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A review by mschlat
Bone Parish Vol. 1 by Cullen Bunn
2.0
I have really liked [a:Cullen Bunn|591619|Cullen Bunn|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1288640180p2/591619.jpg]'s horror work with [a:Brian Hurtt|63767|Brian Hurtt|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] (The Sixth Gun series and the Damned series) and [a:Tyler Crook|4615365|Tyler Crook|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] (the gorgeous Harrow County). But the little I have read of Bunn's superhero stuff didn't do much for me, and I haven't looked at the large, large number of horror series he has done with other artists.
This volume didn't convince me to search them out. It's set in modern-day New Orleans where we are following the Winters, a family dealing "ash". This drug (made from the remains of the dead) connects you with the experiences of the deceased, albeit in ways that aren't consistent. Sometimes the user channels memories, sometimes they gain the skills of the deceased, and sometimes they just get to talk with them. And, of course, there's the mysterious dangerous side of ash, where a bad trip leads to a violent occult death. You also get the more expected stories of drug dealing (crooked cops and rival gangs trying to claim the business). [a:Jonas Scharf|15967443|Jonas Scharf|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] provides more realistic illustration than the artists mentioned above with some nice use of panel layouts. But overall, nothing really sang to me. Not a series where I expect to pick up a second volume.
This volume didn't convince me to search them out. It's set in modern-day New Orleans where we are following the Winters, a family dealing "ash". This drug (made from the remains of the dead) connects you with the experiences of the deceased, albeit in ways that aren't consistent. Sometimes the user channels memories, sometimes they gain the skills of the deceased, and sometimes they just get to talk with them. And, of course, there's the mysterious dangerous side of ash, where a bad trip leads to a violent occult death. You also get the more expected stories of drug dealing (crooked cops and rival gangs trying to claim the business). [a:Jonas Scharf|15967443|Jonas Scharf|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] provides more realistic illustration than the artists mentioned above with some nice use of panel layouts. But overall, nothing really sang to me. Not a series where I expect to pick up a second volume.