The narrative flips from Max’s present to his past, while also including scenes of the “Six Gun Western” tales he writes for the pulps. As well as its exploration of violence and the struggle to make ends meet, Pulp offers a poignant look at ageing and the limitations it brings to us. Pulp is another fantastic story by Brubaker and Phillips and I highly recommend it. As competition in the pulp market grows and money gets even tighter, Max looks to his troubled past for a way out. His stories of the Red River Kid have brought in just enough money to keep Max going through the hard times of the Great Depression. Max Winters is an aged pulp writer who pens Westerns for the booming pulp magazine market. And another must-have hardback from one of comics most-acclaimed teams.” A celebration of pulp fiction, set in a world on the brink. 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. But will Max be able to do the same, when pursued by bank robbers, Nazi spies, and enemies from his past? “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.
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