The NZA Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 New book coming from Azzarello (100 Bullets), preview's in this week's issue of that book. Vertigo says... Written by Brian Azzarello; Art and cover by Marcelo Frusin Fresh off his white-hot run on SUPERMAN, Eisner award-winning writer Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS, BATMAN) has created a Western for the new millennium. Reuniting with HELLBLAZER artist Marcelo Frusin, Azzarello has fashioned a tough-as-nails monthly series that combines all the bloody action and atmosphere of a Sergio Leone film with the provocative storytelling of HBO's Deadwood. The extra-sized 40-page issue #1 is just $2.99; future issues are 32 pages. Wes Cutter is a wanted man running from a violent past — the horrors of the Civil War, a brutal stint in a Union prison camp, and the savage fallout of Reconstruction. Now he's on a quest for the one thing in short supply: peace. Joining Wes is his beautiful wife Ruth, a woman who has been to hell and back herself — and hides dark secrets of her own. The road they travel will be a bloody one, leaving a trail of bodies stretching from Missouri to the Pacific Ocean. This is a tale only Azzarello — the mind behind some of the hardest-hitting comics of the last decade — could tell. Vertigo | 40pg. | Color | $2.99 US | Mature Readers On Sale October 26, 2005 I liked what i read of the preview, not much to go on but its promising, and everyone knows i loves westerns. Cover to # 2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Good to see someone else has seen this. Just bought the 1st trade and it's fuckin' brilliant. 3 issues in and it feels like a good hybrid of 100 Bullets(intricate characters, multi-level stories & lotsa lotsa wordplay) crossed with the uncompromising storytelling of Deadwood(i wrote this before i read the above review, leave me be Jont). As it says, follows Wes Cutter, and his very femme fatale missus Ruth. They've a pretty weird relationship(there's a messed up history involving Wes' brother Danny) and this first arc sees Wes return from a Yankee internment camp as a POW & looking to takie back his town that's been taken over by Yankee soldiers. It has the feel of A Fistful of Dollars to it, so if you're not reading this already Nick, geddit. I guarantee you'll love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted June 3, 2006 Author Share Posted June 3, 2006 this from the bru-hater i uh, acquired the trade, in a manner of speaking, recently, and shall thusly bump it up my queve on your say-so, since i only got to read # 1 so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted June 5, 2006 Author Share Posted June 5, 2006 More Vertigo-panel-philly-con-shit: Following hat had become the joke of the weekend, Wayne and Dennis, upon seeing the cover to Loveless #10 joked that the head on the sign belonged to Dick Grayson. Later, when talking about Deadman, Dennis joked that "Deadman" is actually a Hypertime story of Vertigo's Dick Grayson. ...Dennis later added that Brian Azzarello also has a rough idea of the ending for Loveless as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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