Apr. 12th, 2009
Sunday Trade: Jonah Hex
Apr. 12th, 2009 04:56 pm
Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo written by Joe R. Lansdale, Drawn by Timothy Truman, Inks by Sam Glanzman, Colors by Sam Parsons and Letters by Todd Klein
Two-Gun Mojo was my introduction to both Jonah Hex and Lansdale. Its possible its even my first real introduction to Truman, before I found Grimjack even. Hex is a scarred Civil War vet turned bounty hunter. And thanks to various animated appearances on Batman: the Animated Series, Justice League Unlimited and Batman: The Brave & The Bold he's probably DC's best known Old West character...
In "Two-Gun Mojo" Lansdale mixes together his two favorite genres, Westerns and Horror. Here he uses a two-bit snake-oil salesman and his carnival of freaks that cross paths with Hex. And making them especially dangerous is that one of the freaks is the animated corpse of legendary gunfighter Wild Bill Hickock...
The story is as violent as a Peckinpah movie and darkly humorous. Lansdale and Truman are both recognized master's in their fields and letterer Klein has more Eisner nominations than I've got fingers. Together with Glanzman and Parsons they craft a classic tale of murder, vengeance and dark magics...