Bone Parish, Vol. 2 by Cullen Bunn

“The Ash” is the hottest new drug in the Big Easy, and there’s only one way to get it: the Winters, an upstart crime family that pioneered the drug made from the ashes of the dead. But with multiple other factions moving in on their territory with deadly results, just how long can Grace Winters and her children hold on to the lucrative trade? Eisner Award-nominated author Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, The Empty Man) and illustrator Jonas Scharf continue their critically-acclaimed blend of horror and crime in Bone Parish Volume Two, as the Winters family discovers the true depths they’ll go to protect the fragile business they’ve built.

Vol. 1 ★★★★★
Vol. 2 ★★★★★
Vol. 3 ★★★★★

RE-READ REVIEW: JULY 2022
I decided to re-read the first two volumes in the series before finishing it off, and I enjoyed it so much more than I remembered. This is easily one of my favorite horror graphic novel series I've read, and I recommend it highly! This volume ramps up the stakes in a big way, giving us a lot of betrayals, suspense, and grief. We also get to see a bit more of the world outside of the Winters family, and the risks that it presents, and I loved that.

✨ Representation: multiple Black, Black/white biracial, and Latinx characters

✨ Content warnings for: violence, gore, death, murder, drug abuse, addiction

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ORIGINAL REVIEW: APRIL 2020
It had been a while since I read volume 1 of this series, so I was a bit worried I'd have forgotten too much, but volume 2 does such a good job of picking up and dropping little reminder clues without being obnoxious or repetitive, I didn't have any trouble at all! I think the art in this series is really nice — I don't usually like very realistic art in graphic novels, but it works so well here — and the plot is so engaging that I was shocked when I reached the end because it felt like I'd barely gotten started. The horror element is low here and it definitely leans more dark fantasy/crime noir than anything else, but it's a nice mix and I highly recommend it!

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