Cow Boy: A Boy and His Horse [Hardcover]

Nate Cosby (Author), Chris Eliopoulos (Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 23, 2012 | Age Range: 8 and up | Series: Cow Boy

Nate Cosby (Pigs, Jim Henson's The Storyteller) and Chris Eliopoulos (Franklin Richards, Misery Loves Sherman) present Cow Boy, the story of a young bounty hunter determined to send his entire outlaw family to jail. He travels the Old West on a horse that ain't his, and won't stop 'til every one'a his kin's in the clink. Also included are short stories by the likes of Roger Langridge (The Muppet Show), Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener (Atomic Robo), and Mike Maihack (Cleopatra in Space) and Colleen Coover (Jim Henson's The Storyteller).

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About the Author

Nate Cosby is a former editor at Marvel Comics and worked on Oz, Spider-Man, X-Men: First Class and Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane. He is currently cowriting a book called Pigs with Ben McCool.

Chris Eliopoulos started working in comics two weeks after he began his internship at Marvel. He began freelancing production work until he was hired on staff and worked all the way up to senior letterer before going freelance. He’s lettered more books than he can even remember for Marvel, DC, Image and many other publishers and along the way wrote and drew Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius and wrote Lockjaw & The Pet Avengers for Marvel. Eliopoulos lives in New Jersey with his wife and twin boys.

Product Details

• Age Range: 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Archaia Entertainment, LLC (May 23, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1936393670
• ISBN-13: 978-1936393671
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #311,449 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Justice ain't got no age. September 19, 2012

By Jon

Format:Hardcover

When I first heard about Cow Boy, I was intrigued. Then I saw a sample of the book online. It is an incredible concept, but doesn't stop there. The book is smartly written with colorful, intelligent dialog, and an element of carefree, lighthearted, fun. It even touches on some serious subject matter (just enough to be educational about the time period, not enough to stop being kid-friendly fun).

While the story is one of the most fun I've read recently, the presentation is even better. Archaia raised the bar on Free Comic Book Day 2012 by offering a hardback with not only excerpts of their stories inside, but with an all new, exclusive "Cow Boy" story inside. This tipped me over the edge, and I immediately got Cow Boy. The presentation of its hardcover is even more impressive. Everything from the fonts, and typefaces used in the publishing information is presented as a part of the story.

Reading this book from cover to cover is sincerely one of the most enjoyable experiences I've had all summer. As you turn the last page you will only be disappointed that there isn't more to read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny read! January 28, 2013

By Laura McCoy

Format:Hardcover

I like this book. I was reading this book out loud to my son because (for some reason) I thought it was a children's book (I will talk about that in a second). My husband was listening too and said I only liked it because I was talking in an accent. That may be true but it was still a good book. I highly recommend using an accent to read this because it makes it so much more fun.

This is a graphic novel that follows around a little boy who is turning in his family for bounty. He is really cute and the book is actually quite funny! Scattered throughout the book are also some short stories by various authors. I really liked a couple of them. One of them is about a man they call The Man with No Underpants. My son thought that story was hilarious. However, it was probably not entirely appropriate for his age.

Now speaking of that, I requested this book because it I thought it was going to be something to read to my son. Now he did like it but I think he was too young to understand some of the things that were going on. I would save this for kids that are a little bit older. For instance, there is a part where a black man, who I believe is a run-away slave, is getting harassed by some kids. There is a part where a girl is a worker at what seems like a whore house. Then another part with a cross dressing man. So I don't really recommend this for young kids but I didn't realize that until I was reading it.

The graphics in this book were good to, I have no complaints on those. I think this book would look great if it was in hardcover.

Overall though I really enjoyed this book and I recommend you pick it up.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll want a horse of your own! September 15, 2012

By Brian Freesh

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

The short: This book rocks, storytelling at it's finest. It is a light and fun comic book for all ages that nonetheless deals with very difficult themes. The superbly designed hardcover that integrates itself into the setting of the story is alone worth the purchase!

I've been a fan of Nate Cosby's since before he was an editor at Marvel. His dialog is always fun and witty, while stylistically always serving the characters and story. This is because more than being a great writer, Cosby is a master storyteller. His interest is in telling the best story, so everything must serve that story.

For example, as both an editor and a writer, he never seeks an artist because their art is great. He seeks out an artist because their style is perfect for the story he is telling, or because he knows they have the talent and versatility to produce great art that supports the story. The art serves the story, just as the dialog does, etc... Nate gets this, and he pulls it off effortlessly.

I can't wait for more of Cow Boy and more of any book by Nate Cosby!