Kill Or Be Killed #9

All in all this was a very good issue, everything from the drug dealers to the Russian mob was just amazing.It's a well, fast paced thrilling read that I'm gonna re read as soon as I finish this review. Ed Brubaker is on his A game as usual the overall story,pacing and dialogue is all well written. Sean Phillips art looks really good and is beautifully complimented by Elizabeth Breitweisers' coloring. Read Full Review

Kill or Be Killed#9 is a master class in creating suspense through a non-linear narrative as Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Bettie Breitweiser use the context of flashbacks to deepen the feeling of terror that Dylan feels, and how close he is to getting pinched/whacked. He is one paranoid drug dealer away from being murdered in his bed, and the varied angles that Phillips uses in his panels unpack this uneasiness as Dylan is royally screwed going into issue 10. Read Full Review

Kill or Be Killed #9 was yet another masterclass of storytelling, with Dylan's brush with the Russian mafia leading to some exciting development. Add to this the more shocking twists and consequences that are sure to materialise from this, and I can honestly say I've never been more excited to continue reading a series. Read Full Review

Few books play out with as much cinematic grace, and few leave you wanting more like this creative team. Read Full Review

Kill or Be Killed has shown it is a series that can change on a dime. In issue nine we have more of the exciting action element of the book that we have not seen since the opening pages of the first issue. With next issue being the last of this current arc there is a lot to wrap up in one book. Based on everything so far I am sure this team has something special planned. Read Full Review

This title still continues to be a great read even if it's a slow burn. But a slow burn with a purpose. Since following his writing I trust that Brubaker has a vision and plans to nail stick the landing. Read Full Review

Brubaker, Phillips, and Breitweiser continue their excellent run in Kill or Be Killed #9 and despite some minor repetition and corny-ness deliver a satisfying and thrilling installment that leaves the reader waiting for the next issue. Read Full Review

It's a Brubaker-Phillips-Breitweiser joint: great art, seedy people, greasy jungle. And the faintest hint that the whole demonic plot may just be some figment in a twisted kid's head. Another round, please. And keep them coming. Read Full Review

In the grand scheme of things, Kill or Be Killed #9 is a good read. Unfortunately, it also happens to be the weakest issue of the series thus far. Read Full Review

Spock's Brain

Jun 06, 2017

This was a really great, suspenseful, anxiety-filled issue of "Kill or be Killed." The story flies by almost as if in real time as Dylan continues to dig himself deeper into chaos. The series generally features stories that start dead in the middle of the action, then fill things out with flashbacks, and it works again here. The scene where Dylan is talking to the Russian in the van, and the Russian realizes, when Dylan starts talking about the demon, that this guy might be fucking crazy, is chilling. Great, great stuff from Brubaker and Phillips.