Jonah Hex Vol. 1: Face Full of Violence [Paperback]

Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (Author), Luke Ross (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 6, 2006

Jonah Hex, a mysterious bounty hunter and thinking man'skiller, was a hero to some and a villain to others -- and his name wasspoken in whispers. He had no friends, but he did have two companions: onewas death and the other... the smell of gunsmoke. This collection features six lushly illustrated tales of Hex's travels inthe old West, dodging bullets, righting wrongs and courting death.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Grotesquely deformed cowboys don't die, they come back to fight another day in the hands of another batch of artists. Jonah Hex—scarred, ruthless bounty hunter with a conscience, the "thinking man's killer"—has survived numerous revivals, thanks to his enigmatic moral code and utter fearlessness. Palmiotti and Gray's version pares away some of the artistic pretense of earlier incarnations. Their Hex calls to mind young Clint Eastwood but even more world-weary and haunted, Josey Wales on a lifetime without sleep. The stories are to-the-point and delightfully un-PC doses of revenge and vigilante justice: a kidnapper who forced young boys to fight dogs meets his maker at the hands of those dogs; mass murderers who blamed their spree on a band of Apaches are handed over to them; savage, gun-toting nuns hole up in a town called Salvation. Ross's frequent use of long, narrow panels gives the stories a sort of wide-screen feel. Plot outcomes are usually apparent from page one, but the fun of getting there makes this an utterly enjoyable collection. (Sept.)
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From Booklist

Jonah Hex is a bounty hunter roaming the nineteenth-century West, meting out cold frontier justice with a gun and an iron will. He dispatches crooked lawmen, rival mercenaries, and ruthless outlaws alike, never looking back or farther ahead than the next bounty. His reputation for cold calculation and a fast draw looms large in territories where law is often the first casualty. The stories collected here are stand-alones and reintroduce this classic DC character well. The creators pay unmistakable homage to the early pulp Westerns and earlier penny-dreadfuls that made the original gunslingers famous by employing easily recognized, wholly forgivable cliches and over-the-top dialogue. The art clearly nods to Clint Eastwood's classic westerns, especially in the framing of action scenes. And it's hard not to notice Hex's resemblance to the wandering man with no name. Whether meeting Mr. Hex for the first time or renewing an acquaintance made with his earlier incarnation in the early 1970s, western comics fans should be impressed by his frontier-noir adventures. Tina Coleman
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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (September 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401210953
• ISBN-13: 978-1401210953
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 0.2 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #422,638 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Writer, Editor and Creator.
Multi Award winning character creator with a wide range of experience in advertising, production, consulting, editorial, film writing, development and production, media presentation and video game development. Just a few of his clients include Nike, Nickelodeon, Universal pictures, Disney, Warner Brothers, DreamWorks, Lion's Gate, Vidmark, Starz, Fox Atomic, Alliance films, New Line, Spike TV, MTV, 2kgames, Midway, Radical games, Activision and THQ games.

Co founder of such companies as Event Comics, Black Bull Media, Marvel Knights, a division of marvel comics, and the current Paperfilms, where he is partners with Amanda Conner and Justin Gray. Together they have created and co created numerous universes, comics , TV series and characters including: The New West, Monolith, 21 Down, The Resistance, The Pro, Gatecrasher, Beautiful killer, Ash, Cloudburst, Trigger Girl 6, Thrill Seeker, Trailblazer, Ballerina, The Twilight Experiment and the TV series, Painkiller Jane.

Current work includes : Powergirl , Jonah Hex , Supergirl and Prototype for D.C.COMICS, The last Resort for I.D.W, Back to Brooklyn and SPLATTERMAN for Image comics, TIME BOMB for radical comics and Spartacus for Devils Due.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jonah Hex Is the Punisher of the Old West!, February 20, 2009

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This review is from: Jonah Hex Vol. 1: Face Full of Violence (Paperback)

Jonah Hex Vol. 1: Face Full of Violence is the BEST!!!! The art work and story telling are top notch. I read a lot of graphic novels. My favorite series is the Punisher by Garth Ennis and this ranks right up there with it. Trust me when I say you will not be disappointed in Jonah Hex Vol. 1: Face Full of Violence.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars couldn't agree more with the five star reviewers, August 3, 2008

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B. Lafave "parisconcert" (lakeland , fl) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jonah Hex Vol. 1: Face Full of Violence (Paperback)

i've been collecting this book since issue one hit the shelves several years ago now . i'm going to the trades now . somewhere in the middle forties (issue wise) . the series has seen lots of different illustrators (much to its credit to my mind) . just one set of great writers though . have there been ups and downs ? sure . it's not without flaw , but i sure do love the book . if you'd like a departure from or an addition to the super hero titles , i'd strongly suggest you check out this series . any graphic novel . it's very fun and tranporting . if you like westerns , you'll be hooked .

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A trade that stands out from the rest, October 3, 2006

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Patrick C. Wedge (Van Buren, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jonah Hex Vol. 1: Face Full of Violence (Paperback)

In a comic medium of decompressed stories and multi-part crossovers, Jonah Hex completely exposes an old school tradition by crafting clever, witty and meaningful stories in stand alone issues. Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti and Luke Ross are able to take a classic DC character, in a under appreciated genre, and captivate the audience. This collection offers readers a little taste of what the monthly title has been able to deliver on a monthly basis. Very happy that I've been getting the monthly title but this trade will sit on the bookshelf with some of my other titles.