I wondered at this one. An amalgation of the old, ironic tales of Jonah Hex mixed with Chamber of Generation X? And throw in an amalgamated supporting cast.
You get an outlaw band on the run because of their differences from the rest of Western Society.
I wasn't sure quite what to expect from this comic. I think the writer spent a great deal of time and story crafting with this one, and it shows. The story starts out in Jonah's childhood, showing how ignorant people react to what they precieve as differences in others. It shows the fate of Jonah's family, and how they cared for him. And it briefly shows us how Jonah and his outlaw band are percieved and treated by various groups of people of the American West.
The story crafting shows through. The artwork was good. And the ending is true to a Jonah Hex story! I enjoyed it throughly!
My only complaint that I would liked to have seen more detail in the artwork. I thought the backgrounds were stark and barren, and the train and town could have used some sprucing up. Maybe it was use of lots of stark and neutral colors that added to my perception - it gave the work that cepia look of the old 1970's comics.
Okay, time for an overall rating! **** out of ***** (Very Good) The comic had an excellent story and a great ending. Lots of time and quality spent on this one! The art nicely follows the story, but doesn't have that "knock out" punch. This comic greatly exceeded my expectations!
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Bat-Thing
This comic was fearfully gripping and interesting on it's own. If you didn't know this was an amalgmation of DC's Man-Bat with Marvel's Man-Thing, you would have thought you found a new, cool independent comic!!!
This is clearly the best of the Amalgam comics I read. It works because it doesn't mess around trying to amalgate a bunch of second tier characters that you may or may not recognize. The Bat-Thing's immeadiate family could be anyone's family, and the amalgamation is only incindental to the story and art!
The story sets an excellent tone and quality. Who or what is the Bat-Thing? Is it terrorizing the city, or is their some other dark purpose? Is there any humanity left in Bat-Thing? Why here, why now?
Throw in some under-paid over-worked police folks, and you have a super-realistic story blended with the macabe!
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