Reviews

Southern Bastards, Vol. 3: Homecoming by Jason Latour, Chris Brunner, Jason Aaron

logantea's review

2.0

This series is really starting to feel like wading through thick mud. After teasing what seemed like some cathartic redemption after a volume 2 that was full of irredeemable darkness, this volume largely continues the dark and brutal themes of volume 2, spending each chapter with a different character, with almost all of them as dark and depressing as the last.

There's finally a little light at the end of the tunnel towards the end, but at this point I'm so grossed out and exhausted by this series I'm basically hoping the next volume is this story coming to an end with some well deserved revenge against the entire cast of scumbags that populates this book.

themattacaster's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

mlindner's review

3.0

DPL hoopla

gifcompatible's review

dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

chrisjp's review

5.0

More of the same and that's no bad thing.

Saying that, I'm itching to see more of Tubb's daughter and hoped this volume would focus more on her (what with her being on the cover and it being called 'homecoming'). Still, something to look forward to right? Her presence in the final issue of the book was golden and I can't wait to see more.

joshbrown's review

5.0

Jason Aaron and Jason Latour continue to build a world that is layered, violent, and irresistible

tcezuma's review

4.0

A grim portrayal of this South, this volume builds on the storylines set up in the first two. I wanted a little more to happen with certain plot lines but I see that the creators are gearing up for something explosive to happen in the next volume. Can't wait to see what Craw County has in store!

bengriffin's review

5.0

Goddamn Southern Bastards, each time you think you know what this story is and where it's going it pulls back and reveals more of itself, adding more layers and depth on to the bigger picture. It's fantastic, clever, and easily one of the best things I've read/seen in a very long time. If you ever need to show anyone how good comics can be then this should be one of your go to choices as it easily rivals the storytelling on the best HBO shows. The setting and the people are so textured and ooze character, and it manages to portray the south as both wonderful and devastating. There's so much love and hate running through the book, and this volume has an important and erudite essay at the end regarding the confederate flag which more explicitly states Aaron's feelings for the south. The artwork is brutal, gritty and beautiful and compliments everything perfectly, from the outbursts of shocking violence, to the quiet reflective moments. It has some of the best panelling and pacing of anything I'm currently reading, and when they're filled with some of the most varied, flawed, and intriguing characters out there then it's hard not to be excited for every page. I don't know how it manages to balance the humour, the violence, the characters and the story as well as it does, but I'm very keen to see where it goes and how it all turns out. I suspect it won't be happy, but I'm sure it will be excellent.

ania's review

5.0

My favourite series right now. So good and pulpy.

strikingthirteen's review

3.0

Six different stories and I probably enjoyed three of them. Roberta's the most and I'm really hoping next volume means more of her.