Jonah woodson hex is a western comic book antihero appearing in comic books published in. Based on a dc comic, jonah hex is a supernatural western packed with action. He was a hero to some, a villain to others and wherever he rode, people spoke his name in whispers. Lead poisoning oct dc for sale online jonah hex see more. The quintessential bronze age old west bounty hunter, jonah hex is dcs iconic western hero, with lesser lights like scalphunter and bat lash hiding in the bushes, waiting to ambush on the fringe. A former confederate soldier, hex traveled from town to town helping those in need, stopping evildoers but often exacting a high price. He then ended up being the last headline character of the genre in the comic book medium.
And another honorable mention goes to weird western tales this was a four issue miniseries published by. Jimmy palmiotti is a multiawardwinning comic book creator with a wide range of experience in advertising, production, editorial, film writing and production, media presentation, and video game development. Art by tim truman1990s smt7734575 from shop smt7734575. Jinny hex is the great greatgranddaughter of jonah hex. A new monthly jonah hex series debuted in november 2005 cover date january 2006, written by justin gray and jimmy palmiotti with interior. It was a testament to the characters popularity, considering how conventional western themed comics had all but galloped off into the sunset. See more ideas about jonah hex, western comics and jonah hex comic. Disfigured by a hot tomahawk that branded his face, jonah hex stars in comics that owe zilch to the polished superheroics of the most jaded super. I want to put a bit of an old style in this character so i studied the clothing and weapons used by jonah hex from dc comics.
Superheroes were once again ascendant in the early 70s, despite a bout of horror which goosed the marketplace for a few years. Find jonah hex and jonah hex lot from a vast selection of comics. Scarfaced dc western antihero jonah hex was created by john albano writer and tony dezuniga art. Jonah hex comic book covers for all jonah hex comic books for sale its jonah hex as youve never seen him before. Smith and a cover by darwyn cooke, this issue is timed to coincide with the upcoming jonah hex movie starring josh. The last of the great american comic book western characters created in the 1970s weird phase in comics, jonah hex was created as a deliberate subversion of every western hero cliche you can think. Shes worked on interiors for archie, north 40, jonah hex, and covers for war machine, the wicked and the divine variant cover, rat queens variant cover, and much more. Best jonah hex series yet and thank the comic gods its still being published. The newest version of jonah hex returned the anti hero to his hard core western roots, providing a series of tough, violent and atmospheric tales set at various tomes during hexs life. Jonah hex comic books covers, scans of jonah hex comic.
Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use context. Origins nook comic with zoom view by jimmy palmiotti, justin gray, jordi bernet, phil noto. A click on the cover leads to the large cover view, a click on the issue number to the issue data. Aug 23, 2010 why were hex s in discount bins, cause no one wanted them. While there have been some very inspirational christmas comic book cover, there have also been quite a few weird christmas comic book covers. Dc comicslooney tunes crossovers revealed comic book. He had no friends, this jonah hex, but he did have two companions.
The 5 best modern western comics nerd to your mother. Despite his poor reputation and personality, hex is bound by a personal code of honor to protect and avenge the innocent. Warriors of symbion june marvel comic books, comic book. If you mix lobo or jonah hex with christmas, youre. Interior is in very nice condition complete, cover held tightly at staples. Jonah woodson hex is a western comic book antihero appearing in comic books published in the usa by dc comics. Then again, nothing was ever conventional about jonah hex. During a particularly tense duel, jonah is reminded of the lessons of his childhood. All star western jonah hex series comic kunst, comic art, comic books, all. The newest version of jonah hex returned the anti hero to his hard core western roots, providing a series of tough, violent and atmospheric tales set at various tomes during hex s life. Hex comic issue 2 modern age first print 1985 fleisher texeira janke lerose. Index status cover scan status 154 covers for 92 issues available.
The character was created by writer john albano and artist tony dezuniga. Wild with action, hex is written by michael fleisher, with art by mark texeira and dennis janke. In these classic stories from the 1970s, the infamous disfigured bounty hunter tracks down murderers. A civil war veteran turned bounty hunter, jonah hex s disfigured face and boorish personality dont win him many friends, but his code of honor and expert marksmanship skills means hes always. Jonah hex comic book covers for all jonah hex comic books for sale. A civil war veteran turned bounty hunter, jonah hexs disfigured face and boorish personality dont win him many friends, but his code of honor and expert marksmanship skills means hes always. Fleisher told interviewer mike horsehead in 2009, if memory serves me, i wrote somewhere in the neighborhood of 600650 comicbook stories in the course of my career, and the jonah hex series constituted the very best work i ever did in comics. Otherwise, the comic is identical to ordinary copies. Anthonys comic book art for sale artwork jonah hex. Discover how jonah hexs rough family life transformed him. He had no friends, this jonah hex, but he did have two. In true normal fashion, disfigured gunman jonah hex rode his horse out of weird western tales and into his own comic. The future of comics was generally dim as the newsstand distribution system was creaking and wheezing, but if editors knew anything, it was that. Get the best deals on jonah hex comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at.
Jonah hex 1977 in true normal fashion, disfigured gunman jonah hex rode his horse out of weird western tales and into his own comic. Rogue bounty hunter jonah hex is conscripted by the union army to help stop a former confederate general bent on. Hex is a surly and cynical bounty hunter whose face is horribly scarred on the right side. The inside pages and covers usually will be offwhitewhite, but can be creamoffwhite with the absence of other defects. As part of the new 52 reboot, dc decided to bring back the title allstar western, which had two previous volumes, the most recent of which ending in 1972. Emil ferris my favorite thing is monsters is a heck of a book. The opening issue set the tone for what was to follow, as hex was hired to find a missing boy only to uncover a circus using captured children to fight dogs. This series is also being made into a movie the shooting is already completed starring josh brolin.
Jonah hex finds himself side by side with american soldiers in vietnam when he tries to return to his own time. The writer recalled, i have adored westerns for as long as i can remember. Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within. This bound miniseries of five comic books is about a man of the old south in a splatterwestern worlda world of east texan joe lansdale didnt start out as a writer of comics, but he had always admired two dc characters, jonah hex and batman, for their. Jan 20, 2016 this pin was discovered by stuntman mike. The wild west vintage comic book lot of westerns jonah hex, rawhide kid, etc. Sep 05, 2017 the dc characters that will be the focus of these special issues are batman, wonder woman, martian manhunter, lobo, jonah hex, and the legion of superheroes while dc recently did looney tunes.
Origins is a compilation of issues 18 of the comic book published by dc vertigo in 2007. The celebrated writer and artist behind critical hits like dc. Part one of an exclusive offering of outofprint art books from auad publishing. The dc characters that will be the focus of these special issues are batman, wonder woman, martian manhunter, lobo, jonah hex, and the legion of. Cover by rafa garres a lost tale from the end of hexs trail with art by. Written by michael fleisher, with art and cover by jose luis garcia lopez.
One of the greatest and most memorable western characters in comics, the dramatically scarred jonah hex rode the high plains in search of vengeance and justice in these 1970s stories collected here for the first time. Jonah, who usually wears a confederate states army uniform, somewhat resembles clint eastwoods man with no name character. Jan 12, 2019 jinny hex is the great greatgranddaughter of jonah hex. Written by michael fleisher, with art and cover by jose luis garcialopez.
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