Kill or Be Killed Compendium (Paperback)

"Brubaker and Phillips are among the most dependable names in comics, and this new title will only further their reputation." —Library Journal (starred review)

The twisted story of a young man forced to kill bad people, and how he struggles to keep his secret from destroying his life.

BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS bestselling series is finally collected in under one cover! 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 paperback edition contains 20 issues of KILL OR BE KILLED, as well as the covers and a new afterword by Ed Brubaker.

Ed Brubaker is one of the most acclaimed writers in comics, winning five best writer Eisner and Harvey Awards in the last ten years. His bestselling work with Sean Phillips on Criminal, Incognito, Fatale, and The Fade Out has been translated around the world to great acclaim, and Marvel's movies featuring his co-creation, The Winter Soldier, have all been international blockbusters. Ed lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their crazy dog, where he works in comics, film, and television, most recently on HBO's new hit series Westworld.

Drawing comics professionally since the age of fifteen, Eisner Award winning Sean Phillips has worked for all the major publishers. Since drawing Sleeper, Hellblazer, Batman, X-Men, Marvel Zombies, and Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, Sean has concentrated on creator-owned books including Criminal, Kill Or Be Killed, Incognito, Fatale and The Fade Out.

He is currently drawing a new volume of the long-running Criminal series written by his long-time collaborator Ed Brubaker and coloured by his son Jacob Phillips.

He lives in the Lake District in the UK.

Elizabeth Breitweiser is an American comic book colorist and cover artist. Some of her work includes OUTCAST by Robert Kirkman and Paul Azaceta, The Amazing Spider-Man, FATALE, Captain America, THE FADE OUT, Hulk, Legends of the Dark Knight and Wolverine.