PULP FICTION: SPOTLIGHT ON ED BRUBAKER

To say that Ed Brubaker is on a roll lately would be something of an understatement. The acclaimed comics writer has nabbed five best writer Eisner and Harvey Awards in the last 10 years. Working with his longtime collaborator, the artist Sean Phillips, Brubaker has released bestsellers such as Criminal, Incognito, Fatale, The Fade Out, and the Reckless series.

 

When asked how he creates the atmosphere of a vintage crime story in his work, Brubaker told PW that the idea for the Reckless books sprang from the 1960s and ’70s pulp paperback era, with its lurid painted covers. “I wanted to try our hand at that kind of recurring pulp hero character,” he says. “I also wanted to lean into the pulp somewhat and let the violence be a bit more over-the-top. Above all, it was about trying to have more fun and create a character that would live through the times I grew up in, as this kind of troublemaker for hire.”

 

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