God Country, Image, Cates, Shaw, Wordie, Hill 1 1

[Emezy360]

Very sick cover.

[Chadwick]

This run has the most epic covers.

[the authority]

Zipdadeedoodah, Zipdayafreakin'A...how great is book ? Issue #3 once again is something new, something unexpected and entirely different than what one would expect. Really starting to fall in love with art too. Keep 'em coming. Donny Cates is rocking it. 

[SquareChaos]

I think the color work by Wordie (shoulda been a writer) is really hitting it's stride. I still feel a bit of a retro vibe from this book, I don't know, I'm even thinking the coloring is lending to that tone, sometimes it almost has that pixelated look.

[Warcrawl]

I'm loving everything about this book. 

[delt569]

Every issue of GOD COUNTRY rushed back to print

https://imagecomics.com/content/view/every-issue-of-god-country-rushed-back-to-print

[Owsler]

Really glad I picked up some original art from issue 2 now. 

[artistlost]

This is a great series but I am sad to see that it is only going to be a 6 issue mini-series. Would have loved it to me an ongoing...

[SquareChaos]

1 hour ago, artistlost said:

This is a great series but I am sad to see that it is only going to be a 6 issue mini-series. Would have loved it to me an ongoing...

I wasn't aware of this. Pretty surprised considering how slow the story opened.

 

With the popularity it has seen, maybe it'll become an ongoing, it has happened before.

[the authority]

Issue #4 is out tomorrow. I'm going to read it tonight along with Redneck #1 

 

Sometimes comics can be disappointing and even a little frustrating but this ain't one of those times. We have these 2 books, EoW, Saga, The Walking Dead, Monstress, Southern Bastards, Black Hammer, Briggs Land, BEK, Grass Kings, other small print stuff, and a lot of cool stuff coming out of DC Comics. I used to get upset when things didn't ship on time. Now I'm thankful for the wallet protection.  

 

 

[the authority]

great reviews for this series

[SquareChaos]

Just now, the authority said:

great reviews for this series

Wow... I mean, this is a good series so far, but an average critic review of 9? Is that inflated to anyone else? Pretty close to perfection.

[the authority]

I don't know. I love it to the point it caused me to go back and buy a bunch of Donny Cates books. I think it and he are both pretty special. Redneck is the 1st book I've gone heavy on, because of this series, in over a year. 

[SquareChaos]

Wow, very cool - high praise. 

What is raising it to the next level for you, the writing in particular? I was starting to really enjoy the way the coloring and art was blending, in particular in the second issue.

[the authority]

The art is great but Cates is a wordsmith. I just read the Paybacks volumes #1 and #2 and I've just started on the Ghost Fleet series. Buzzkill was a fun read for me when it came out too. Every once in a while someone comes along and just catches the vibe I'm in at that moment. It happened with Frank Miller (Daredevil, TDKR , and Sin City ), Byrne ( Fantastic Four ), Alan Moore ( The Watchmen and LoXG ), Gaiman ( Sandman ), Ennis ( Hitman, Preacher, and Punisher ) Warren Ellis ( Stormwach, The Authority, and Planetary ) , Grant Morrison ( JLA and X-men, though I had to view the X-men and a different group than I grew up loving ) ,Johns ( JSA and Flash ), Bendis ( Torso, Powers, USM, and New Avengers ),  Kirkman. ( Invincible and The Walking Dead ), Hickman ( Eastof West ), and Aaron ( Southern Bastards ). There are bunches of guys I'm sure to regret leaving off the list but there are more than enough to give you an idea of where this guy is hitting me as I read his stuff. He certainly isn't alone but he is currently in very good company. 

[SquareChaos]

I get what you're saying - over the last year I picked up Sheriff of Babylon and had a similar experience with Tom King. His work right now is at an incredible high, SoB and Vision over the last year and a half are pretty damn impressive. I'm not currently getting hit on those same cylinders by Cates, but based on what you're saying I'll definitely go back and pick up some of his other work. Hell, I like this book well enough that I should have already done that, so I'm not sure why I hadn't.

[the authority]

Tom King is something special. The Paybacks books are fun. A little jab at the average superhero. There is one character that is so unlikable that I ended up loving him. Haha.

[the authority]

Issue #4 is the best book I've read in quite some time. There is a subtle change taking place which makes me want to go back and read the first 3 issues to see if it was there all along. Great stuff. 

[artistlost]

I agree it was an excellent issue. Donny teamed with Shaw is just killing this book. Can't wait to see how it ends.

[I like pie]

Just got done with 1-4. Fun read! Really enjoying the flow so far.  Is this an ongoing?