Loveless: A Kin of Homecoming REVIEW

OH, SNAP!

I finally have another review of a trade. Imagine that! This one is Loveless: A Kin of Homecoming by Brian Azzarello and Marcelo Frusin. It's a great read that sets up the series very nicely and really does so in a way that makes you want to read more. I suspected that Azzarello would present it this way because I collected 100 Bullets for the first 50 issues and it was the same way.

Azzarello really socks you right in the mouth with this one, making a statement that is rarely, if ever, taken in a Civil War era story. This is an adult book, so the themes and language are very much adult. Looking at that, however, one could see that this is a story that very well could have taken place in the South after the war was over, when Reconstruction was a "goal" and "peace keeping" was a term that was loosely used in a broken society. This book also comes with a hefty point of view that the main character's brother thrusts upon us about 3/4 of the way through. This perspective makes one think for quite a while, as a war should rarely be taken for face value. Very thought provoking.

The art was very complimentary to the storytelling, much like Eduardo Risso's on 100 Bullets. The use of shadows and silhouettes is very apropos in this series, as all of the characters seem to have some ulterior motives. I can't wait to get the next trade to find out what happens next in the series.

THE FINAL SAY!
Nothing can really be better than a book that makes you think about things. This book definitely has a new, original, and subtle voice about how things might've really gone down in the South after the Union won the war. Remember, folks, reconstruction was an occupation, much like what's hapening in Iraq. Surely there were those that just wouldn't let it go, eh? This is why I have rated this book:

THE SCALES OF JUDGEMENT HAVE SPOKEN!