

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 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. 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.

Now, I’m about as far removed from a guy like Ethan Reckless as someone can get, but for whatever reason I relished my time slipping into his shoes and exploring his bleak but somehow humane world.Ī 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. These books all star the same protagonist - Ethan Reckless. 1, the first in a series of graphic novels from the veteran crime comics team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. By Jake Owens - There’s just something about pulpy crime comics, right? I was struck by that thought recently while reading Reckless Vol.
