tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post6414618517132239056..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: Some thoughts on "New Pulp"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-84391434302220966222012-07-16T09:24:16.023-05:002012-07-16T09:24:16.023-05:00Well, that's a lot to digest, but I agree with...Well, that's a lot to digest, but I agree with you (I think ;).<br /><br />Crime fiction - pulp fiction - is very conservative, it's very good guys-bad guys and for all the anti-hero and moral ambiguity we can always tell them apart.<br /><br />And it does often feel removed from the present in some way. Crumley was a turning point, and auteur, sure, but I think maybe the big turning point for a lot of what we see today is Dirty Harry. We still love the loner hero and hate the pencil-pushing desk jockeys. It's been a long time since an accountant brought down Al Capone, so long in fact, we're still pretty sure it was Elliot Ness and a machine gun that did it...John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.com