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The Sheriff of Babylon

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The Sheriff of Babylon
Cover to The Sheriff of Babylon #1.
Date2015–2017[1]
PublisherVertigo (DC Comics)
Creative team
WritersTom King
ArtistsMitch Gerads
Original publication
Issues12

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

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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

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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

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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

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Sheriff has received nearly universal praise, including from Vulture, The Guardian, and GQ.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Two new releases spotlight Tom King's sharp, sophisticated storytelling". A.V. Club. December 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "One of comics' best writers is a former CIA agent". Salon. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  3. ^ "Inside 'The Sheriff of Babylon', DC Comics' Wartime Crime Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  4. ^ "Vertigo comes back from the dead by announcing 12 new titles at Comic-Con". The Daily Dot. 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Rivera, Joshua (2016-07-19). "Why the CIA Has to Read This Comic Before You Can". GQ. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
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