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Strangeways: Murder Moon
In the wilderness of the Strangeways, black hats and badmen are the least of your worries. Here, there's fates worse than death and you just might find that your trusty revolver isn't enough to get you out of trouble.
1868. Ex-Army officer Seth Collins is trying to forget the horrors of the Civil War when he finds himself faced with another kind of horror altogether. Something, not someone, is hunting the people of Silver Branch, including Collins' estranged sister. A strange and seemingly unkillable wolf prowls the wilderness, killing not simply for pleasure but to utterly destroy Silver Branch. But this is a town with its own secrets, ones that it won't give up willingly.
Collins shortly finds himself trapped between the obligations of family and friendship. These duties lead him straight into darkness, where he has to find a way to defeat a creature that is neither man nor beast, all the while threatened by the the very town he's trying to save.
Gorgeously illustrated in stark black and white, Murder Moon is a trip to a dark West that never was. Illustrated by newcomer Luis Guaragña, and includes the short story "Lone" illustrated by Gervasio and Jok. Also features pinups by Steve Lieber (Civil War: Frontline and Whiteout), Guy Davis (Sandman Mystery Theatre and B.P.R.D.), Fábio Moon (Smoke and Guns) and Gabriel Bá (Casanova).
1868. Ex-Army officer Seth Collins is trying to forget the horrors of the Civil War when he finds himself faced with another kind of horror altogether. Something, not someone, is hunting the people of Silver Branch, including Collins' estranged sister. A strange and seemingly unkillable wolf prowls the wilderness, killing not simply for pleasure but to utterly destroy Silver Branch. But this is a town with its own secrets, ones that it won't give up willingly.
Collins shortly finds himself trapped between the obligations of family and friendship. These duties lead him straight into darkness, where he has to find a way to defeat a creature that is neither man nor beast, all the while threatened by the the very town he's trying to save.
Gorgeously illustrated in stark black and white, Murder Moon is a trip to a dark West that never was. Illustrated by newcomer Luis Guaragña, and includes the short story "Lone" illustrated by Gervasio and Jok. Also features pinups by Steve Lieber (Civil War: Frontline and Whiteout), Guy Davis (Sandman Mystery Theatre and B.P.R.D.), Fábio Moon (Smoke and Guns) and Gabriel Bá (Casanova).
- GenresGraphic Novels
144 pages, Paperback
First published March 19, 2008
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About the author
Matt Maxwell
19 books23 followersHey folks, haven't been around for awhile. Poking my head back in to update this because there's nothing more fun than updating a million websites and membership zones, right? Yeah. So much fun.
Since I was last here, I've successfully Kickstarted All Waters Are Graves (which may be listed here, but who even knows) and Fake Believe (which should totally not be listed here yet.) They are the second and third Hazeland books, respectively. What's Hazeland? It's genre-agnostic (some say genre-antagonistic) stories all set in Los Angeles of the past, mostly the 80s. Things are weird and getting weirder. What can you expect? Fantasy horror science fiction weird magical realist human crime fiction is what.
More later.
A southern California native transplanted to the Sierra Nevada Foothills, Maxwell has been writing since he learned how to touch-type before he was in high school. He attended college at University of California, Irvine and graduated the same year TWIN PEAKS came on the air. Afterwards, he went on to work at a think-tank with members of the Manhattan Project team. Don't get excited. He did computer and clerical work. He took classes in design and animation and went on to work as an animator at Netter Digital, on MAX STEEL and DAN DARE. Sometimes he plays guitar and or keyboards and or drones for Identify 9, which you can hear at highway62.bandcamp.com.
His latest project is the weird horror/crime series Hazeland, with the first release coming out this summer and the next several releases coming two a year.
He is the author of several novels, including RAGNAROK SUMMER (out for the kindle now). He has written several short story collections, including TUG ON THE RIBBON and BLINK AND OTHERS and the upcoming DUSTBEARER. HIGHWAY 62 REVISITED is his latest collection of non-fiction and commentary, following THE COLLECTED FULL BLEED. Finally, he is the writer and creator of the western/horror comic series STRANGEWAYS, illustrated by Luis Guragña (gur-anya) and Gervasio and Jok. He talks too much on twitter (@highway_62) and spends too much time on tumblr (highway62.tumblr.com and intrapanel.tumblr.com) where he chatters about movies and comics, respectively.
Since I was last here, I've successfully Kickstarted All Waters Are Graves (which may be listed here, but who even knows) and Fake Believe (which should totally not be listed here yet.) They are the second and third Hazeland books, respectively. What's Hazeland? It's genre-agnostic (some say genre-antagonistic) stories all set in Los Angeles of the past, mostly the 80s. Things are weird and getting weirder. What can you expect? Fantasy horror science fiction weird magical realist human crime fiction is what.
More later.
A southern California native transplanted to the Sierra Nevada Foothills, Maxwell has been writing since he learned how to touch-type before he was in high school. He attended college at University of California, Irvine and graduated the same year TWIN PEAKS came on the air. Afterwards, he went on to work at a think-tank with members of the Manhattan Project team. Don't get excited. He did computer and clerical work. He took classes in design and animation and went on to work as an animator at Netter Digital, on MAX STEEL and DAN DARE. Sometimes he plays guitar and or keyboards and or drones for Identify 9, which you can hear at highway62.bandcamp.com.
His latest project is the weird horror/crime series Hazeland, with the first release coming out this summer and the next several releases coming two a year.
He is the author of several novels, including RAGNAROK SUMMER (out for the kindle now). He has written several short story collections, including TUG ON THE RIBBON and BLINK AND OTHERS and the upcoming DUSTBEARER. HIGHWAY 62 REVISITED is his latest collection of non-fiction and commentary, following THE COLLECTED FULL BLEED. Finally, he is the writer and creator of the western/horror comic series STRANGEWAYS, illustrated by Luis Guragña (gur-anya) and Gervasio and Jok. He talks too much on twitter (@highway_62) and spends too much time on tumblr (highway62.tumblr.com and intrapanel.tumblr.com) where he chatters about movies and comics, respectively.
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October 2, 2018
This one was good. I liked the characters and story. The wolf looked ferocious. The skinwalker angle set it apart from the typical werewolf story. I think it could've used more backstory and mythology though. You get some backstory at the end but there are too many gaps for it to add much. Overall it was a solid venture but more research and depth would've made it even better.
October 5, 2009
A historical horror graphic novel taking place in Nevada in 1868. I liked the writing better than I liked the art, and they averaged to three stars. The guest drawings by major artists in the back actually made the art look even worse.
On the other hand, the story was very interesting, especially with the second story partly explaining things. Unfortunately, a third story was really needed, explaining the transformation of a seemingly peaceful werewolf from the back story into the killer shown in the main story. The writing was good, and the historical bits were solid.
On the other hand, the story was very interesting, especially with the second story partly explaining things. Unfortunately, a third story was really needed, explaining the transformation of a seemingly peaceful werewolf from the back story into the killer shown in the main story. The writing was good, and the historical bits were solid.
May 18, 2008
I've always had kind of a yen for supernatural stories involving either the old west, or old Japan. Nothing like fighting a werewolf with a sixgun, or a demon with a sword.
Matt's talk of the soundtrack he was listening to when writing the book made me want to see this story as a movie, with soundtrack by Neko Case, Tom Waits, and---as he says---of course, Ennio Morricone.
Matt's talk of the soundtrack he was listening to when writing the book made me want to see this story as a movie, with soundtrack by Neko Case, Tom Waits, and---as he says---of course, Ennio Morricone.
April 14, 2008
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