Marvel Westerns

Marvel Westerns #1-4

by Dan Slott, Jeff Parker, Karl Kesel

Marvel's masked men ride again in all-new tales by a posse of today's most talented creators! It's the raucous return of Two-Gun Kid, Hurricane, Red Wolf, the Man From Fort Rango, Kid Colt, Arizona Annie, the Black Rider, Gunhawk and more! And introducing the Philadelphia Filly and Spender! Plus: re-presenting the origin of Rawhide Kid by Jack "King" Kirby and other classic Marvel Western tales.

Collects Marvel Westerns: The Two-Gun Kid, Marvel Westerns: Western Legends, Marvel Westerns: Kid Colt And The Arizona Girl, Marvel Westerns: Strange Westerns Starring The Black Rider, And The Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files Handbook.

Genres: Marvel, Comics, Graphic Novels, Westerns, Anthologies

208 pages, Hardcover

First published November 15, 2006

About the author

Dan Slott is an American comic book writer, the current writer on Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man, and is best known for his work on books such as Arkham Asylum: Living Hell, She-Hulk, Silver Surfer, The Superior Spider-Man, and Ren & Stimpy.

Reviews

[Dirk Grobbelaar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ha. I quite enjoyed this. Good old fashioned cowboy comic fun. I would have omitted the story with the Skrulls, though. Both Arizona Annie and the Skrulls served only to annoy me. Cowboys and Aliens aren't always cool. Other than that, this is a very good way to while away a few minutes.

[Ανδρέας Μιχαηλίδης · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a bad collection, especially if you are way into westerns, but the truth is that the older stories are a bit of a struggle, especially with the recoloring work done to them. I think my limit with such material is anything done by Leonardo Manco, such as Apache Skies and Blaze of Glory.

[Jeffrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Comics and westerns. It's a classic combination.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of fairly decent western comics. I preferred the modern comics because of their darker tone and better dialogue; but even the older ones, such as The Rawhide Kid, weren't bad. The books is split into two parts, the first part is all comic books and these are definitely deserving of a three star rating. The second part is comprised of fake newspaper articles, letters and other documents about the characters who live in Marvel's western comics universe. Too few of these were interesting and too many were poorly written. If you're a fan of the genre, characters or a fan of comics, it's an interesting book, but feel free to skip the back section unless you're a die hard fan.

[Orrin Grey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got this from the library for research, only it didn't arrive in time to be of use. That said, I enjoyed reading it. These Marvel Hardcovers in this style are always a blast, and this one's no exception, though it appeals directly to me perhaps a bit less than the ones that are directly about monsters or whatever. Don't miss the Rawhide Kid fighting a giant totem pole monster, though!

[Andreia]

Some of the stories were a bit cheesy, but a little cheesy never hurt

[Khairul Hezry · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked it enough but preferred the Marvel Monsters book more.