Cops And Criminals

Check out these graphic stories to see if the cop catches the criminal.

100 Bullets: First Shot, Last Call  by Brian Azzarello
With a seemingly simple gift – an untraceable gun and a hundred rounds of ammunition – the mysterious Agent Graves offers the powerless and wronged a chance at vengeance. But beyond the decision of whether or not to pull the trigger, a deeper question is beginning to emerge. Who is making this possible and why?

Powers  by Brian Michael Bendis
Powers is set in a world where superpowers are relatively common but not mundane. It follows the lives of two detectives, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, police officers in a homicide department devoted to cases that involve "powers" (people with superpowers). Walker himself used to be a costumed superhero named Diamond but became a police officer after he lost his abilities.

Point Blank by Ed Brubaker
Ex-Black Ops soldier Cole Cash is caught in a whirlpool of secrets, lies, manipulation and murder. But before he goes down for the last time, he's going to get some answers. No matter who he has to kill along the way.

Sleeper: Out in the Cold  by Ed Brubaker
Carver is a deep cover agent forced into a world of evil and treachery. CIA chief John Lynch, who now lies in an irreversible coma, was the only person who knew Carver was actually one of the good guys. Every day is a challenge for Carver to evade detection by those who think he is an ally and avoid capture from those who believe he is a traitor.

Blacksad: Something Within the Shadows  by Juan Diaz Canales
Meet private eye John Blacksad: a cat in the shadows, passionately in love with the kittenish Natalia Wilford. He loves the girls... but he's "married" to danger. Enter a mystery as real as any other, in a city of hoodlum rats, jazz-playing orangutans, rhino thugs and murder!

CSI Crime Scene Investigation: Serial  by Max Allan Collins
In modern Las Vegas, a Jack the Ripper copycat terrorizes the city. Based on the hit TV show.

Catwoman  by Darwyn Cooke
For years, Selina Kyle has prowled the skyline of Gotham City as its most famous thief, Catwoman. After an unsuccessful attempt to leave the costumed world, Selina returns with a new costume and attitude to set her sights on the serial killer that has been preying upon the streetwalkers she calls friends.

Stray Bullets  by David Lapham
The fictional world of Lapham's Harvey Award-winning comics series is populated by an iconoclastic collection of cold-blooded thugs, hapless dope fiends and smart kids running from bad homes.

Sin City by Frank Miller
This series offers a collection of intertwined stories stemming from corruption, revenge and the criminal underworld in a city so brutal it is known as "The Town Without Pity."

Criminal Macabre by Steve Niles
The creative team behind 30 Days of Night have created a series of occult detective stories featuring the monstrously hard-boiled Cal McDonald. A pill-popping alcoholic reprobate, Cal is the only line of defense between Los Angeles and a growing horde of zombies, vampires and werewolves.

Queen and Country by Greg Rucka
Tara Chace is part of the Special Section of Britain's Ministry of Intelligence. She is one of a handful of operatives codenamed "Minders" – the people they call when the politics get particularly dirty. It's a world of questionable morals and so many shades of gray. Also try the others in this series.

The Bloody Streets of Paris by Jacques Tardi
Set in the early days of World War II in German-occupied France, private detective Nestor Burma finds himself quickly enmeshed in a dangerous web of deceit and betrayal. It will take all his skills to stay alive – and free, for there are fates worse than death.

A History of Violence  by John Wagner
In this suspenseful noir crime story, Tom McKenna is a simple family man who instantly becomes a media celebrity when he takes down a couple of wanted murderers who attempt to rob his diner. But his newfound fame draws the attention of a group of merciless mobsters who have been looking to settle a score with McKenna for more than 20 years. Now, as the killers descend upon his small town in Middle America, the Brooklyn native must face the actions of his youth and relive his history of violence as he attempts to salvage the life he has built.

Ruse: Enter the Detective by Mark Waid
Sherlock Holmes meets the X-Files. The author mingles the Victorian detective genre with equal helpings of suspense and comedy.