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136 reviews for:

Reckless

Ed Brubaker

4.16 AVERAGE

safa_k's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

elturko64's review against another edition

4.0

Another great book from Brubaker and Phillips. I didn't enjoy this as much as their other series but none the less this is still a fantastic noir graphic novel. If I have a complaint is that the main character seems too strong/plot armor. But other than that this was gripping from beginning to end.

jakb's review against another edition

4.0

I love the neo-noir genre.

actionleaguemeow's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

nieceyb's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

tendovich's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rlaferney's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this pulpy throw back crime comic. For two reasons. 1.) Brubaker has created a very relatable protagonist 2.) Sean Phillip's art is phenomenal. Reckless focuses on Ethan Reckless. A damaged person who believes he’s living out the last days of mankind, Ethan Reckless is that amazing sort of pulp hero who has a “certain set of skills” that he makes available to the people that no one else will help. Have a problem that the police can’t or won’t solve? Need someone to cut through the red tape? Forget the A-Team, call Reckless. Ethan is everything we want in a protagonist; he’s broken down from his time working for the man, and is just trying to get through another day. He’ll take jobs to keep the lights on in his home (a functional but closed to the public movie theater), but deep down in his core is a heart of gold that can’t handle seeing the little guy get screwed. Ethan is living a pretty boring existence when he gets a message from a woman, Rainy Livingston, with who he fell in love while being an undercover agent in the 1970s. Now, he has to confront his past, and figure out why Rainy is back in his life.

This is an AMAZING crime fiction story. If you're a fan of Joe Lansdale, Cormac McCarthy, or the Coen Brothers, check this one out.

Pure. Reckless. Bliss.