A well worn mixtape, a stolen convertible, a duffel bag full of cash, a fully loaded .45, and super-powers. 17 and on the run is the only way to see America right.

Written by Matthew Rosenberg and Patrick Kindlon with art by Joshua Hood, We Can Never Go Home is a love letter to types of story almost no one seems to tell anymore- Crime Road movies like Badlands and True Romance, outcast against the world tales like Pump Up The Volume and Heathers, and character driven adventure comics like Love & Rockets and Stray Bullets.

The first issue of We Can Never Go Home is interesting. It introduces us to the main characters, and a lot happens, but where the series goes from here is up in the air. We’re given some hints as to what to expect towards the end of the issue, but really, the first issue of this series’ focus is on character, and that’s a good thing. Rosenberg and Kindlon take an interesting, and welcome, focus in the first issue, the characters themselves. It sets the tone, that there’s going to be some adventure, characters come first, and we should be paying attention to the details, what’s said, what’s not said, as we read the series. While the description of the series says we should expect a crime road story, the first issue gets us to that point.

No matter what’s coming down the read, the first issue is a hell of a start. I put it down thinking through all the details, what the characters said, and how they acted. What’s on the level? What’s not? I found myself pondering and debating with myself about every little detail.

Rosenberg and Kindlon focused on characters in the debut, and succeeded. We Can Never Go Home #1 is a fascinating start, to what’s one of the more interesting debuts of

Story: Matthew Rosenberg, Patrick Kindlon Art: Joshua Hood
Story: 8 Art: 8 Overall: 8 Recommendation: Read

Black Mask Studios provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review