Reckless
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- Author：Ed Brubaker
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Summary
Sex， drugs， and murder in 1980s Los Angeles， and the best new twist on paperback pulp heroes since The Punisher or Jack Reacher。 ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS， the modern masters of crime noir， bring us the last thing anyone expected from them—a good guy。 A bold new series of original graphic novels， with three books releasing over the next year， each a full-length story that stands on its own。 Meet Ethan Reckless: Your trouble is his business， for the right price。 But when a fugitive from his radical student days reaches out for help， Ethan must face the only thing he fears…his own past。“Oh man this book pushed EVERY crime fiction button for me。 Working class setting covering up for a deeper societal rot， a battered， damaged （literally） protagonist against the beast， and all of it squirming and lunging through an over-lit early 80s L。A。 Noir bleached to bleakness。 Bliss。" —Patton Oswalt “Imagine Redford at his peak， ambling through sun-drenched， eighties L。A。 in a serpentine plot that is equal parts Long Goodbye and Point Break。 No one does crime fic like BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS and their collaboration has never felt more new。 Explosive。 Vital。 And yes。。。reckless。 I love this book。” —Damon Lindelof （Lost， HBO’s Watchmen） "RECKLESS is an absolute rush: on the same level as golden age Travis McGee novels and the hardest-hitting Richard Stark stories。 This one comes at you as fast as Steve McQueen in a souped-up Mustang and as hard as Charles Bronson with a baseball bat。 You gotta have it。" —Joe Hill （Locke & Key， N0S4A2） Look for Book Two in the RECKLESS series in April 2021！
Reviews
Devlocke
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I'm not the best reviewer of graphic novels because I tend to pay less attention to the art and just roll through the story。 I liked the story。 I'd been on a Travis McGee kick lately and this was recommended by Kieron Gillen who I follow because he used to write in a medium I actually DO have a solid knowledge of/familiarity with， and I figured it'd be a fun break from just prose。 It was a fun break from just prose。 Good characters， kinda cliche but inherent in the genre death of a person that m I'm not the best reviewer of graphic novels because I tend to pay less attention to the art and just roll through the story。 I liked the story。 I'd been on a Travis McGee kick lately and this was recommended by Kieron Gillen who I follow because he used to write in a medium I actually DO have a solid knowledge of/familiarity with， and I figured it'd be a fun break from just prose。 It was a fun break from just prose。 Good characters， kinda cliche but inherent in the genre death of a person that makes the main character sad， nice turn at the end。 Looking forward to reading the next one。 If it plays off of this one， I'm going to be delighted， if it's standalone and doesn't reference or involve consequences from this one， I'll be a bit disappointed， but either way， I'm going to check it out。 And probably enjoy it。 。。。more
Justin Partridge
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So I finally finished this up and I am VERY VERY glad I didn’t know about the lead character’s gimmick and origins before hand。 This is， quite literally， Brubaker and company just going whole hog on some Lee Child/Billy Jack bullshit。 And it’s absolute candy。 The mystery is a little gummy this time around but all the details about Ethan and his whole infrastructure of vigilantism。 I want to know everything about him and nothing at all。 Plus I love love love his punk sidekick。 I hope they do thes So I finally finished this up and I am VERY VERY glad I didn’t know about the lead character’s gimmick and origins before hand。 This is， quite literally， Brubaker and company just going whole hog on some Lee Child/Billy Jack bullshit。 And it’s absolute candy。 The mystery is a little gummy this time around but all the details about Ethan and his whole infrastructure of vigilantism。 I want to know everything about him and nothing at all。 Plus I love love love his punk sidekick。 I hope they do these forever。 。。。more
Carla A
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Not sure why this title has so much love， it isn't bad but it isn't breaking any new ground for the genre。 Not sure why this title has so much love， it isn't bad but it isn't breaking any new ground for the genre。 。。。more
Christopher Tower
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Brubaker and Phillips are next level。 This stuff is fantastic！
Oli Turner
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Another solid pulp tale from ed brubaker and Sean Phillips They have been working together for decades and consistently produce great work。 I imagine other creative teams must be so jealous！ I have no idea how to articulate what Jacob Phillips does with colour or how it works so well。 No other comic looks or feels like this！ Bravo gentlemen。 Looking forward to more tales of ethan reckless
G Scott
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yeah。 I could not put this down。 2 reasons。。。。 reason #1-well written。 reason #2-the illustrations are sparse and not very complicated。
Adam M
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Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips are a team that I will show up for any time， any place。 Reckless is a perfect example of why I hold this team in such high esteem。 Brubaker writes in the Afterword that he produced three Ethan Reckless stories during quarantine with the aim of releasing them all in the same year。 He had a pretty clear idea of the character and it's the sort of pulp storytelling that no one does better these days。 Phillips masterfully brings the details of the settings and they all f Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips are a team that I will show up for any time， any place。 Reckless is a perfect example of why I hold this team in such high esteem。 Brubaker writes in the Afterword that he produced three Ethan Reckless stories during quarantine with the aim of releasing them all in the same year。 He had a pretty clear idea of the character and it's the sort of pulp storytelling that no one does better these days。 Phillips masterfully brings the details of the settings and they all feel real and known。 Ethan is an ex-FBI agent who was hoping to avoid the Vietnam draft。 He's injured in the line of duty and winds up as a fixer-for-hire， helping people solve problems that conventional routes can't solve。 He's an easily identifiable character type， but the story has great turns and reveals so I never felt like I was racing ahead of the writer。 Also， I generally enjoy these sorts of pulp/noir stories and this time frame is new for me and that felt fresh。 It's violent， it's tinged with sadness， it's compelling， it's everything you want from Brubaker and Phillips and their storytelling。 I cannot wait to read the other 2 installments of Ethan Reckless tales。 。。。more
Patrick
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This was pretty good， and I don't think I've ever read a crime comic before。 I can really see the appeal that this has， although I doubt I'll buy more of this。 If you like the the idea of a pulpy， late 70s infused crime story， with hippies， drugs， and turned FBI agents， then this is for you！ This was pretty good， and I don't think I've ever read a crime comic before。 I can really see the appeal that this has， although I doubt I'll buy more of this。 If you like the the idea of a pulpy， late 70s infused crime story， with hippies， drugs， and turned FBI agents， then this is for you！ 。。。more
Therese Thompson
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Reckless: Pulp 1980s rule！ This graphic novel is a hardcore version of The Equalizer for profit and 150xxxxx more violent。 Excellent illustrations， hard boiled dialogue and attitude， great premise。 Definitely enjoyed this as much as Fatale and eagerly await to next adventure。
Etienne
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I love Brubaker style and he knows how to create a story， but this one was a bit too slow for me and the character didn't click with me， or I didn't click with them， whatever。 I wouldn't， t say it was bad， but just a case of it wasn't for me， which happen sometimes。 I won't continue with this series， but I will read more from Brubaker！ I love Brubaker style and he knows how to create a story， but this one was a bit too slow for me and the character didn't click with me， or I didn't click with them， whatever。 I wouldn't， t say it was bad， but just a case of it wasn't for me， which happen sometimes。 I won't continue with this series， but I will read more from Brubaker！ 。。。more
Brandon
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Ethan Reckless is a guy you call when you’re in a jam; a jam where the cops cannot be called。 Working out of an old theatre in the heart of Los Angeles， we join Ethan as he’s struggling to make ends meet with business having dried up。 Out of the blue， Ethan receives a call from an old acquaintance who fears for her life。 Reckless agrees to help her pro-bono， much to the chagrin of his business partner。 But is it as straight-forward as his client suggests or is Ethan walking into a funhouse maze Ethan Reckless is a guy you call when you’re in a jam; a jam where the cops cannot be called。 Working out of an old theatre in the heart of Los Angeles， we join Ethan as he’s struggling to make ends meet with business having dried up。 Out of the blue， Ethan receives a call from an old acquaintance who fears for her life。 Reckless agrees to help her pro-bono， much to the chagrin of his business partner。 But is it as straight-forward as his client suggests or is Ethan walking into a funhouse maze with no easy way out？I can’t say enough about the work of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips。 I can’t say for certain， but I don’t believe I’ve read a single collaboration of theirs I haven’t enjoyed。 RECKLESS is no different。 For a guy who already loves pulpy， crime fiction from the likes of Hard Case Crime， this one was right up my alley。 The duo have packed the pages from cover to cover with dangers around seemingly every corner that entice brawling bloodbaths and explosions galore。Like always， the artwork is on point and the characters seemed plucked from the era （1980s） with believable dialogue and actions – even if some of their motivations are suspect。 I’m almost certain Brubaker could make just about anything he writes relatable in some way。 I mean， who doesn’t struggle with the weight of past decisions and how they’ve affected your life either for better， or worse， years down the road？ All those involved here are running from something in their former lives。Brubaker and Phillips have set themselves up well to get a mountain of material out of their new anti-hero。 With three books planned， I’m looking forward to getting back into that dusty old theatre alongside Reckless for another ride through the backstreets of LA。 。。。more
Toby Muse
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Brubaker is one of the best storytellers out there， regularly delivering these great tales of men and women at the edge， histories of regret and a desire to put the past right。 One of the best noir writers alive。
Noah Sanders
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Brubaker and Phillips are the best at what they do。 And what they do is hard-nosed crime with a distinctly noir edge。 Reckless-the first in their new sort of dime store novel series featuring sometime private eye Ethan Reckless-is a ripping story of old flames， political revolution and what we do to escape the past。 Wonderful。
Rory Wilding
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Having read many comics from the creative team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips， there is a formula that you expect， which is usually a crime noir thriller where characters are screwing each other and twist upon twist， whilst the main character would narrate the whole book。 Depending on what story they’re telling， the results can vary and for the most part， the formula works。 So， what about Reckless， the first of a new series of graphic novels from this team and published by Image？Set in 1981， s Having read many comics from the creative team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips， there is a formula that you expect， which is usually a crime noir thriller where characters are screwing each other and twist upon twist， whilst the main character would narrate the whole book。 Depending on what story they’re telling， the results can vary and for the most part， the formula works。 So， what about Reckless， the first of a new series of graphic novels from this team and published by Image？Set in 1981， struggling to make ends meet by running a cinema in Los Angeles， Ethan Reckless does the odd additional job of private eye。 When a fugitive from his radical student days reaches out for help， Ethan must confront his traumatic past that involved romance， deception and politics。Like I said before， there is a formula to the Brubaker/Phillips collaboration and whilst the writer overindulges with the inner monologue that can get in the way on the action， there is a lot of great characterisation， largely towards the eponymous character。 The way he talks about his troubled past where he was an undercover FBI agent that made a lot of compromises such as falling in love， and after surviving a bomb blast， he sees the flaws in himself and humanity。 Brubaker could’ve easily written Ethan as a hardcore anti-hero， which is what you expect from crime noir and although Ethan doesn’t come out of this unscathed， both emotionally and physically， he is always about helping those in need， possibly as a way of redemption for himself。In terms of the story itself， it has more in common with something like a Jack Reacher book， where a simple case ends up being a huge conspiracy involving drugs and the CIA。 Although the unravelling throughout the book is really good， towards the end， the plot does get too twisty。 However， it does add a unique perspective on a period of American history， specifically the Vietnam War， which grounds a lot of the characters， many of which are on the wrong side of the law。Again， as Sean Phillips is tackling this type of crime narrative， he doesn’t do anything groundbreaking with his art-style， but his gritty illustrations tell the story efficiently with plenty of bloody violence thrown in。 A special shout-out to colourist Jacob Phillips， who knows how to display mood through his colouring that is diverse throughout the book， including a drug-induced sex scene that is as hallucinogenic as 60s pop art。As the first of a new series， Reckless is a fun and compelling read for those who are well-versed in the works of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips。 。。。more
The Mustache Louie Matos
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Since August is Murder Mystery month on my blog “August Murders” I decided to check out the newest Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips trade paperback offering。 I have found Brubaker’s work particularly entertaining in the past and Phillips’ art has that gritty noir feel to their crime fiction work。 In Reckless， their latest TPB released in April 2021， there is a retro 80s aesthetic that pervades the project like a Miami Vice / Sneakers feel。 The characters are sufficiently haunted by the past and ang Since August is Murder Mystery month on my blog “August Murders” I decided to check out the newest Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips trade paperback offering。 I have found Brubaker’s work particularly entertaining in the past and Phillips’ art has that gritty noir feel to their crime fiction work。 In Reckless， their latest TPB released in April 2021， there is a retro 80s aesthetic that pervades the project like a Miami Vice / Sneakers feel。 The characters are sufficiently haunted by the past and angst-ridden in the present。 If you are looking for something both hefty and profound， you can not go wrong with Reckless。 I am looking forward to the upcoming releases of more Reckless。 。。。more
47Time
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This is a pretty depressing read。 Don't expect a happy end。 The main character narrates the story which， as always， provides much more insight into his decisions than the actions alone。 Ethan Reckless is a problem solver。 He gets contacted by regular folk with various problems that they don't want the police to know about。 He used to be an FBI agent， but trauma from a bomb blast deleted most of his old memories， including those of his lover Rainy who unexpectedly returns， not to rekindle old pas This is a pretty depressing read。 Don't expect a happy end。 The main character narrates the story which， as always， provides much more insight into his decisions than the actions alone。 Ethan Reckless is a problem solver。 He gets contacted by regular folk with various problems that they don't want the police to know about。 He used to be an FBI agent， but trauma from a bomb blast deleted most of his old memories， including those of his lover Rainy who unexpectedly returns， not to rekindle old passions， but to screw up his life even more。（view spoiler）[Rainy calls him for a job， though reluctantly because of what they shared in the past。 She wants her share of a bank job recovered from her former partner in crime Wilder whom she suspects stole it from its hiding spot。 The plot thickens when she receives a threat from an unknown party and later dies from a car bomb。 The FBI shows up to warn Ethan to stay away， but by this time he feels responsible for Rainy。More than anything Ethan wants to find Rainy's killer。 His job implies a great deal of personal risk and this mission is no different。 He finds himself following a drug suggling ring led by Wilder。 His daring plan ends with Wilder dead， but not before the latter reveals that he didn't kill Rainy。 He believes it was Craven， Wilder's pilot who is also a CIA agent。Ethan deduces that Craven was financing CIA operations with the drug money。 Rainy got in the way， so she was killed。 But Frank Hancock， Ethan's former handler， reveals that Rainy's brother already confessed to killing her。 He built the bomb and Rainy used it on herself to get Ethan to go after Wilder。 She had terminal cancer， so she didn't care about dying。 Ethan's mission loses its purpose， so he returns to his regular life， now with the memory of Rainy renewed in his mind。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Chaunceton Bird
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Very excited about the new Reckless books。 The story was original and engaging， and the art was， as always， right on point。 Great plot， characters， and themes。 Yet another Brubaker/Phillips homerun。
Adam Bender
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A refreshing summer read with extra pulp by Brubaker and Phillips。 Reckless is like a graphic novel version of an action-packed paperback series。 It moves along quickly with just the right amount of narration， and the Phillips art is wonderful as usual。 Looking forward to Book #2！
Eric Onkenhout
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Everything Ed Brubaker writes is gold！
Sonny
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As me and the dude behind the counter in my local comic book shop have said to each other countless times。 “You can’t go wrong with Brubaker and Philips”
Brad
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Good， but a little overrated。 Seem like standard Brubaker and Philips book。 I enjoyed it but they are capable of much stronger work。 I was hoping it would get more into COINTELPRO and the CIA's dirty wars， but its just something I have a interest in didn't really effect my rating。 Hopefully they return to it in the another book。 Good， but a little overrated。 Seem like standard Brubaker and Philips book。 I enjoyed it but they are capable of much stronger work。 I was hoping it would get more into COINTELPRO and the CIA's dirty wars， but its just something I have a interest in didn't really effect my rating。 Hopefully they return to it in the another book。 。。。more
Ethan
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So a guy named Ethan recklessly buys a graphic novel without knowing anything about it， because he likes the other books by the same creative team， only to find out it's about a guy named Ethan Reckless！ Brubaker and Phillips are masters of sequential crime fiction， and if you liked Criminal and Fatale， this won't disappoint you。 It has all the DNA of a traditional pulp novel， but the unique setting of SoCal in the 80s gives it a fresh， distinctive feel。 With less shadows to work with， Phillips So a guy named Ethan recklessly buys a graphic novel without knowing anything about it， because he likes the other books by the same creative team， only to find out it's about a guy named Ethan Reckless！ Brubaker and Phillips are masters of sequential crime fiction， and if you liked Criminal and Fatale， this won't disappoint you。 It has all the DNA of a traditional pulp novel， but the unique setting of SoCal in the 80s gives it a fresh， distinctive feel。 With less shadows to work with， Phillips draftsmanship and storytelling shine even more than usual， and Brubaker's characters are engaging and the plot unfolds nicely。 I'm down for more Ethan Reckless mysteries soon。 。。。more
Mark
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DPL hoopla
Joel Jenkins
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I would have enjoyed this more if it wasn't so heavy on the profanity。 I would have enjoyed this more if it wasn't so heavy on the profanity。 。。。more
Pete Clark
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Another fantastic crime noir from the now infamous duo of Brubaker/Philips
Thomas Morica
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I love this format， and look forward to as many Reckless books as The Brube and Team Phillips want to give me。 Fun and propulsive。Pros:Brubaker continues to tighten his prose， keep his plotting fun and rewarding， and sustains his high skill for dialogue。 The narration here， which has always been my least favorite part of his books， feels more like internal dialogue and less like omniscient shortcuts。The setting is clearly a favorite of Brubaker's， and Phillips makes it work from 6000 miles away I love this format， and look forward to as many Reckless books as The Brube and Team Phillips want to give me。 Fun and propulsive。Pros:Brubaker continues to tighten his prose， keep his plotting fun and rewarding， and sustains his high skill for dialogue。 The narration here， which has always been my least favorite part of his books， feels more like internal dialogue and less like omniscient shortcuts。The setting is clearly a favorite of Brubaker's， and Phillips makes it work from 6000 miles away from his home。 I was born and raised in Southern California， and the specific places are done right， and the imaginary ones feel on-point as well。Sean Phillips is never boring， even with the heavy dialogue scenes and does an incredible job of telling the story in a way that keeps me in tune with which character is doing what。The coloring adds to the storytelling， using a flat presentation that adds a ton of depth and drama， while being creative and more emotional than literal。Cons:That narration is still occasionally unnecessary。 I wish there were a little less literal connection between the words and pictures。 A little more commitment to prose styling if the captions are always going to be there。 Trust the reader a little more。The colors occasionally draw me out of a panel when they become so stylized that I focus on them rather than the story they are trying to tell。 。。。more
Art
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Dark and gritty。 In the early 80s Ethan Reckless is the man to call （he has an 800 number） if you have a problem you need solved。 Great first person narration。 Lots of classic tropes that are well used。 Definitely a series to follow。
Nick
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This is a strange one， mostly because of the main character。 At the point when this story takes place， he's a surfer living in an old movie theater， except when he needs money， at which point he's a cross between The Equalizer and a more violent version of Jim Rockford。His background is that he got a little blown up， several years earlier， leaving both his face and his psyche somewhat scarred。。。the problem being that he doesn't remember what really happened right before or right after that explo This is a strange one， mostly because of the main character。 At the point when this story takes place， he's a surfer living in an old movie theater， except when he needs money， at which point he's a cross between The Equalizer and a more violent version of Jim Rockford。His background is that he got a little blown up， several years earlier， leaving both his face and his psyche somewhat scarred。。。the problem being that he doesn't remember what really happened right before or right after that explosion。 Since his actual background is kind of weird， and since the explosion was related to a dangerous radical group that he was either involved with or investigating， depending on how you look at it， his own memory of things may be just a tad unreliable。So， when a new case involves someone from that past， things get more complicated than usual。My only problem with this story is that the author has made Ethan Reckless difficult to get your hooks into， because the brain damage from the explosion has left him so detached from his own emotions that he doesn't have the sense to even be afraid of the right things。 That makes him kind of an odd investigator， especially since in this story his skills lead him in the wrong directions a few times。Since this is told in flashback， and since it's the first volume of a series， it will be interesting to see what comes next。 。。。more
Jason Scott
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This is fantastic。 In the afterward he talks about how he was able to write it in one go instead of serializing it and I think it made it a lot better。
Bill Coffin
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Ed Brubaker set out to write a series of stories that updated the men’s adventure pulps his dad read back in the 60s， and he came up with Reckless， an ex-FBI agent who lost his memory when was injured during an undercover op。 Now he is a burned out ex-FBI/ex-hippie doing odd troubleshooter jobs out of the old movie theater that is his home。 This first installment entails a mystery around his old girlfriend from the domestic terrorism days and it involves all the twists， turns and hard truths you Ed Brubaker set out to write a series of stories that updated the men’s adventure pulps his dad read back in the 60s， and he came up with Reckless， an ex-FBI agent who lost his memory when was injured during an undercover op。 Now he is a burned out ex-FBI/ex-hippie doing odd troubleshooter jobs out of the old movie theater that is his home。 This first installment entails a mystery around his old girlfriend from the domestic terrorism days and it involves all the twists， turns and hard truths you’d want from a story like this， and then some。 Brubaker is so on target here， it’s ridiculous， and Reckless is the kind of story you wished there were already a hundred volumes of。 So good。 。。。more
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