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chrisjp's review against another edition
5.0
Brilliant first volume. Loved the tone. So nice to see a set up for an ongoing series but also a perfectly contained one volume story.
Can't wait to read more.
Can't wait to read more.
nharkins's review against another edition
2.0
Reviewed at [b:Southern Bastards, Book One|25806573|Southern Bastards, Book One|Jason Aaron|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1448892359s/25806573.jpg|45661370]. Wish goodreads did something to collapse multiple different formats of the same content.
joshbrown's review against another edition
5.0
In just four issues (and an epilogue) this has become a comic that I can't get enough of. This southern fried world is presented so clearly through excellent dialogue and some mind blowing art. This is a great fix if you were a Justified fan too. Just great stuff.
booknooknoggin's review against another edition
4.0
Wasn't too sure about this book,But hot damn....this built suspense and paid off in the end with a cliff hanger that makes me want more. Like In the Heat of the Night had a lovechild with Pulp Fiction. Great sketchy art and dialogue that convinces you that this is the South.
vegebrarian's review against another edition
5.0
A legacy of violence passed through generations. Looks like this is going to be a great story if the first volume is any indication of what is to come.
strikingthirteen's review against another edition
3.0
I'm more invested in the setting than the characters at this point but that being said the setting really is a kicker here. Craw County, Alabama has something wrong going on here. That something wrong seems to stem with Coach Boss but I wonder how much of it starts there. Our main character, Earl Tubb's, father was a sheriff who was not a pleasant man himself judging by Earl's telling and the town's. Earl takes a stab at righting things but was that even worth it? I don't know. I don't want to get into spoilers here but I really want to get to the bottom of the origins of Craw Country at this point.
dylancampbell's review against another edition
5.0
This is a book that far exceeded my expectations because it seems so little and obvious: the cover depicts a scene that can only end in violence and so one might expect the book to be violent - rightfully so. However, Southern Bastards isn't violent for the sake of violent - our leading man, Earl Tubb, is complex and troubled and maybe too good for his own safety.
The story is compelling and the characters are either delightfully detestable or encourage your empathy; the art is at first challenging, but the manner in which Latour draws people, especially their faces, is powerful and, in my mind, reminiscent of the manner in which Lemire draws eyes. The illustrations evoke emotion and the story commands your attention.
It just gets better and better.
The story is compelling and the characters are either delightfully detestable or encourage your empathy; the art is at first challenging, but the manner in which Latour draws people, especially their faces, is powerful and, in my mind, reminiscent of the manner in which Lemire draws eyes. The illustrations evoke emotion and the story commands your attention.
It just gets better and better.