This was a different kind of Jonah Hex book. Well . . the book wasn't any different, it was just the message that it delivered. It was again by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti. The art this issue was provided by John Higgins. It suited the issue perfectly. Basically, this kid's cousin is lynched by this town. Whether he was innocent or guilty, I don't think it really matters. The kid thinks he innocent. So he wants to exact revenge on the town by killing every person in it. To which, he tries to hire Jonah. But Jonah, ironically, has to be the voice of reason. "So yer of the mind ah'm an orphan maker, or would you have it that ah slaughtered their offspring in crib and stroller alike?" Needless to say, Jonah sends him on his way. But 2 days later as the town is gathered in the church for Sunday prayer, he blows it up and burns it to the ground. For some reason then, he comes back to Jonah. I don't know if he thought he was going to pat him on the back, or give him an "ata-boy", or if he was just boasting . . I'm not really sure. But when Jonah sees him he takes him down right away so he can turn him over to the Sheriff for the reward. But he does take it a little overboard by cutting the kids tongue out, and stabbing him in the leg so he can't run. I'm thinking he's feeling a little guilty about leaving the kid to his own devices like that. And with that display, the Sheriff decides it's time for him to leave town. One of the "call-girls" wants to shoot him on the way out, but the Sheriff stops her. "Ease Off, Maybelle, and don't fret . . . hell's waitin' on him, no doubt of that." And the final page is a beautiful panel of him riding off in the pouring rain. A great issue, and a fantastic series. I can't believe it's 2008 and I like this book this much. Jonah is a great character. Conflicted . . but great.
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