Reckless by Ed Brubaker6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() If you enjoy crime stories, this one is worth looking into. This is supposedly the last volume in the “Reckless” series (volume #5,) and I love that it functions so well as a standalone story. It doesn’t mess around with single issues and the long draw between them. I think pacing is what this book does so masterfully, such that even though the lead character may be a functional psychopath there’s a strong emotional resonance to the story. Reckless is a new graphic novel series by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips and published by Image Comics. Finding the girl draws him into a greater mission. Ethan isn’t a PI but engages in “problem-solving” activities – often of a legally questionable variety. The book knows what it is, given the almost camp tone of a lead with the surname “Reckless.”) The protagonist, Ethan Reckless, is hired to track down a missing young woman. (Perhaps, because the pacing and drama of the love story are more realistic than the depictions of action – which isn’t a criticism. In the manner of Hollywood films, it’s over-the-top in places, but it’s also a visceral and (at times) touching story. ![]() This hard-boiled crime graphic novel is a gritty PI story turned grittier revenge journey. ![]() Get Speechify to make any book an audiobook In Reckless, Ethan explains that he fell into helping people, never specifically setting out to do good. ![]()
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