Reckless
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Image Comics; $24.99
Locke & Key creator Joe Hill has this to say about writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips latest collaboration: “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.”
During their long-running collaboration, Brubaker and Phillips have of course produced Criminal, Incognito, Fatale. Kill Or Be Killed, and Pulp. Now they’ve turned their attention to a series of original graphic novels featuring a new character, Ethan Reckless. “Your trouble is his business, for the right price.”
A new Brubaker and Phillips release is always cause for a celebration, and this one’s no exception. It is in fact my favorite graphic novel of 2020.
Firmly ensconced in their noir wheelhouse, it is powerful, evocative, creative, and entertaining. When one pivotal moment hits and you realize you didn’t see it coming, you’ll know what I mean by “powerful.” It’s also exciting that we only have to wait until April for the next original graphic novel in this series.
– J.C. Vaughn
