btmarino84's review against another edition
4.0
This might be the sickest and most blackhearted of all of Aaron's books, though it is still sad and has pathos. It has a lot of that Warren Ellis or Garth Ennis styled ultraviolence, though it isn't played for humor. Unlike Kirkman though, his strong writing makes it work as more than shock value.
I think we can all see some of the big moments coming in certain issues but it works like a charm. The quality of the dialogue and the rural noir aesthetic are what initially drew me to Aaron with his work on Scalped (and now Southern Bastards) and his Punisher Max and Wolverine runs (which weren't rural, but still nailed that quality). As much as I love his Thor and Wolverine & The X-Men runs I couldn't help but grin when I saw him working in that mode again.
I think we can all see some of the big moments coming in certain issues but it works like a charm. The quality of the dialogue and the rural noir aesthetic are what initially drew me to Aaron with his work on Scalped (and now Southern Bastards) and his Punisher Max and Wolverine runs (which weren't rural, but still nailed that quality). As much as I love his Thor and Wolverine & The X-Men runs I couldn't help but grin when I saw him working in that mode again.
lukeisthename34's review against another edition
2.0
Love Aaron, but this was just too violent for my blood.
woowottreads's review against another edition
4.0
Further adventures of the terrifying side of the South by a Southerner, inspired by parts of his own family history. A hitman is hired by a local rich family to take out his own son who, desperate for cash and with a baby on the way, is hired by said local family man to shoot some horses. When a kid gets mixed up in the shitshow, the son refuses to shoot the kid and runs.
Not a happy tale, folks. Of course, I liked it.
Not a happy tale, folks. Of course, I liked it.
burnetpatter's review against another edition
5.0
This might have been the most violent graphic novel I've ever read. Great artwork too.
thatonenerdygirl's review
4.0
That was really fun! I'm a sucker for cursed families, and also a sucker for revenge. So, if you get both of them together, I'm probably going to have a darn good time.
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