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All Star Western 1: Pistolníci Z Gothamu (2014)

by Justin Gray(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 1

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English

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Historical Fiction

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BB art

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All Star Western Vol. III

review 1: Yeah, sometimes I binge read, as I have two more volumes in this series on top of the TBR pile. This is one of the New 52 titles that was a soft reboot. Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti seemed to have received two edicts from editorial. 1. Longer story lines, fewer one and done issues, 2. use the the wide cast of characters and places available in the DCU. They do both here and it was a much better job than I expected.Plamiotti and Gray are good workmanlike writers, and that is a compliment. Its easy to nail a job once, but to be consistently good month and month? That's hard and they manage to do that (as does Gail Simone and others I'm not going to digress too far here). Hex ends up in 19th century Gotham City on the trail of three bounties and gets involved with ... moreDr. Arkham, the Waynes and a city that is already developing a macabre cast of villains and corrupt officials. Such as the Crime Bible cult that has been used in modern day Question and Batwoman story lines.The writers integrate the above mentioned DCU aspects into the story quite well, making it more like Easter Eggs for fans than something that is forced in. Hex and Arkham make for an odd "buddy" team, but one that worked for me.A kudo to DC for including the backup stories from when these were published as single issues. That's something the publisher has not always done. El Diablo got a minor updating and the introduction, despite some flaws for me in how the character was drawn, of a new character the Barbary Ghost is welcome.
review 2: This was a breath of fresh air! I've been making my way through most of the new 52 titles and I thought I would give this one a go! I have to say it was a very exciting ride. I love everything Batman so the fact it was set in 1800's Gotham was probably my tipping point. And whether it's 200 years ago or present day Gotham will always be a filthy pot of corruption and crime. It sets up the vibe so well to make it feel like the same cursed city, and that was before Hex came to town!I have never read anything with Jonah Hex before, to be honest the only time I've encountered him is briefly on the Justice League cartoon and that god awful movie with Josh Brolin and John Malkovich (urgh). This version of Hex blew all of them out I the water. Gruff, dark, brutal as hell, and he doesn't take s**t from nobody! And his dialogue is the real shiner here. Making very sentence remind you he is a cowboy bastard. His "partner" Amadeus Arkham gave the pair a fun/strained chemistry, and the narration from Arkham brought a bit more depth to his character. Although to be honest I would rather see narration from Hex. With him being a man of few words it often means you have no clue what he's thinking most of the time. The story itself was very action packed and kept me well entertained. Lots of western gun-slinging mayhem. It took an interesting turn at the end which I'm excited about continuing. As for the art it wasn't my cup of tea, but it definitely doesn't hinder the story telling. Moritat work is very simplistic with his colours and line work, almost to the point of being sketch-like. Personally I like my comics a bit more detailed, but from previews I've seen of later volumes in the series the art does change (for the better). In saying that, the minimalist colours paint the city as a very morbid depressing place.I can't wait to grab the next volume! less

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