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If you know Lansdale's work, then you know what pushes his buttons as a writer: violence, humor, and inequality in the world. This graphic novel (nicely illustrated by Sam Glanzman) looks like a straight Western, but it's a violent, fuuny, and angry novel about racism. Some of the characters are a bit too broad -- so evil you can barely look at them as real -- and the ending is just so OUT THERE is almost takes away from the rest of the book. I get the idea that a sequel was intended, and the book doesn't quite stand on its own. But still, it's a lot of fun, contains some insightful and thought-provoking ideas, and it's Lansdale, which means it's worth reading no matter what.

I am a big Joe Lansdale fan but wasn't sure about this because I usually don't like Westerns much. It was worth the money though.

It is a very quick read, since it is really a graphic novel. The illustrations are excellent and the story moves along quite well. Fun for Lansdale and Western fans alike.