By d. emerson eddy — I'm continuing my trip through some of my favorite westerns and western-tinged tales across the years in honor of the release of Pulp, this week spotlighting another book from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (with colors by Elizabeth Breitweiser), Fatale. This series is one of the ones that felt like Brubaker and Phillips were specifically writing it for me, delving into a world of Lovecraftian horror and crime noir that seemed note perfect, resulting in a tone that seemed right out of a Dennis Wheatley novel. Fatale #13 came smack dab in the middle of a loosely connected arc where we were witnessing the lives of a number of “femme fatales” across history, including our protagonist, Josephine's, early history.