This issue actually had a pretty cool story in it. This town hire Jonah to go after someone called the Red Mask, because he's been stealing left and right from all the townsfolk. As it turns out, the Red Mask is the town drunk. After he steals, he puts on an act like he's wasted, and the sheriff puts him in the pen for the night to sober up. While he's resting away in there, the rest of the town is putting a posse together to look around the mountains for the thief. Obviously, they never find him. But Hex does, turns the tables on him, and gets to leave town with all the gold. I know . . the story doesn't sound that exciting. But the difference is . . . well, first of all, check out that Richard Corben cover. Is that cool or what? Second of all, Paulo Siqueira does the art. If you've read Birds of Prey at all, he did some fill in issues on that book. Well I don't know if the difference in this book is the inker, Amilton Santos, or the colorist, Bob Schwager, but the artwork in this issue is incredible. Right from the very beginning you can just tell that this issue is going to be something special. There's a few pages in the middle, where Hex comes across some Apache's in a cave . . the art is amazing. This issue really is the whole package. And I definitely have to give props to Paulo . . he's an incredible talent. Keep up the good work!
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