The Sheriff of Babylon
| The Sheriff of Babylon | |
|---|---|
 Cover to The Sheriff of Babylon #1. | |
| Date | 2015–2017[1] |
| Publisher | Vertigo (DC Comics) |
| Creative team | |
| Writers | Tom King |
| Artists | Mitch Gerads |
| Original publication | |
| Issues | 12 |
The Sheriff of Babylon is a twelve-issue American comic book first published by Vertigo Comics in 2015. Sheriff was created by Tom King and Mitch Gerads.
Plot[edit]
The story follows Chris Henry, a former San Diego police officer turned military consultant, as he attempts to solve the murder of one of his Iraqi police recruits.
Background[edit]
The Sheriff of Babylon is based on King's experiences in Iraq while working as a counterintelligence officer for the Central Intelligence Agency in 2004.[2]
Publication history[edit]
Initially conceived as an eight-part mini-series named The Sheriff of Baghdad, Vertigo extended the comic's run and eventually compiled the work into two trade paperbacks:[3][4]
- Bang. Bang. Bang. (collects #1–6, 160 pages, July 2016, ISBN 1-4012-6466-2)
- Pow. Pow. Pow. (collects #7–12, 160 pages, February 2017, ISBN 1-4012-6726-2)
Critical reception[edit]
Sheriff has received nearly universal praise, including from Vulture, The Guardian, and GQ.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Two new releases spotlight Tom King's sharp, sophisticated storytelling". A.V. Club. December 4, 2015.
- ^ "One of comics' best writers is a former CIA agent". Salon. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
- ^ "Inside 'The Sheriff of Babylon', DC Comics' Wartime Crime Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
- ^ "Vertigo comes back from the dead by announcing 12 new titles at Comic-Con". The Daily Dot. 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
- ^ Virtue, Graeme (2016-01-02). "The Sheriff Of Babylon, The Vision, Patsy Walker: the month in comics". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
- ^ Rivera, Joshua (2016-07-19). "Why the CIA Has to Read This Comic Before You Can". GQ. Retrieved 2017-10-17.