BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS' CRIMINAL epic, collected for the first time intrade paperback.

In the summer of '88, Teeg Lawless comes home to planthe biggest heist of his career. But Teeg's son Ricky and his friends arestarting down the same dark path their fathers are on, and this is about tobecome the worst summer of their lives.

An epic tale of tragedy handeddown from generation to generation, CRUEL SUMMER is a crime comic masterpiecefrom the most celebrated noir masters in the industry, creators of CRIMINAL,FATALE, KILL OR BE KILLED, THE FADE OUT and the RECKLESS series of graphicnovellas.

Collects CRIMINAL #1 and #5-12 with additionalbehind-the-scenes material.