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Friend of the Devil (a Reckless Book)

Friend of the Devil (a Reckless Book)

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  • Create Date：2021-03-26 13:11:55
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Ed Brubaker
  • ISBN：1534318364
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Summary

The next book in the red-hot Reckless series is here！

Bestselling crime noir masters Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips are back with another new original graphic novel featuring troublemaker-for-hire Ethan Reckless。

It's 1985 and things in Ethan's life are going pretty well。。。 until a missing woman shows up in the background of an old B-movie， and Ethan is drawn into Hollywood's secret occult underbelly as he hunts for her among the wreckage of the wild days of the '70s。

"No one does crime fic like Brubaker and Phillips， and their collaboration has never felt more new。 Explosive。 Vital。 And yes。。。 reckless。" - Damon Lindelof （LOST， HBO's WATCHMEN）

Another hit graphic novel from the award-winning creators of PULP， MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES， CRIMINAL， and KILL OR BE KILLED -- a must-have for all Brubaker and Phillips fans！

And look for the next standalone book in the Reckless series in October！

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Reviews

Adriana ，

I didn't think Brubaker could top the intrigue in Reckless， but Brubaker did the smart thing and went in a different yet equally exciting direction。 There's not so much intrigue as a slow unraveling of secrets and connections that leads Ethan into unexpected danger。 All slowly revealing new elements to the reader in a perfectly paced read。 I'm not even going to go into details about the story because I really do think the slow unveiling of the puzzle pieces is what makes this book great。 Just kn I didn't think Brubaker could top the intrigue in Reckless， but Brubaker did the smart thing and went in a different yet equally exciting direction。 There's not so much intrigue as a slow unraveling of secrets and connections that leads Ethan into unexpected danger。 All slowly revealing new elements to the reader in a perfectly paced read。 I'm not even going to go into details about the story because I really do think the slow unveiling of the puzzle pieces is what makes this book great。 Just know that you are in for a great detective read that explores the seedier side of LA in the late 70s and early 80s。 。。。more

Craig ，

Great to have another Reckless book， much less another Brubaker/Phillips collaboration。 This time out， Ethan is helping a new girlfriend， a Vietnamese immigrant， track down the stepsister who disappeared eight years previously， after moving to Hollywood to make it big。 Very atmospheric， noir storytelling。 The only drawback is that there isn't a whole lot of surprise to how things work out--the story is a bit cliched， really。 But the artwork and the writing--you can't beat it。 Hopefully， there wi Great to have another Reckless book， much less another Brubaker/Phillips collaboration。 This time out， Ethan is helping a new girlfriend， a Vietnamese immigrant， track down the stepsister who disappeared eight years previously， after moving to Hollywood to make it big。 Very atmospheric， noir storytelling。 The only drawback is that there isn't a whole lot of surprise to how things work out--the story is a bit cliched， really。 But the artwork and the writing--you can't beat it。 Hopefully， there will be a lot more Reckless detective stories coming down the pike。 Thanks to Edelweiss for an ARC。 。。。more

Jake ，

I can never stay away from Ed Brubaker noir。 Reckless is all about nostalgia and how it can inspire and ruin us。 Every character is chasing the past for a chance to recreate those moments of glory。 For Brubaker， I can't help but feel like he goes back into this formula because he finds ways to present it all in different ways。 Because people believing the early days are easier are timeless， times when things weren't so hard。 Instead people just think about reflecting on the mistakes once it was I can never stay away from Ed Brubaker noir。 Reckless is all about nostalgia and how it can inspire and ruin us。 Every character is chasing the past for a chance to recreate those moments of glory。 For Brubaker， I can't help but feel like he goes back into this formula because he finds ways to present it all in different ways。 Because people believing the early days are easier are timeless， times when things weren't so hard。 Instead people just think about reflecting on the mistakes once it was too late to fix everything。 It's rather nice to think of all happenings with the little moments of humanity where Ethan goes about his day。（view spoiler）[One thing I like about it all is how is the title character's self-awareness is demonstrated when facing antagonists。 Anyone with Ethan Reckless' background know that people can be savage despite having everything they need， that's not a great revelation， it's just desensitized hard truth。 The people who preach this like some knock-off Charles Manson just want to commodify their ideologies。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Alexander Peterhans ，

We haven't had a new Brubaker/Phillips book for two months or so， so here's the second Ethan Reckless book！ And it's better than the first one。 More pulp themes - druggy cults， Nazis， skinheads。 It all ticks over nicely， and there's s nice sense of dread， building in the story。The only thing missing is that certain pain， that ache they seem to always get right in the Criminal series。Phillips' art is sublime， as always。（Picked up an ARC through Edelweiss） We haven't had a new Brubaker/Phillips book for two months or so， so here's the second Ethan Reckless book！ And it's better than the first one。 More pulp themes - druggy cults， Nazis， skinheads。 It all ticks over nicely， and there's s nice sense of dread， building in the story。The only thing missing is that certain pain， that ache they seem to always get right in the Criminal series。Phillips' art is sublime， as always。（Picked up an ARC through Edelweiss） 。。。more

Sam Quixote ，

It’s 1985， Satanic panic is in the Californian air and Ethan Reckless has a new case: find the missing step-sister of a librarian - but is it too late？ Friend of the Devil is Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ second Reckless book and it’s much less exciting than the first one unfortunately。 That’s my biggest complaint: barely anything interesting happens for nearly 2/3rds of the book！ The story is mostly a dull procedural as we watch Reckless slowly putting the pieces of the mystery together。 The c It’s 1985， Satanic panic is in the Californian air and Ethan Reckless has a new case: find the missing step-sister of a librarian - but is it too late？ Friend of the Devil is Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ second Reckless book and it’s much less exciting than the first one unfortunately。 That’s my biggest complaint: barely anything interesting happens for nearly 2/3rds of the book！ The story is mostly a dull procedural as we watch Reckless slowly putting the pieces of the mystery together。 The case itself is unremarkable with aspects such as cliched Hollywood sleaze and stock Satanists with the usual dumb agenda。 Still， it was informative in highlighting the influx of Vietnamese immigrants that arrived in America following the fall of Saigon， and the action finale isn’t bad。 As expected， given that this is by Brubaker/Phillips， Friend of the Devil is competently written and drawn， and it has its moments - it’s not a bad comic - but it’s just not as fun as the first book and is quite a forgettable story。 Hopefully the third book， Destroy All Monsters， out later this year， will be more of a barnstormer。 。。。more

Alex Sarll ，

Another Brubaker and Phillips crime comic， though possibly one should say Phillipses， because Jacob's sun-washed colours are every bit as key to the eighties mood as Sean's lines。 The tale is still nothing remotely new – if you've ever encountered any story about Hollywood's dark 1970s， you have a pretty good idea what off-grid ex-spy Ethan Reckless is going to uncover when he sets out on the trail of his girlfriend's long-lost sister – and the telling opens with a cheap dig at Duran Duran and D Another Brubaker and Phillips crime comic， though possibly one should say Phillipses， because Jacob's sun-washed colours are every bit as key to the eighties mood as Sean's lines。 The tale is still nothing remotely new – if you've ever encountered any story about Hollywood's dark 1970s， you have a pretty good idea what off-grid ex-spy Ethan Reckless is going to uncover when he sets out on the trail of his girlfriend's long-lost sister – and the telling opens with a cheap dig at Duran Duran and Depeche Mode that should have put me right off。 All the same， the slight tweak in setting is enough that I continue to enjoy Reckless a lot more than the default settings of this creative team's work。（Edelweiss ARC） 。。。more

Theediscerning ，

Phew。 I really was puzzled by the first book to feature the stupidly-named Ethan Reckless， or more specifically why so many big names were calling it a big title when it did so little。 I'd even dared call it out as the opener of a series I would not have continued with were it not for the creative team billed。 But we're back on firmer ground here， and this is back to being a success。 Ethan has got through one of those sort-of-PI jobs he does， and come out of it very well – on the arm of someone Phew。 I really was puzzled by the first book to feature the stupidly-named Ethan Reckless， or more specifically why so many big names were calling it a big title when it did so little。 I'd even dared call it out as the opener of a series I would not have continued with were it not for the creative team billed。 But we're back on firmer ground here， and this is back to being a success。 Ethan has got through one of those sort-of-PI jobs he does， and come out of it very well – on the arm of someone who helped him out。 This is Linh Tran， a winsome Vietnamese librarian， and therefore already someone able to break down some stereotypical walls， but her past has a secret。 When this stumbles out， with the help of Ethan's rundown cinema home and some old 16mm film reels， he's sent on a helter skelter into darkness。 Again。So it's actually some chunk of the way through this book that you see the pattern the trilogy is making （although we're promised something very different later 2021 when the third part comes out）。 We're once more taking a historical look at an American cult， and once again in among the verbose comments from our main guide we're looking back at a specific time and seeing how the American dream soured。 In the first book that aspect seemed tacked on – I knew there was a cause for the historical setting， but I never felt it essential， or even particularly relevant。 Here， now we readers have a firmer grip on the steering wheel of this series we can judge which way the camber is taking us， and can go with the flow down the 'ooh， weren't the 80s dodgy？ Drugs， hmm？ Bad。。。' road more easily。And it helps too that the search for the solution is darker， more gripping， a bit fresher （well， unless you read specific kinds of books）， and all told more engaging。 No， it's not perfect – the final reveal about the baddy is a bit ripe， and the paid-by-the-word style is still a bit too much at times – but this to me was more of the quality I expect from a Brubaker product。 Still， people generally loved Book One， so either they'll find this outstanding， or just swing in the other direction to me， and find it meh。 And while I know how surprised I was to find these creators go that way last time， I am convinced that this fine book is most certainly not meh。 。。。more

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