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Should be released to all some time tomorrow.

People have been posting about missing out on Five Gears in Reverse so I wanted to update everyone that the next Brubaker/Phillips book is hitting its Final Order Cutoff (FOC) on June 29th, 2026.

This means that this will be the final day you can order the book so the publisher knows how many copies to print. You can order & potentially purchase a copy after this date but this is the surest way to let the store and the publisher know that you plan on purchasing a copy so they don’t waste money on unsold copies.

Call your comic book shops! Hope everyone gets theirs!

Per Ed Brubaker’s latest newsletter (signup - https://eepurl.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=12703963b24c2d94a368d4082&id=ffaede124d) to promote Five Gears in Reverse, he announced that he finally has a release date. Please see the information below. I’ve attached a link to the newsletter writing and where you can sign up for future releases; but he only releases when there’s something to promote.

“It's launch day for FIVE GEARS IN REVERSE, our new CRIMINAL graphic novel, and I couldn't be more excited for you all to get this one in your hands. I had hoped the CRIMINAL show on Amazon would be out by the time this book hit, but with the big shake-up over there on the TV side, things were in flux for a while. The show was showcased on the upfronts a few weeks ago, and I do have an airdate now (but it's top secret so I can't share) but I think in a few months more news and teasers will start appearing. I'm really proud of the final result. It really feels like the comics brought to life, and I've been dying waiting for it to get released, finally. But soon. 

The process of making the show was at times the worst and other times the best, which I think is probably just how TV goes, mostly. But as part of that process, I got to work with the actors who played Ricky and Mallory, Gus Halper and Emilia Clarke, both of who did amazing work in the show. And in spending time with them, hearing their questions about their characters and their past, I began mulling a Ricky and Mallory book, because I wanted to answer those questions the best way I could, with a story.”