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Ebook Details: Original title: Kill or Be Killed Volume 1 Series: Kill or Be Killed 128 pages Publisher: Image Comics (January 24, 2017) Language: English ISBN-10: 1534300287 ISBN-13: 978-1534300286 Product Dimensions:6.4 x 0.5 x 10 inches File Format: PDF File Size: 15503 kB Description: 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.Both a thriller and a deconstruction of vigilantism, KILL OR BE KILLED is unlike anything BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS... Review: Finally found what Im looking for in a comic. The way this story is written makes you feel like it could actually happen (provided demons were real). Brubaker is really good at placing you in the head of the main character. I would recommend this to anyone who is into dark, gritty fantasies set in the modern world. 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