There is still very much the flicker of a greater idea emerging around the edges of Paper Girls, but it is trapped under the byzantine plot and the heavy emphasis on the artifice of genre rather than depth of story.
The emphasis on human fallibility isn’t new territory for [Millar], but treating it with a greater deal of sympathy certainly is and it makes for a welcome change.
By Todd McFarlane, Jonboy, Szymon Kudranski, Laura Martin, and FCO Plascenscia The history of Spawn is such a bizarre and complex rollercoaster of success, failure,…
There’s no denying the surrealistic mood piece aesthetic of the comic works well, but it’s an unsustainable core in the long-term, leaving this an engaging read that fades from memory all too quickly.
However, no amount of excellent art can really imbue the story with deeper meaning and at the end of the day We Stand On Guard is currently just pretty good.
Southern Bastards #10 is the perfect embodiment of the entire series’ relationship to the South, idealized rural Americana, and toxic masculinity overall.
