Ed Brubaker

A gorgeous original graphic novel from the best-selling creators of KILL OR BE KILLED, MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES, and CRIMINAL. Max Winters, a pulp writer in 1930s New York, finds himself drawn into a story not unlike the tales he churns out at 5 cents a word - tales of a wild west outlaw dispensing justice with a six-gun. But will Max be able to do the same, when pursued by bank robbers, Nazi spies, and enemies from his past? One part thriller, one part meditation on a life of violence, PULP is unlike anything the award-winning team of BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS have ever done. A celebration of pulp fiction, set in a world on the brink. And another must-have hardback from one of comics most-acclaimed teams.

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Dimitris Papastergiou

Great story. Solid artwork. 

Recommended to all western and Brubaker fans.

Ryan LaFerney

“We weren’t heroes. We were killers. That’s the reason we survived so long… Because this world belongs to monsters. It shouldn’t.”

What an absolutely amazing graphic novel. What an amazing story

Pulp is a deep crime noir/western with complex characters. And Pulp is a great depiction of a man whose best days are long behind him. The setting: 1939 New York City, the world is dealing with the rise of Nazism. The story follows an ex-bandit/outlaw (Max) who is now an old man who writes pulp tales converting his frontier and Wild West past into quick stories for a bit of cash. When a man from Max's past arrives in New York and offers him a heist job - stealing from the local New York Nazis - Max finds himself thinking like an outlaw again. Once he starts down that path, however, there may be no way back.

While reading you really get a feel for Max and the pain he feels. This is a story about the lies we tell ourselves, the process of aging, and it is also about the nature of retribution, and the nature of hate. The art is outstanding. The story superb. 

Check this one out.

Varun Khatri

Perhaps my favorite book from the Brubaker-Phillips combo. The story is not only told in an amazing format blending western pulp with a noir thriller but it has something powerful to say about the period the story takes place in. Phillip’s art is great as always but I think the colors add to it in a manner that magnifies the story’s impact

Melissa Railey

Erik Wallace

Simon Lund Larsen

A gorgeous original graphic novel from the bestselling creators of KILL OR BE KILLED, MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES, and CRIMINAL. Max Winters, a pulp writer in 1930s New York, finds himself drawn into a story not unlike the tales he churns out at five cents a word—tales of a Wild West outlaw dispensing justice with a six-gun. But will Max be able to do the same when pursued by bank robbers, Nazi spies, and enemies from his past? One part thriller, one part meditation on a life of violence, PULP is unlike anything award-winning BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS have ever done before. This celebration of pulp fiction set in a world on the brink is another must-have hardcover from one of comics’ most acclaimed teams. “Like Scorsese and De Niro, BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS are the unmatched masters of a certain kind of storytelling. A new title from the sharpshooters behind Fatale and Criminal is reason enough to go on living.” —Joe Hill (Locke & Key)

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