Southern Bastards, Vol. 1: Here Was a Man

author: Jason Aaron

name: Wayne

average rating: 4.27

book published: 2014

rating: 4

read at: 2014/10/22

date added: 2014/10/22

shelves: graphic-novels

review:

'Southern Bastards, Vol. 1: Here Was a Man' delivers on it's title. Serving up a whole town full of unsavory folks. Along the way, the typical stereotypes are served up. The writer and artist are both from the South, but after this, they might not be welcome back.



When Earl Tubb goes back to clean out his daddy's house after many, many years away. His father's grave stands in the front yard with a tree growing out of it. His dad was tough, and Earl seems to have gotten that from his father. A trip into town for some BBQ lands him in the middle of something, but not before he is recognized as that long ago football hero. The town is in bad shape, and Earl wants to just leave it to rot, but that would make for a short story, wouldn't it?



It's not that there aren't any nice people in the town, they're just sheep being surrounded by nasty wolves. Earl is a great character with his towering figure and his ability to take a beating. What we get of his backstory is pretty good too. I liked the writing and art, and I'll be interested to see where they go next with this series.



I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Image Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.





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