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#1 of the relaunch is now out by Ande Park and Esteve Polls, and any worries I've had that it would not be as good have been squashed. I thought it was a fantastic first issue and by the end of it I was genuinely moved. These boys tell a damn good western.
The story is done in one and the next issue solicit (which looks fantastic) indicates that is the way it will be. IMO that's AWESOME news! I hope it stays that way for at least the majority of the time. As Jonah Hex showed, this can still actually work!
The series keeps the set up of a gritty tone mashed up with genuine heroic protagonists and it works on all levels. Polls is quite a different artist that Cariello but he's also quite good; his figures actually have a classic, almost Raymond / Toth feel to them that is appealing.
Great start. Everyone should be checking this out, including those who usually don't like westerns.
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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I chose this cover over the Alex Ross one for a variety of reasons, one being that I think it is an awesome piece of art.
Such a simple story really, yet it feels like so much more.
Great done in one tale, as Cobie said above, although while the issue is a complete story, it seems that it will be part of a larger arc. I think each issue will be enjoyable in and of itself, but readers of the series will be rewarded with a larger tale.
The art is very clean and easy to follow. Which I plan on...now to start getting the trades of the former series...
From: Turn around... | Registered: Jul 2003
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While my comic shop sold out of issue #2 before I got there...don't worry, I'll track it down.
I came across this gem at the local B&N in the used section. $10 out the door for the first Trade of the first series. Reviews to come, probably this weekend.
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I will. I also have a feeling I am going to need to find a good deal on the other trades for this series.
From: Turn around... | Registered: Jul 2003
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I think you'll love the trade Dev--a real highlight of the last few years!
Also, the recent #2 was fantastic! Good enough where a movie could be made out of it (which is how I feel about a lot of Jonah Hex stories).
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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The art by Sergio Cariello is absolutely gorgeous. The story by Brett Matthews is also straightforward and fast. Straight to the point. The colors by Dean White are lush and enhance the already beautiful work by Cariello.
John Cassiday is, as always, light-years beyond most of his peers with the cover. It's so simple, yet so effective.
The one thing that hit me when I opened it was that his dad looked like Sam Elliot. So therefore, he sounds like him to me in the book. Which is pretty cool.
The story is straightforward retelling of the first part of his origin. Up to and including our first glimpse of Tonto.
Cannot wait to dig into issue 2.
From: Turn around... | Registered: Jul 2003
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That trade was excellent for me, especially as I'd never remembered seeing the LR's (and Tonto's) origin before. I loved how this one explained or showed where pretty much every iconic aspect of the character came from. Hell, I'd never even thought about why he was called the "Lone Ranger" in the first place! Made me feel like a kid again.
I loved how Tonto came off, always mysterious and enigmatic with so much of his background ever being just hinted at and his story left somewhat to the imagination. Here, Tonto is no sidekick constantly in need of rescue. Heck, he rescued the LR more often than the other way around!
Also really special about the Matthews/Cariello run was how much Cariello was allowed to just do his thing. His pictures told the story with no need for exposition and narrative captions. Often, we'd get extended scenes of the pair doing little more than riding to their destination. Some might call this filler, but in the hands of Cariello, they were very beautiful and essential parts of the enjoyment of the series much in the way that sweeping vistas can be so pleasurable to look at in films shot in exotic and unique locales.
So being a big fan of the Matthews/Cariello run, I was a little concerned about the new Parks/Polls series and how it would hold up in comparison. And you know what? Two issues in, it holds up pretty damn well! The art by Polls is much different from Cariello's style, but it is beautiful in its own right! And I love how Parks is telling stories centered on the people LR & Tonto are attempting to help in the opening arc of their series. Both were very affecting stories and brought something different than what the prior series did.
I'm definitely onboard and happy to recommend either of these great LR series published by Dynamite to anyone who will listen!
-------------------- "Suck it, depressos!"--M. Lash
From: The Underbelly of Society | Registered: Jul 2003
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