Middlewest turned from a good series to a great one, and while the last arc stumbles a bit, the last issue lands BIG time.

This series is mostly about a boy trying to find his place, accepting his flaws (and family flaws) and learning to deal with his anger. While kidnapped at the end of the last volume we have him dealing with trying to escape with his friends. This makes for some exciting moments but honestly it feels very "been there done that" prison escape story line. What really works is the last issue which focuses on Abel and his father reunion.

We see the two clash as gigantic tornados but the real moment is when they both go back to being human and you see what rage and hate has done to both. But the point of it all is acceptances and moving on to better things. With a sentimental ending like this, and a fresh start, the series ends as strong as it started. It went from a 3 to a 3.5-4 because of that last issue.

While I didn't always love middlewest I did enjoy it throughout and the art was always fantastic. I'll miss this one. Hope to see more like this from Young in the future. A 4 out of 5.