From September 2008 to December 2014, bikers animated the small screen. The Sons of Anarchy series by Kurt Sutter, Art Linson and James D. Parriott managed to find its audience. Notably thanks to the presence of Ron Perlman and Charlie Hunnam in the title roles. The series did so well that a spin-off series was born: Mayans M.C. But that's not all since Jax and his gang are back in the comics. Just after the end of the series, Damian Couceiro (illustration) and Christopher Golden (script) created their saga, but in comics.
Total respect for the Sons of Anarchy series
Damian Couceiro and Christopher Golden have fully respected the original saga. The Sons of Anarchy are back almost in flesh and blood. Because Damian Couceiro's drawings are extremely similar. The reader has the impression of finding his favorite actors in the palm of his hand. Clay Morrow, played by the great Ron Perlman, is still in the world of the living, even if he distances himself from the club, while it is Jax (Charlie Hunnam) who leads the team. We also find Tig (Kim Coates), Filip (Tommy Flanagan), Bobby (Mark Boone Junior) and many others. Damian Couceiro's drawings are incredibly realistic. As for the extravagant and heterogeneous characters of this merry band, they are also in agreement with those of the series. In short, Sons of Anarchy comic book version is of total respect to the television medium.
The stories set up are also in line with the scenarios of the TV series. Christopher Golden understood the essence of the series and its characters and transcribed the misadventures of the Sons. More stories of gangs, selling, respect, loyalty and revenge. The themes are the same, told with the same ambiguity between a Dantesque violence and a form of respect specific to these mafiosi. The code of honor is always present. The comics are very rhythmic through a well-conducted chase, and especially a surge of violence. The hemoglobin flows, while the atmosphere of the series is perfectly transcribed. In this first volume of 176 plates, while Tig, destroyed by the murder of his daughter, dreams of revenge, the daughter of an SOA member, who died recently, takes refuge in the club to get help. Her head has been at a price since she discovered a vast network of pedophile pornography. SAMCRO will have to elbow and his relationships to help Kendra reach Tacoma safe and sound. An untold story that takes place during season 5, when Clay tries to recover the presidency of the club.
In short, this foray of the Sons of Anarchy into the world of comics is very successful. So much so that Damian Couceiro and Christopher Golden are currently at 6 volumes. To discover urgently for aficionados of the series as for neophytes.
