Hey folks! Welcome to another week of new comics and this week we again split our review into two because we just had too many comics to review (it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it!) and so we bring you three spectacular new comics today:
All-Star Western #6
Story: Justin
Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti
Art: Moritat
(w/ Gabriel Bautista on colours)
(Review by
Akshay Dhar)
There is little anyone can say about this series except that it is
without a doubt one of the best things to come out of DC's “New 52”
relaunch.
Jonah Hex has always been one of the most popular cult characters and
under the pen of Gray and Palmiotti, one of the better non
capes-n-tights comics on the market consistently. But this relaunch
that brought Hex to ye-olde-Gotham back in the day, bringing the
rugged outdoorsman and vagabond into the confines of a city really
put things in a different direction and allowed a whole new kind of
Jonah Hex story, mingling the standard western adventure he is known
for with a hint of the just-south-of-normal that was a hallmark of
his tales for a long time.
We get a conclusion to the big mystery this time around as Hex and
his unintentional partner Dr. Arkham race to learn the fate of the
kidnapped children of Gotham and fight a giant demonic bat along the
way – just another day in the life of Hex. With a satisfying ending
that isn't quite an ending but a nice and neat lead-in to the next
issue that gives us a sweet little teaser of what to expect and a
whole new guest star/partner for Hex, I would say I'm loving the way
this book is being handled and hope it stays around at least for a
while.
The back-up story (another comic practice I miss!) stars the
mysterious lady known as the Barbary Ghost as she continues on her
hunt for vengeance and so far has been well told and the character
fairly nicely put forward so this promises to be another welcome
addition to monthly reading for those who like these hardy frontier
characters in this wild world.
The art is without reproach in both stories and the combination of
art and colouring carries a wonderfully faded grittiness to it that
really brings out every mood and facet of the excellent layouts and
detailing and I look forward to much more of the same in issues
ahead!
SCORE : 8.5 /
10
