![]() After wrapping up the case, Ethan reconnects with Linh and the two begin a relationship that gets complicated when Linh sees her long-lost step-sister, Maggie, in an old B-movie the two are watching together. The story begins at the Santa Monica Library in 1985, as Ethan is searching old newspapers for leads on a man who faked his own death when he meets Linh Tran, a fiery librarian. Now, the second installment of the Reckless series Friend of the Devil, has been released. ![]() ![]() That final release, Reckless is just the first in a series of original graphic novels starring the titular Ethan Reckless, a pseudo private eye pulp hero in the vein of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher or The Equalizer. The dynamic duo released Pulp, Cruel Summer and Reckless all in 2020. ![]() Reckless: Friend of the Devil Is a Pulpy Delight from Brubaker and Phillips Writer Ed Brubaker Artist Sean Phillips Letterer Sean Phillips Cover Artist Sean Phillips Publisher Image Comics Price 24.99 Release Date Colorist Jacob PhillipsĮd Brubaker and Sean Phillips might be the most prolific creative team working in comics today. ![]()
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