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Bikini Cowboy
The wild west was a harsh and dangerous place. Where hard men were made, and the law of the land was unforgiving, meted out by either the gun or the noose. In the midst of this was a young boy named Rod McCloud. On the run from those who seek to exploit his special talents, he is rescued by a strange woman named Whisky Jill, who carries around only a surfboard and whip while wearing nothing but a hat and yellow string bikini. Together they go on a spiritual journey through the heart of the American frontier, to discover the ultimate answers to life and existence.
380 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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November 2, 2018
I have respect for all faiths. Atheism, in my opinion, is a faith: a faith in oneself without a supernatural and omnipotent being to guide them in life.
I am not of that faith. I'm not that confident and I actually believe in God.
I don't know if the creator of Bikini Cowboy is an atheist. I just know his work is a very well-drawn, Disney-inspired-farce with overtones of Quentin Tarantino but it's more then that.
It's NOT trying to indoctrination people into the world of atheism without actually using well-formed ideas about why a Godless Universe is a better place then a divinely created one. The book comes off as written by someone who does not believe in God and the questions raised in the book are about morality and ethics at its deepest levels, showing both the good and bad of people and not just religious people. Just because something comes off in a work of fiction does not necessarily mean they share those ideas personally. Still, a work does and usually reflects the author's mindset.
Such notions as a world without God has been done much better and has been much more offensive then Bikini Cowboy.
My favorite writer is Harlan Ellison, an Atheist, and he has offended and used his art much more effectively, makes no apologizes for it - much like this book - but doesn't care - at least not from what I gathered of his work - how you pray or don't.
I'm sure Mr. Ellison wants humans to see his way of thinking, who doesn't, but that's not humanity. We can't be changed that way or at least not that quickly. I don't share his faith but I enjoy the hell out his work.
Are their bad Christians as Bikini Cowboy shows?
You bet your ass. But there are bad people of all faiths, all people. Good people too of all faiths.
Religion, or lack thereof, is not the root of good or evil: it's human beings.
That is what Bikini Cowboy is about: humans who may share some or none of the same faiths as others in the book but know good and bad people when they see them: through their actions and what they are capable of.
So yeah, I was a touch offended by Bikini Cowboy but being offended makes me think and that's a good thing and the book was quite enjoyable.
For others who may be more offended then me, try not to hate it if you can, for that is truly divine.
Also, this all comes from a book called Bikini Cowboy.
I am not of that faith. I'm not that confident and I actually believe in God.
I don't know if the creator of Bikini Cowboy is an atheist. I just know his work is a very well-drawn, Disney-inspired-farce with overtones of Quentin Tarantino but it's more then that.
It's NOT trying to indoctrination people into the world of atheism without actually using well-formed ideas about why a Godless Universe is a better place then a divinely created one. The book comes off as written by someone who does not believe in God and the questions raised in the book are about morality and ethics at its deepest levels, showing both the good and bad of people and not just religious people. Just because something comes off in a work of fiction does not necessarily mean they share those ideas personally. Still, a work does and usually reflects the author's mindset.
Such notions as a world without God has been done much better and has been much more offensive then Bikini Cowboy.
My favorite writer is Harlan Ellison, an Atheist, and he has offended and used his art much more effectively, makes no apologizes for it - much like this book - but doesn't care - at least not from what I gathered of his work - how you pray or don't.
I'm sure Mr. Ellison wants humans to see his way of thinking, who doesn't, but that's not humanity. We can't be changed that way or at least not that quickly. I don't share his faith but I enjoy the hell out his work.
Are their bad Christians as Bikini Cowboy shows?
You bet your ass. But there are bad people of all faiths, all people. Good people too of all faiths.
Religion, or lack thereof, is not the root of good or evil: it's human beings.
That is what Bikini Cowboy is about: humans who may share some or none of the same faiths as others in the book but know good and bad people when they see them: through their actions and what they are capable of.
So yeah, I was a touch offended by Bikini Cowboy but being offended makes me think and that's a good thing and the book was quite enjoyable.
For others who may be more offended then me, try not to hate it if you can, for that is truly divine.
Also, this all comes from a book called Bikini Cowboy.
October 16, 2013
De estos cómics con los que no sabes ni como has dado, pero que resultan una sorpresa tremenda y que hablando en términos elaborados.. molan un huevo. Este pedazo tocho de casi 400 paginas y que me he leído de una sentada, es obra de un tal L.Frank Weber y el se lo hizó y el se lo comió, es decir es una obra autoeditada por el, que no he podido encontrar en papel (y me ha gustado tanto como para querer tenerlo) porque parece que esta agotada, pero que en Comixology lo venden en versión digital por apenas 6€.
Lo primero que te hace acercarte al cómic es la premisa..... Trata de una chica que va por el viejo oeste en bikini, con un látigo al cinto y con una tabla de surf. Así como suena. Y es que Whisky Jill McKey es una bruja Hawaiana, aunque nunca haya pisado Hawaii, ni la veamos practicar ninguna brujería, y el bikini y la tabla de surf es el uniforme de estas brujas, porque Whisky Jill no es la única.
Jill se encuentra con un chaval que tenían casi esclavizado por una habilidad suya, y juntos partirán por el viejo oeste hasta el pueblo de Jill, perseguidos por un oscuro personaje que quiere quemar a Jill y otro que quiere recuperar al chaval. Poco mas cuento porque tiene surrealismos que es mejor ver y que hacen un conjunto la mar de salao, divertido, completo y con el que no puedes dejar de volar de pagina en pagina.
Paginas dibujadas ya no solo en blanco y negro, sino que sin atisbo de entintado y seguramente sin nada digital (al menos que yo sepa), sino que esta todo dibujado a lápiz con un estilo que puede parecer simplista, pero que consigue dar una expresividad y un tono impresionante a la historia contra lo que se podría pensar a primera vista. Cómic absolutamente recomendable, muy fresco y toda una sorpresa para mi.
Lo primero que te hace acercarte al cómic es la premisa..... Trata de una chica que va por el viejo oeste en bikini, con un látigo al cinto y con una tabla de surf. Así como suena. Y es que Whisky Jill McKey es una bruja Hawaiana, aunque nunca haya pisado Hawaii, ni la veamos practicar ninguna brujería, y el bikini y la tabla de surf es el uniforme de estas brujas, porque Whisky Jill no es la única.
Jill se encuentra con un chaval que tenían casi esclavizado por una habilidad suya, y juntos partirán por el viejo oeste hasta el pueblo de Jill, perseguidos por un oscuro personaje que quiere quemar a Jill y otro que quiere recuperar al chaval. Poco mas cuento porque tiene surrealismos que es mejor ver y que hacen un conjunto la mar de salao, divertido, completo y con el que no puedes dejar de volar de pagina en pagina.
Paginas dibujadas ya no solo en blanco y negro, sino que sin atisbo de entintado y seguramente sin nada digital (al menos que yo sepa), sino que esta todo dibujado a lápiz con un estilo que puede parecer simplista, pero que consigue dar una expresividad y un tono impresionante a la historia contra lo que se podría pensar a primera vista. Cómic absolutamente recomendable, muy fresco y toda una sorpresa para mi.
December 20, 2020
If you like stories that explain what is going on or that have elements that make any sense, avoid this one.
Our hero lives in the wild west, carries around a surfboard, wears a bikini, and drinks energy drinks. How and why? Who knows! She also can beat up entire crowds of giant men and, when someone does get the drop on her, she has some of the strongest plot armor ever.
Our hero lives in the wild west, carries around a surfboard, wears a bikini, and drinks energy drinks. How and why? Who knows! She also can beat up entire crowds of giant men and, when someone does get the drop on her, she has some of the strongest plot armor ever.
September 19, 2023
i guess this would have been cooler if i felt some way about religion and atheism? but i don't. this was just weird.
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January 4, 2022TW
I love the art style, the way they frame the characters on the page, the narrative is smooth too. HOWEVER, can´t help to wonder about the age gap between the two main characters. Rod is a pre-teen(?) and Jill is, it seems, on her early twenties. And it is very uncomfortable how she interacts with Rod at times, by interacting I mean a complete disrespect of boundaries and consent. It might have been interpreted the wrong way but the last few pages were really unsettling.
I love the art style, the way they frame the characters on the page, the narrative is smooth too. HOWEVER, can´t help to wonder about the age gap between the two main characters. Rod is a pre-teen(?) and Jill is, it seems, on her early twenties. And it is very uncomfortable how she interacts with Rod at times, by interacting I mean a complete disrespect of boundaries and consent. It might have been interpreted the wrong way but the last few pages were really unsettling.
February 17, 2018
Two stars for the art being pretty awesome. The story left a lot to be desired, though. The way the author brought in politics was heavy handed. A lot of the story felt forced. The fish from the bird was a cheap device. I wanted to like it, but couldn’t get past all of the stuff that felt out of place.
March 22, 2021
Jill McKay always wears a bikini and travels the wild west with a surfboard. She takes a little boy under her wing, but both have enemies in pursuit. I liked this at first, Jill being quite funny, but from page 292 onwards her creepy and inappropriate behaviour with the kid made me highly unlikely to read future volumes.
August 2, 2019
I NEED MORE.
And I need an animated adaptation. Holy fuck.
And I need an animated adaptation. Holy fuck.
March 30, 2020
Adorable pencil (?) art and an intriguingly odd little story, but ultimately left me a little unexcited.
November 8, 2020
This started of kind of ridiculous, with a girl cowboy in a bikini carrying around a surfboard, but it turned out great. It really surprised me and had much more feeling then I expected.
June 7, 2021
Wildly imaginative, energetically drawn, and unafraid to NOT explain itself.
November 10, 2014
Wow. Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained was the first time the Western had truly changed shape in the all the years Hollywood explored it. And now we have Bikini Cowboy. There's probably a lot that could be said about it, but that's the least. It's like if Disney, today, came up with Peter Pan on its own. Today, thanks to movies like Frozen, the princess archetype has been changed forever. The elements of Bikini Cowboy don't seem to add up at first. A girl in a bikini in the Old West. Yeah. But the more you read, the more you're convinced. Weber figured it all out, got his story completely straight, and went ahead boldly. What more is there to say? One of the best things I've read all year.
August 15, 2013
What a gem. Stumbled upon this comic completely by accident - someone posted a page and it looked strange, a western with a bikini-clad girl and little boy as the main characters? Still, grabbed my interest enough to check out the actual comic... hooked me from the first page. Gorgeous artwork, surreal atmosphere, action-packed story. Read it all in one sitting. For $6, this is a no-brainer. Grab it, you won't be disappointed!
October 25, 2013
Bikini cowboy is a great story with a simple, yet emotive, style of artwork. The pages are black-and-white throughout, but I have a fondness for art that manages to convey so much through the medium of lines on paper. I look forward to the sequel.
May 11, 2013
Great artwork, strange story
January 18, 2016
Sorprendente, fascinante, un gran descubrimiento del cómic independiente, vale la pena cada momento, es una gran novela que no tiene pierde. Must to read.
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January 15, 2018Emmmm... I really don't know.
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