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A review by peter_xxx
All-Star Western, Volume 1: Guns and Gotham by Justin Gray
3.0
I read a lot of the pre new 52 jonah hex trades by Palmioti and Gray and I really liked those. So naturaly I did pick up the new 52 jonah hex series by those two. Jonah Hex has by editorial decree relocated to Gotham city and solves murders, finds criminals and rescues people over there. He is allied with doc Arkham, an early adaptor to psychology and scientific ways to crimesolving.
I liked the jonah hex in gotham story less than I liked the pre 52 run of jonah hex. I feel that there is something missig in this story. It all boils down to much to a bastard from the west collapsing with eastern city mentality. I'm also not impressed by the artwork by Moritat. For some reason it seems like a rush job to me. I would give the jonah hex story a 2.5 star rating.
But as you can see I gave the book a 3 star rating. That is because this collection also has the backup stories that appeared in the original comicbooks, and those are very good. They are stories about other western themed heroes and here Palmiotti and Gray showcase what made their pre new 52 jonah hex run so great. Especially the barbary ghost is a great revenge story.
I liked the jonah hex in gotham story less than I liked the pre 52 run of jonah hex. I feel that there is something missig in this story. It all boils down to much to a bastard from the west collapsing with eastern city mentality. I'm also not impressed by the artwork by Moritat. For some reason it seems like a rush job to me. I would give the jonah hex story a 2.5 star rating.
But as you can see I gave the book a 3 star rating. That is because this collection also has the backup stories that appeared in the original comicbooks, and those are very good. They are stories about other western themed heroes and here Palmiotti and Gray showcase what made their pre new 52 jonah hex run so great. Especially the barbary ghost is a great revenge story.