Southern Bastards

• Ongoing — Y • Publisher — Image Comics • Date — 2014–2018 • Issues — 21 • Writers — Jason Aaron Jason Latour (#12, #18) • Artists — Jason Latour Chris Brunner (#12, #18) • Letterers — Jared K. Fletcher • Editors — Sebastian Girner • Creators — Jason Aaron Jason Latour • Tpb — Here was a Man • Isbn — 9781632150165 • Tpb2 — Gridiron • Isbn2 — 9781632152695 • Tpb3 — Homecoming • Isbn3 — 9781632156105 • Tpb4 — Gut Check • Isbn4 — 9781534301948

Two Southerners, writer Jason Aaron from Alabama and writer-artist Jason Latour from North Carolina, wanted to write a love letter/hate rant to the South so they created the Southern-focused series.

Craw County, Alabama is home of Boss BBQ and the state football champion, the Runnin' Rebs – most residents adore high school football. Coach Euless Boss is the high school football coach with no more room in his office for trophies and is a crime lord that buries bodies underneath the bleachers. The former sheriff's son Earl Tubb is an angry man who has grievances with Coach Boss over how his father died. Coach Boss holds power over Craw County for one reason – he wins football games. But, after the ugliest loss of his career, the coach must become more of a criminal to keep ahead of his enemies, including new enemies like Roberta Tubb, who's come to town with a machine gun and her own questions about how her father died.

• Issue — Arc — Release date — Story — Art — Cover • #1 — Here was a Man — April 30, 2014 — Jason Aaron — Jason Latour — Jason Latour ᴠᴀʀɪᴀɴᴛs Jason Latour R.M. Guéra James Harren Chris Bunner & Rico Renzi • #2 — May 28, 2014 — Jason Latour • #3 — July 2, 2014 • #4 — September 3, 2014 • #5 — Gridiron — October 29, 2014 — Jason Aaron — Jason Latour — Jason Latour ᴠᴀʀɪᴀɴᴛ Andrew Robinson • #6 — December 10, 2014 — Jason Latour • #7 — February 11, 2015 • #8 — April 1, 2015 • #9 — Homecoming — June 17, 2015 — Jason Aaron — Jason Latour — Jason Latour ᴠᴀʀɪᴀɴᴛ Tony Moore • #10 — July 29, 2015 — Jason Latour • #11 — October 7, 2015 • #12 — November 11, 2015 — Jason Latour — Chris Brunner • #13 — January 27, 2016 — Jason Aaron — Jason Latour • #14 — May 11, 2016 • #15 — Gut Check — November 2, 2016 — Jason Aaron — Jason Latour — Jason Latour ᴠᴀʀɪᴀɴᴛ Becky Cloonan • #16 — January 11, 2017 — Jason Latour ᴠᴀʀɪᴀɴᴛ Babs Tarr • #17 — August 16, 2017 — Jason Latour ᴠᴀʀɪᴀɴᴛ Cliff Chiang • #18 — September 27, 2017 — Jason Latour — Jason Latour Chris Brunner — Jason Latour • #19 — January 24, 2018 — Jason Aaron — Jason Latour — Jason Latour ᴠᴀʀɪᴀɴᴛ Babs Tarr • #20 — May 9, 2018 — Jason Latour ᴠᴀʀɪᴀɴᴛ Jamie McKelvie • #21 — Rebs — Jason Latour

• Volume — Title — Release date — Material collected — ISBN • 1 — Here Was a Man — October 1, 2014 — Southern Bastards #1–4 • 2 — Gridiron — May 6, 2015 — Southern Bastards #5–8 • 3 — Homecoming — July 13, 2016 — Southern Bastards #9–14 • 4 — Gut Check — May 23, 2018 — Southern Bastards #15–20

• Book # — Release date — Material collected — ISBN • Book One — September 30, 2015 — Southern Bastards #1–8 • Book Two — January 11, 2022 — Southern Bastards #9–20

In October 2025, it was announced that Hulu ordered a pilot based on the comic book series, with Matt Olmstead serving as showrunner. Bill Dubuque wrote the teleplay, in addition to sharing a co-story credit with Nia DaCosta, who was set to direct the pilot. In April 2026, it was announced that Kevin Bacon had been cast in a leading role while Reinaldo Marcus Green would replace DaCosta as director.