![]() ![]() ![]() series of the past, the graphic novels focused on a flawed and complicated hero in the titular Reckless, while also giving readers a personal tour of a certain kind of Los Angeles, one Brubaker is quite familiar with.īut Reckless is not a nostalgia tour, or an attempt to recapture the magic of previous private detectives or locales. The Reckless series, which saw its third volume drop this week, was an instant hit – resonating not only in the traditional book market, but with Brubaker and co-creator Phillips’ core audience in comic shops. And that’s where Ethan Reckless came from.” “Maybe because the superhero genre filled the same niche that trashy 60s and 70s paperback heroes like The Executioner or The Penetrator did, but it just occurred to me that Sean Phillips and I could try to do something like that… our version of the 70s pulp paperback hero, but with a more modern sensibility. Parker novels, Lew Archer, Travis McGee, and I had this realization that American comics and graphic novels never really had anything like that,” Brubaker said. ![]() “When the pandemic and the lockdown hit, I found myself turning to old favorite pulp and detective books for comfort reading. ![]()
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