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Today we have a special
series-in-review of one of the most acclaimed ongoing series to come
out of DC comics recent reboot – one that in my opinion has not
gotten the exposure it deserves, not by a long shot.
I refer of course to the sheer
awesomeness that is All-Star
Western. Penned by the suitably all-star team of Justin
Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti who have been the
minds behind the long-running series starring Jonah Hex that came to
a stop only recently in light of the reboot of the whole DC line,
both being highly respected and much-loved among fans for their
consistently good story-telling. Joining them on art duties we have
the exceedingly talented Moritat whom some of you will
remember from the somewhat short-lived series The Spirit which
was part of DC's “First Wave” line-up that tried to bring old
classics like it and Doc Savage to new life.
In the past, Hex has always been a
loner as a character and except for now and again, has largely stuck
to more simply told tales and few team-ups as such. He's had series
at DC and Vertigo both, travelled to a dystopic future, fought all
manner of magical evils and monsters, been a down and gritty
gun-slinger, a brutal bounty hunter but always a tough-as-nails man
of his word – someone you don't want to get on the bad side of if
it can be helped.
