There’s no doubt Eric Powell can draw – the pencils, inks, colours in this book are top tier, beautiful, so skilful. The myriad character designs in this book are brilliant too from the Tailypo to the witches to the many monsters: the cyclops, the rock monsters, the dragons – so imaginative and detailed.
But, goddammit, Hillbilly is such a boring series to read! Rondel and his pals fight some witches… and that’s it. Guess who wins? Amidst the predictable, dull fighting (basically a fantasy version of the standard guff you find in most Marvel/DC books), there’s one tedious, nothing story about down-home whatever after another. Some kid whines at his mom to tell him a dreary story and she obliges, etc. – why, Eric Powell, WHY???
Besides the amazing art, I kinda liked Powell’s warped take on Hansel and Gretel – it’s like something you’d see in a Mike Mignola comic. Otherwise I found absolutely nothing interesting about Powell’s writing and totally unengaging tales of Rondel, the monotonous Hillbilly. I’m definitely done with this title now - if you want to see Eric Powell at his best, check out his Goon books instead.
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