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A review by larakaa
We Can Never Go Home Vol. 1 by Patrick Kindlon, Matthew Rosenberg, Josh Hood
4.0
stumbled upon this on my last weeks comic shopping. picked it up because of the art and the fact that I've never heard of the publisher Black Mask before. Moreover, there was a mix of creators involved, so art and writing varies.
It starts out similar to many recent coming of age with superpowers story but very quicky takes a turn for the downward spiral of violence. It's very bloody and brutal.
Madison is a great character, very well written. Duncan is, too, but in a completely different way.
Of course, it reminded me of "they're not like us", but for me "we can never go home" was more on point with its message. It's about gun violence. That's a matter still not taken seriously by many and this comic is a great way to adress that.
The afterword gives some specifics and facts about that. I always like it when I get a bit of background information. What I liked even more was the fact that since the story is set in the 80s there's a mixtape for each part/issue of the book. The tracks are name in the afterword and there's even a spotify link.
It starts out similar to many recent coming of age with superpowers story but very quicky takes a turn for the downward spiral of violence. It's very bloody and brutal.
Madison is a great character, very well written. Duncan is, too, but in a completely different way.
Of course, it reminded me of "they're not like us", but for me "we can never go home" was more on point with its message. It's about gun violence. That's a matter still not taken seriously by many and this comic is a great way to adress that.
The afterword gives some specifics and facts about that. I always like it when I get a bit of background information. What I liked even more was the fact that since the story is set in the 80s there's a mixtape for each part/issue of the book. The tracks are name in the afterword and there's even a spotify link.