| Comic Review | Paul Milligan |
Jonah Hex #1
Writers: Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti
Artist: Luke Ross
Colorist: Jason Kieth
Letterer: Rob Leigh
DC’s
most famous western hero, the horribly scarred (inside as
well as out) Jonah Hex, returns with his first ongoing
series in years. In the premiere issue Hex is hired to find
the ten-year old son of a millionaire. His search leads him
to a traveling carnival where young boys are forced to fight
rabid dogs for the entertainment of the crowd.
I love a good western and this new Jonah Hex series has all
the makings of a great one. Hex is played perfectly as a
dark and mysterious hero who is as deadly, if not more so,
than the evil men he faces. He’s a man with no friends, no
faith and perhaps not the purest motivations for pitting
himself against the bad guys. His character bears a striking
similarity to that of the character played by Clint Eastwood
in Sergio Leone’s famous “Man With No Name” trilogy of
movies. It’s probably no coincidence then that artist Luke
Ross chose to model the face of Hex after Eastwood.
If you like good westerns, or if you’re just interested in a
good story about a haunted man trying to reconcile his
talent for killing with his own guilt ridden conscience,
then I’d suggest giving Jonah Hex a shot. And if you’re a
fan of the Landsdale/Truman Jonah Hex mini’s from a few
years back don’t worry, there’s still an element of the
strange and bizarre in this new series.
Special thanks go out to Jeremy Shorr, owner of
Titan Comics for allowing us to use his advance
preview books for review purposes.
