Zeb Larson with his top ten comics of the year… Top ten lists are always slanted to the preferences of the reviewer. In my case, most of my reading is concentrated in smaller publishers, especially Image. Still, a few other worthwhile books make this list. Take it for what you will. Bitch Planet It’s not […]
Comic Book Review – Southern Bastards #14
Zeb Larson reviews Southern Bastards #14… The big game is over. But the troubles have only just begun. The return of Roberta Tubb. Southern Bastards is finally back, and it’s bringing us Roberta Tubb. I feel like I’ve been waiting for this since the end of the first arc, as Aaron and Latour have been […]
Comic Book Review – Southern Bastards #13
Zeb Larson reviews Southern Bastards #13… Coach Boss’s Running Rebs face off against their sworn enemy from Wetumpka in the most important game in Craw County history. Southern Bastards has reached what everybody has expected to be a major milestone, the Homecoming game against Wetumpka County. Is it a major milestone? Not quite, though it […]
Comic Book Review – Southern Bastards #12
Zeb Larson reviews Southern Bastards #12… Special issue written & drawn by Bastard Prime JASON LATOUR! Southern Bastards takes a peculiarly psychedelic turn this month, or perhaps it’s just hallucinations from brain damage. After reading this issue, my first reaction was quite literally, “What the hell did I just read?” Focusing on Tad Ledbetter, the […]
Comic Book Review – Southern Bastards #11
Zeb Larson reviews Southern Bastards #11… Deep in the woods of Craw County lives a man who may be even more dangerous than Coach Boss. He hunts with a bow. Handles snakes. Hates football. And has just been given a special mission from God. Southern Bastards #11 focuses on a bastard we’ve only seem glimpses […]
Comic Book Review – Southern Bastards #10
Zeb Larson reviews Southern Bastards #10… On the eve of the most important game of the season, Esaw Goings is having a hard time juggling his duties as enforcer of Coach Boss’s criminal empire, as well being an assistant coach for the Runnin’ Rebs. Football or murder, blood’s gonna get spilled either way. Somehow, this […]
Comic Book Review – Southern Bastards #9
Zeb Larson reviews Southern Bastards #9… The Summer of the Bastards begins with a new arc, as the Runnin’ Rebs are gearing up for the big homecoming game against arch-rival Wetumptka County. Southern Bastards #9 takes a look at one of Craw County’s biggest doormats, and what it took to make him into a hopeless […]
Comic Book Review – Southern Bastards #8
Zeb Larson reviews Southern Bastards #8… The final chapter in the story of how the worst football player in Craw County rose to become “Coach Boss,” and the terrible bloody price he had to pay along the way. Don’t miss the chilling conclusion of “Gridiron,” the second arc in the seminal southern crime series. Southern […]
Comic Book Review – Southern Bastards #7
Zeb Larson reviews Southern Bastards #7… As a kid, Euless Boss had football in his blood. But all football ever did for him was make him bleed. Until the day he met a strange man who would change his life and the fate of Craw County forever. Southern Bastards has done the impossible: I’m actually […]
Zeb’s Top Ten Comic Books of the Year (and a couple of honorable mentions)
Zeb Larson’s Top Ten Comics of 2014 (and a couple of honorable mentions)… Every top ten list is colored by the reviewer’s preferences, and my list is no exception. I’m most interested in comics that try and deal with some part of the human experience, whether it’s war, crime, violence, home, race, or sex. Most […]
