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Dynamite's The Lone Ranger #4
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The thrilling adventures of The Lone Ranger and Tonto continue from writer Brett Matthews, art director John Cassaday, and interior artist Sergio Cariello (along with colorist Macelo Pinto) Collects The Lone Ranger #18-25.
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First published December 13, 2011
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November 10, 2025
Collects The Lone Ranger #18-25. This finishes a gritty retelling of The Lone Ranger's origin. By gritty, I mean that there are some very violent scenes with a lot of blood, bordering on body horror. This version hits all the major canonical points Ranger fans know and love, and adds a few new ones. For example, the Ranger's silver mine makes him tremendously wealthy. The mine's cave itself becomes a huge base of operations where the Ranger can conduct forensic examinations. Hmm, any resemblance to Batman must be purely coincidental! There's also a bit of a romance added to the lore, but it really doesn't pay off. Tonto is portrayed as a real person, not with the stereotyped clichés from earlier versions. Sergio Cariello's artwork conveys the widescreen grandeur of the Old West, with a nice mix of action and character close-ups.
April 29, 2024
A nice little twist and a satisfying end to the Cavendish saga.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 9, 2021
Okay... um... wow. I will admit that the last two were kind of just "meh". They didn't feel like they impacted the story much and they kind of just seemed like they were going no where. But that's the point of the ending, isn't it? To tie all of the endings up neatly. And this story ended beautifully.
Of course, there are always two ways in which a story can end: 1) It sucks awfully. There were too many loose ends and it didn't bring the satisfaction you were hoping for (I personally consider Harry Potter to have such an ending. 2) The author did a great job tying up the loose ends and it sits contently with the reader (I personally consider Heroes kf Olympus to have such an ending). I suppose there's also a 3rd one where it's in the middle where where it wasn't particularly "satisfying", per say, but not bad either. (I suppose this would probably be like the ending to books like The Hunger Games)
Fortunately, these books were such like the second one. There was such perfect execution and perfect scenes where you (or at least I) was left in utter shock.
There were deaths that you suspected, deaths that you never would have expected, deaths that you were sure would happen and then still yet also some deaths that you were sure would NOT happen. And, through all of it, there were twists and turns with all of those options.
Very impressive. Very intriguing. I knew that I would give it a five star nearly from the beginning.
Of course, there are always two ways in which a story can end: 1) It sucks awfully. There were too many loose ends and it didn't bring the satisfaction you were hoping for (I personally consider Harry Potter to have such an ending. 2) The author did a great job tying up the loose ends and it sits contently with the reader (I personally consider Heroes kf Olympus to have such an ending). I suppose there's also a 3rd one where it's in the middle where where it wasn't particularly "satisfying", per say, but not bad either. (I suppose this would probably be like the ending to books like The Hunger Games)
Fortunately, these books were such like the second one. There was such perfect execution and perfect scenes where you (or at least I) was left in utter shock.
There were deaths that you suspected, deaths that you never would have expected, deaths that you were sure would happen and then still yet also some deaths that you were sure would NOT happen. And, through all of it, there were twists and turns with all of those options.
Very impressive. Very intriguing. I knew that I would give it a five star nearly from the beginning.
December 28, 2015
Please note, some spoilers exist within my review...
I loved the artwork and applaud that Dynamite kept the same same writer and artist team from beginning to end, but the wrap up wasn't as sharp a work as anything that came before. A romance that was hinted at never worked out/paid off and it took a sudden, wide swerve and crashed. The showdown at the end was so over the top and ridiculous that I nearly forgot how much I used to enjoyed what came before. At times the dialogue was odd or the logic of the sequence of events, be it action, story, or otherwise was really confusing. At times I even wondered if I had a misprint. This 4th volume concludes the 25-issue series, but it must not have been a monthly schedule because it seems the title has been around for a lot longer than 2-years. Perhaps the fault is easy for anyone doing a revenge tale that spans several years as it's quite a test of the reader's patience to drag out for so long. Did the writer take a sabbatical on this series and forgot how to write the characters or where he left off? Was the writer uncertain about the characters morality or his own? I'd gotten annoyed with The Lone Ranger since he kept pushing his teammate away for no good reason. Fiction aside, I'm not sure there's a place in this world for a character like The Lone Ranger to exist. How could a man who lost everything still oppose killing and in a world such as he lives not face that question a million time before. Heroes are darker and not black and white and, I'm sorry, but heroes kill, if they have to.
I really liked the redesign of the mask from the Lone Ranger, but the story ends with him losing the Batman-like nose-covering mask in favor of wearing his original domino-mask, like what Robin wears. Unfortunately, the artist was unable to make the domino mask look good or normal and I even wondered if it was the same artist drawing that sequence or if it was supposed to be the same character since he looked so unfit and goofy.
If Dynamite keeps or renews the license hopefully they'll hire Joe Lansdale next time as I liked what he did many years ago when he wrote TLR for Topps.
I loved the artwork and applaud that Dynamite kept the same same writer and artist team from beginning to end, but the wrap up wasn't as sharp a work as anything that came before. A romance that was hinted at never worked out/paid off and it took a sudden, wide swerve and crashed. The showdown at the end was so over the top and ridiculous that I nearly forgot how much I used to enjoyed what came before. At times the dialogue was odd or the logic of the sequence of events, be it action, story, or otherwise was really confusing. At times I even wondered if I had a misprint. This 4th volume concludes the 25-issue series, but it must not have been a monthly schedule because it seems the title has been around for a lot longer than 2-years. Perhaps the fault is easy for anyone doing a revenge tale that spans several years as it's quite a test of the reader's patience to drag out for so long. Did the writer take a sabbatical on this series and forgot how to write the characters or where he left off? Was the writer uncertain about the characters morality or his own? I'd gotten annoyed with The Lone Ranger since he kept pushing his teammate away for no good reason. Fiction aside, I'm not sure there's a place in this world for a character like The Lone Ranger to exist. How could a man who lost everything still oppose killing and in a world such as he lives not face that question a million time before. Heroes are darker and not black and white and, I'm sorry, but heroes kill, if they have to.
I really liked the redesign of the mask from the Lone Ranger, but the story ends with him losing the Batman-like nose-covering mask in favor of wearing his original domino-mask, like what Robin wears. Unfortunately, the artist was unable to make the domino mask look good or normal and I even wondered if it was the same artist drawing that sequence or if it was supposed to be the same character since he looked so unfit and goofy.
If Dynamite keeps or renews the license hopefully they'll hire Joe Lansdale next time as I liked what he did many years ago when he wrote TLR for Topps.
July 28, 2012
This brings this great story arc to a satisfying conclusion that leaves the door open for more adventures.
June 17, 2023
Cavendish is taking his time arming himself for the coming conflict. Any conflict, even taking over a country, it would seem. John is accused of murder by the sheriff from the previous volume. His bullets were used in several murders. FBI agent Marle is investigating the matter.
May 14, 2019
This concludes the story arc began with Volume 1..
As with the first three volumes, it has an uneven narrative..yet sprinkled with really good sequences often...
As with the first three volumes, it has an uneven narrative..yet sprinkled with really good sequences often...
May 22, 2021
The conclusion to the love story felt like a total bait and switch. Really made me upset. Other than that it was good
April 27, 2023
Very good conclusion to the first volume of the series, although it was really a beginning as well as and ending. This series was a great reboot of the character.
April 21, 2013
The four stars is more for the entire four volume set than this particular volume. Brett Matthews, who worked on one of my favorite television shows Firefly, gives us a very good retelling of The Lone Ranger's origin and how his partnership developed with Tonto. This a bit more grim and gritty than the previous version, and not the comedy the upcoming movie promises to be.
The Ranger, John Reid, and Tonto do have feelings, and neither man will come through the final encounter with Butch Cavendish unscathed physically or emotionally. As Matthews has left the series so have I, because I'd rather stop reading these tales with a good taste in my mouth.
p.s. Dynamite is still publishing the monthly, but I am not fond of Ande Parks' writing.
The Ranger, John Reid, and Tonto do have feelings, and neither man will come through the final encounter with Butch Cavendish unscathed physically or emotionally. As Matthews has left the series so have I, because I'd rather stop reading these tales with a good taste in my mouth.
p.s. Dynamite is still publishing the monthly, but I am not fond of Ande Parks' writing.
October 11, 2012
I really enjoyed Dynamite's "The Lone Ranger" comic. They tried their best to treat the story (the legend) with respect, while still giving it an edge.
This volume brings to an end the 1st chapter of The Lone Ranger Legend. If you are a Ranger fan, read all 4.
The art is wonderful. Sometimes, the lack of words bothers me, but I guess they wanted to give the comic a "movie" feel. And they do. The drawings of the landscapes are wonderful.
This is a very good comic and a great re-telling of The Lone Ranger legend. I fear the upcoming Disney film will be nowhere as good...
This volume brings to an end the 1st chapter of The Lone Ranger Legend. If you are a Ranger fan, read all 4.
The art is wonderful. Sometimes, the lack of words bothers me, but I guess they wanted to give the comic a "movie" feel. And they do. The drawings of the landscapes are wonderful.
This is a very good comic and a great re-telling of The Lone Ranger legend. I fear the upcoming Disney film will be nowhere as good...
November 30, 2011
A great ending to the whole Lone Ranger origin story. The whole thing has a thrilling pace, and I love Cariello's art.
December 27, 2015
Kind of a let down. The artwork, as always, was first rate. The dialogue, however, was terribly lacking. I'll stick around. For awhile.
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