Comic Review: Redneck #13

Redneck #13

Image Comics

Writer: Donny Cates

Artist: Lisandro Estherren

Following the aftermath of the last issue, the story of the Bowman clan continues. Being vampires, they’ve decided to go about their lives as peaceful as possible, choosing cow’s blood over human’s. Their lives get upended, of course, and they go on the run.

After escaping from the authorities and the Landry vampire clan, the Bowmans reunite. Having no home and with Perry, their youngest, being injured, Bartlett, our main character, leads them to another clan of vampires in Texas. One that he has a personal connection to, who’s not too pleased to see Bartlett again.

Donny Cates is on fire with his writing lately. I don’t think I’ve read anything of his that is outright “bad”. This issue is no exception. After the action-packed last issue, this does feel a little slow. But it gives us a nice breather as we start this new story arc. We get to see more of Bartlett’s history from before this series started. We also get to meet a character who’s been hinted at since the start of the series. I’m not sure where we’ll go from here, but it’ll be interesting for sure with Cates at the helm.

The art by Lisandro Estherren is good as always. There are one or two panels with some serious blood and guts, but they look great. Besides that, everything has this kind of loose, seamless style. The faces can be a little bare on details, but you can still see the expressions on everyone. There’s also really good details in the backgrounds and clothing, but with that kind of loose style.

The colors by Dee Cunniffe work well with the art. There are some bare backgrounds but they’re in the desert, so it’s understandable. I’m not from Texas, but I do live in the desert, and I can feel the desert in this book at times. It all works well with the feel of the story.

I know there’s a lot of vampire related media out there, but Redneck is probably my personal favorite. I don’t dabble in the genre much, if at all, but the description for Redneck sounded interesting. Now, 13 issues deep and more than a year later, Redneck is still as interesting and entertaining as it’s ever been. Like I said, it is a slow start, but it’s a needed breath at the start of this new arc.