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A review by caitcoy
Wynonna Earp, Vol. 1: Homecoming by Beau Smith
4.0
The story begins with Wynonna Earp up to her ears in zombies as she hunts down supernatural threats as part of the U.S. Marshals Black Badge division. This division has been tasked with eliminating such threats for decades and Earp has earned a reputation as both hot-headed and more of the “shoot first, ask questions maybe” type. As Wynonna, her boss Special Agent Xavier Dolls and her fellow agents John Henry and Valdez eliminate threats like supernatural fighting rings, a nefarious black market body parts dealer who also happens to be a chupacabra and a mad scientist bent on creating zombies, Wynnona starts to find out that there may be more to her legacy than just the name. With the help of her friends, the modern day, evil-vanquishing gunslinger must face the consequences of her family name before the evil forces on her trail catch up to her.
As someone who thoroughly enjoys the combination of supernatural and western known as Weird Westerns, Wynonna Earp was a hell of a treat. It’s full of references to characters that will be familiar to fans of Tombstone and the tone is an amusing combination of the over-the-top, bloody action and sly humor that had me giggling throughout. Wynonna herself is easy to like, for all that she prefers to shoot rather than think her way through problems. I appreciated that this attitude of hers causes her a fair amount of trouble and she has to deal with situations that wouldn’t have happened if she had acted a bit more cautiously. There are about a million one liners so this story definitely doesn’t take itself seriously but it’s a fun romp through a classic Western tale made more modern by the blending of the supernatural.
If you enjoy Westerns with a lot of blood and a bit of the supernatural, Wynonna Earp is well worth your time. It has a blend of humor and intense action that immediately made me think of Tombstone and kept me both amused and compelled. The art is by Innes and Evenhuis (with colors by Jay Fotos) is well done and the almost realistic style of it helps to balance the more over-the-top supernatural elements of the story. Though this is meant as a companion to the show (which I am currently enjoying), I actually liked this version a bit more.
As someone who thoroughly enjoys the combination of supernatural and western known as Weird Westerns, Wynonna Earp was a hell of a treat. It’s full of references to characters that will be familiar to fans of Tombstone and the tone is an amusing combination of the over-the-top, bloody action and sly humor that had me giggling throughout. Wynonna herself is easy to like, for all that she prefers to shoot rather than think her way through problems. I appreciated that this attitude of hers causes her a fair amount of trouble and she has to deal with situations that wouldn’t have happened if she had acted a bit more cautiously. There are about a million one liners so this story definitely doesn’t take itself seriously but it’s a fun romp through a classic Western tale made more modern by the blending of the supernatural.
If you enjoy Westerns with a lot of blood and a bit of the supernatural, Wynonna Earp is well worth your time. It has a blend of humor and intense action that immediately made me think of Tombstone and kept me both amused and compelled. The art is by Innes and Evenhuis (with colors by Jay Fotos) is well done and the almost realistic style of it helps to balance the more over-the-top supernatural elements of the story. Though this is meant as a companion to the show (which I am currently enjoying), I actually liked this version a bit more.