Jonah Hex #52 - DC

I enjoy this book. The stories, for the most part, are pretty simple, but . . these are different times than what we're used to. The stories that Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti script here are perfect for this book. In this issue Jonah runs across some low-life thieves. They live in this swamp, and basically they try to rob whoever happens to pass through it. They even have one of their kids doing it. Anyways, this kid tricks Jonah into stopping and getting off his horse, and when he does . . he shoots him. But Jonah is ornery. He doesn't go down that easily. And in order to save himself, he kills the kid. Well, even though these schmucks are thieves, they believe in an eye for an eye. So they come after him. Jonah evades them, and they head back home, and he finds a shack with a widow and baby in it. He talks to Maisy Rae and tells her his story, and she removes his bullet and stitches him up. But it turns out that she's kin to these murderers, and she knows that they'll come looking for her. Anyways, long story short . . Jonah ends up killing them all, and she ends up alone. Actually . . more alone than she was before. Like I said . . pretty simple story. But . . it was entertaining. And I have to admit . . although I'm not a huge fan of Jordi Bernet's art . . it is perfect for this book. Plus . . I think I like this series because it's a good escape from all the other stuff that I read.