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.
| 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 |
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.