The year is 1870, the place is the Texas frontier town of Javer's Tanks. Cotton Coleridge is a man running from his past. And being new in town, he's the one the locals blame when folks start dyin' mysteriously. By the time the truth gets out, half the town has died...and come back. Cotton's quick with a gun, but guns don't work on vampires!
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"...a highly compelling, massively entertaining read...Don't miss it!" -- Scoop, Friday October 22, 2004
"...a subversive bit of western horror...an elegant storyline of doom and redemption..." -- The Astounding B Monster, December 2004
"...so real, three-dimensional - in both word and image - that it scared the crap out of me..." -- Comic Widows/Alternation Ink 2005
"An exceptionally managed balancing act, this "West" is weird, wicked and absolutely wondrous." -- RUE MORGUE magazine, Issue 43, March 2005
"This ain't your daddy's Billy the Kid vs. Dracula...this... beauty reveals a welcomed growth of the creative team." -- The Washington Times, October 10, 2004
"...a subversive bit of western horror...an elegant storyline of doom and redemption..." -- The Astounding B Monster, December 2004
"...so real, three-dimensional - in both word and image - that it scared the crap out of me..." -- Comic Widows/Alternation Ink 2005
"An exceptionally managed balancing act, this "West" is weird, wicked and absolutely wondrous." -- RUE MORGUE magazine, Issue 43, March 2005
"This ain't your daddy's Billy the Kid vs. Dracula...this... beauty reveals a welcomed growth of the creative team." -- The Washington Times, October 10, 2004
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"Don't matter no how. We're gonna GIT ya.",
This review is from: The Wicked West Volume 1 (v. 1) (Paperback)
Todd Livingston, Robert Tinnell, and Neil Vokes follow-up their highly successful graphic novel THE BLACK FOREST with THE WICKED WEST, a thrilling tale blending western action/adventure with classic horror set in 1870 Texas.
When lone gunslinger Cotton Coleridge rides into the quiet town of Javer's Tanks to secure a teaching position, a strange evil slowly befalls the area and Cotton must deal with an ever-growing population of ravenous vampires! The dynamic duo of writers, Todd Livingston and Robert Tinnell, score another hit in the crossover genre. The story is very suspenseful, with a likeable lead character and wonderful, juicy dialogue. Cotton Coleridge stands as a tragic and enigmatic figure, a man of great conscience burdened by a destiny to battle the forces of the supernatural. Neil Vokes' art, the ideal compliment to the authors' writing styles, perfectly captures the mood of the characters and setting, this time in lavish color contributed by Scott Keating. Each distinct expression, from innocence to evil, reaches in and touches the deepest recesses of the soul. The back-up short story by Andrew Sands and Brian Quinn is a delightful bonus, as is the beautiful pin-up gallery featuring the work of David Michael Beck, Eric Powell, and many more. Like THE BLACK FOREST before it, THE WICKED WEST reads like a live-action film that constantly keeps the viewers on the edge of their seats. The ending, while nicely contained, teases the reader with the possibility of a sequel. As far as this reviewer is concerned, the idea is a most favorable one!
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Didn't live up to the Hype,
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This review is from: The Wicked West Volume 1 (v. 1) (Paperback)
This graphic novel did not live up to the hype. I purchased The Wicked West based on the 5 star reviews it recieved. It was an ok book. The art work was excellent, but the storyline was vague. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't great.
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Dust n' Guts With Fangs All Over!,
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This review is from: The Wicked West Volume 1 (v. 1) (Paperback)
The fellas that produced the pulp horror action classic The Black Forest head into the bloodiest gulch in The Wicked West as they begin to forge the legend of Cotton Coleridge. Fast paced spaghetti western action blends very well with the horror elements on show as the lead and fists fly over the chomping and tearing baddies. A perfect introduction for a new character, when the dust settles in The Wicked West you'll be looking to saddle up for more. The artwork by Neil Vokes hits all the right harmonica notes, the story clomps like a stallion on the run from the black hatted bullets and the coloring provides a slick veneer of tumbling weedy dust to make the whole thing sing like a froggy throated western narrator.
Be sure to check out The Black Forest 2 for more of Cotton's Cadaver Splattering!
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