First of all this book was illustrated by David Michael Beck, and is was stunning. The best art this book has had in a couple of issues. The story was great, as always. The story starts out with Hex wobbling from a hanging tree. Somehow it doesn't kill him right away, and before it does ElDiablo rides up and cuts him down. It seems Hex got on the bad side of some Carny folk because he killed thier boss. Of course the boss was running a child slavery ring, and making the boys fight dogs for gambling purposes. But they hung him anyways. Well now that the boss was dead, the Pearson gang, whom he was paying protection money to, no longer feels the need to protect them and instead are ransacking and raping the freaks. Thier words, not mine. Of course Jonah can't let an injustice slide, so he's ends up riding in and saving everyone. Well, the people that are left. And with ElDiablo's help takes out the gang too. Now the real meat of the story comes not from these events, but from the interaction between Jonah, and Diablo's alter ego Lazarus. It seems that Jonah is at odds with everyone he meets. And friends seem to get it rougher than strangers. My guess would be it's his was of testing their friendship and also his way of not getting to close to anyone. Anyways, cool stuff. I like that this, and Loveless, are the only 2 real Western books out there. And I like the way they're handling this, in that these are only one issue stories. Get in, have some fun, get out. My only criticism is that I think we should learn a little more about Hex each issue. I know that he's supposed to be an enigma, but, I don't think it would hurt to crack that exterior just a little. Give us a peep at the inside man. Or go back into his history a little bit. Maybe when he was younger or an adolescent even. Just food for thought. Either way I'll be here every month. Hanging out with a book, some chew and my spittin' can.
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