A weekend leisure reading review…because sometimes Pastors also need a break from heavy theological reading! I can’t believe this is actually the first comic book I read this year and its already May! Such has been the state of ministry these days.
Ed Brubaker. Pulp. Portland, OR: Image Comics, August 4th 2020. 72 pp.
4 out of 5
Purchase: Amazon
This is a fascinating type of comic. It is a historical period piece, but it is not just one era but two (Wild West and the late 1930s Pre-World War Two America with the rise of the Nazis during a time when there were Americans with sympathies for Hitler). It is not necessarily a traditional mystery but there is a mystery of who is the “robber” if you will. It is also at the same time a story about urban crime but also rural Wild West shooting. It is also about getting old, people dying and also surviving life. If you love a good story you will love this comic book!
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