Comments on: Showcase Presents Jonah Hex: Volume 1 http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/comics/showcase-presents-jonah-hex-volume-1/ reading material to get excited about Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Showcase Presents The House of Mystery: Volume 3 http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/comics/showcase-presents-jonah-hex-volume-1/comment-page-1/#comment-64395 Showcase Presents The House of Mystery: Volume 3 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:29:47 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=441#comment-64395 [...] PRESENTS THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY: VOLUME 2 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE HOUSE OF SECRETS: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS JONAH HEX: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS LEGION OF [...] [...] PRESENTS THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY: VOLUME 2 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE HOUSE OF SECRETS: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS JONAH HEX: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS LEGION OF [...]

]]> By: Bookgasm » Blog Archive » Jonah Hex: Guns of Vengeance http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/comics/showcase-presents-jonah-hex-volume-1/comment-page-1/#comment-8408 Bookgasm » Blog Archive » Jonah Hex: Guns of Vengeance Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:23:14 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=441#comment-8408 [...] OTHER BOOKGASM REVIEWS OF THIS SERIES: • JONAH HEX: FACE FULL OF VIOLENCE • SHOWCASE PRESENTS JONAH HEX: VOLUME ONE [...] [...] OTHER BOOKGASM REVIEWS OF THIS SERIES: • JONAH HEX: FACE FULL OF VIOLENCE • SHOWCASE PRESENTS JONAH HEX: VOLUME ONE [...]

]]> By: Showcase Presents Batman: Volume 1 » Bookgasm http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/comics/showcase-presents-jonah-hex-volume-1/comment-page-1/#comment-5866 Showcase Presents Batman: Volume 1 » Bookgasm Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:19:12 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=441#comment-5866 [...] OTHER BOOKGASM REVIEWS OF THIS SERIES: • SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE ELONGATED MAN: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE HAUNTED TANK: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS JONAH HEX: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS METAMORPHO: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN FAMILY: VOLUME 1 [...] [...] OTHER BOOKGASM REVIEWS OF THIS SERIES: • SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE ELONGATED MAN: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE HAUNTED TANK: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS JONAH HEX: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS METAMORPHO: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN FAMILY: VOLUME 1 [...]

]]> By: Jonah Hex: Face Full of Violence » Bookgasm http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/comics/showcase-presents-jonah-hex-volume-1/comment-page-1/#comment-5854 Jonah Hex: Face Full of Violence » Bookgasm Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:45:04 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=441#comment-5854 [...] A heavily facial-scarred ex-Confederate soldier turned bounty hunter, Hex has been resurrected before since his initial run beginning with WEIRD WESTERN TALES, most notably in a post-apocalyptic revival in the ’80s, and a more horrific miniseries in the ’90s scripted by Joe R. Lansdale. But this latest run by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti really gives us the flawed, nail-tough Hex that we’d expect, freshly weaned from the gray areas of DEADWOOD. [...] [...] A heavily facial-scarred ex-Confederate soldier turned bounty hunter, Hex has been resurrected before since his initial run beginning with WEIRD WESTERN TALES, most notably in a post-apocalyptic revival in the ’80s, and a more horrific miniseries in the ’90s scripted by Joe R. Lansdale. But this latest run by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti really gives us the flawed, nail-tough Hex that we’d expect, freshly weaned from the gray areas of DEADWOOD. [...]

]]> By: Showcase Presents The Elongated Man: Volume 1 » Bookgasm http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/comics/showcase-presents-jonah-hex-volume-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4800 Showcase Presents The Elongated Man: Volume 1 » Bookgasm Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:01:16 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=441#comment-4800 [...] OTHER BOOKGASM REVIEWS OF THIS SERIES: • SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE HAUNTED TANK: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS JONAH HEX: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS METAMORPHO: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN FAMILY: VOLUME 1 [...] [...] OTHER BOOKGASM REVIEWS OF THIS SERIES: • SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE HAUNTED TANK: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS JONAH HEX: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS METAMORPHO: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN FAMILY: VOLUME 1 [...]

]]> By: Western Tales of Terror » Bookgasm http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/comics/showcase-presents-jonah-hex-volume-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4453 Western Tales of Terror » Bookgasm Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:41:13 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=441#comment-4453 [...] Which is a real shame, because it prevented people from seeing how damned good it was. For anyone who harbors fond memories of DC’s WEIRD WESTERN TALES (or even EC’s trailblazing TALES FROM THE CRYPT), it comes highly recommended. It even has its own host, Dead Cowboy Pete – the Dry Gulch version of the Cryptkeeper – who introduces each issue and piece with grave warnings like, “This time we got some stories that’ll curl your arm hair and straighten your public hair. So sit back, relax, and put on your pissin’ pants, so’s you don’t ruin your church clothes. God hates a person what smells like piss.” [...] [...] Which is a real shame, because it prevented people from seeing how damned good it was. For anyone who harbors fond memories of DC’s WEIRD WESTERN TALES (or even EC’s trailblazing TALES FROM THE CRYPT), it comes highly recommended. It even has its own host, Dead Cowboy Pete – the Dry Gulch version of the Cryptkeeper – who introduces each issue and piece with grave warnings like, “This time we got some stories that’ll curl your arm hair and straighten your public hair. So sit back, relax, and put on your pissin’ pants, so’s you don’t ruin your church clothes. God hates a person what smells like piss.” [...]

]]> By: Showcase Presents The Haunted Tank: Volume 1 » Bookgasm http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/comics/showcase-presents-jonah-hex-volume-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3312 Showcase Presents The Haunted Tank: Volume 1 » Bookgasm Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:39:19 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=441#comment-3312 [...] OTHER BOOKGASM REVIEWS OF THIS SERIES: • SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS JONAH HEX: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS METAMORPHO: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN FAMILY: VOLUME 1 [...] [...] OTHER BOOKGASM REVIEWS OF THIS SERIES: • SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS JONAH HEX: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS METAMORPHO: VOLUME 1 • SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN FAMILY: VOLUME 1 [...]

]]> By: Bookgasm » Showcase Presents Superman Family: Volume 1 http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/comics/showcase-presents-jonah-hex-volume-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1130 Bookgasm » Showcase Presents Superman Family: Volume 1 Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:14:15 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=441#comment-1130 [...] Until future volumes include the Bottle City of Kandor, SUPERMAN FAMILY isn’t worth a round of hari-kari (at least not compared to other SHOWCASE volumes like JONAH HEX and HOUSE OF MYSTERY), but it’s worth at least a bite on the fleshy part of your hand, just enough to draw blood … something that certainly would make a puss like Olsen faint. –Rod Lott [...] [...] Until future volumes include the Bottle City of Kandor, SUPERMAN FAMILY isn’t worth a round of hari-kari (at least not compared to other SHOWCASE volumes like JONAH HEX and HOUSE OF MYSTERY), but it’s worth at least a bite on the fleshy part of your hand, just enough to draw blood … something that certainly would make a puss like Olsen faint. –Rod Lott [...]

]]> By: Bookgasm » Showcase Presents The House of Mystery: Volume 1 http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/comics/showcase-presents-jonah-hex-volume-1/comment-page-1/#comment-852 Bookgasm » Showcase Presents The House of Mystery: Volume 1 Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:55:21 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=441#comment-852 [...] I commend DC for another outstanding SHOWCASE collection, following the recent JONAH HEX. I just hope they follow suit with another volume of MYSTERY, as well as those for its companion series, THE HOUSE OF SECRETS. –Rod Lott [...] [...] I commend DC for another outstanding SHOWCASE collection, following the recent JONAH HEX. I just hope they follow suit with another volume of MYSTERY, as well as those for its companion series, THE HOUSE OF SECRETS. –Rod Lott [...]

]]> By: Ryun http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/comics/showcase-presents-jonah-hex-volume-1/comment-page-1/#comment-732 Ryun Tue, 14 Mar 2006 04:37:51 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=441#comment-732 The old-school, pre-apocalyptic Jonah Hex is my favorite Western comic of all time. He was nihilistic before it was cool. The old-school, pre-apocalyptic Jonah Hex is my favorite Western comic of all time. He was nihilistic before it was cool.

]]> By: Rod Lott http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/comics/showcase-presents-jonah-hex-volume-1/comment-page-1/#comment-725 Rod Lott Mon, 13 Mar 2006 16:45:25 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=441#comment-725 In that case, Eric, I'll have to pick up the inevitable trade. In that case, Eric, I’ll have to pick up the inevitable trade.

]]> By: Eric L http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/comics/showcase-presents-jonah-hex-volume-1/comment-page-1/#comment-724 Eric L Mon, 13 Mar 2006 16:39:01 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=441#comment-724 The new series isn't from Vertigo, it's from DC proper. It's slightly more modern, but it's not terribly different from the stories in the SHOWCASE book. They're all one issue stories so you can pick up any issue and not be lost. The most recent issue was even drawn by one of the artists who workd on the original series whose name escapes me right now. The new series isn’t from Vertigo, it’s from DC proper. It’s slightly more modern, but it’s not terribly different from the stories in the SHOWCASE book. They’re all one issue stories so you can pick up any issue and not be lost. The most recent issue was even drawn by one of the artists who workd on the original series whose name escapes me right now.

]]> By: admin http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/comics/showcase-presents-jonah-hex-volume-1/comment-page-1/#comment-675 admin Sat, 11 Mar 2006 04:29:47 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=441#comment-675 I missed out on the post-apocalyptic HEX, but I really liked the Joe R. Lansdale/Tim Truman VERTIGO miniseres from 10 years or so ago. I think VERTIGO just started a new series as well, but I don't know anything about it. I missed out on the post-apocalyptic HEX, but I really liked the Joe R. Lansdale/Tim Truman VERTIGO miniseres from 10 years or so ago. I think VERTIGO just started a new series as well, but I don’t know anything about it.

]]> By: Louis Fowler http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/comics/showcase-presents-jonah-hex-volume-1/comment-page-1/#comment-651 Louis Fowler Wed, 08 Mar 2006 22:58:26 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=441#comment-651 I didn't read any of the comics in the original western Jonah Hex series, but I had many issues of HEX, this 1984 (I think) revamp that time warped Hex into the post-apocalyptic 21st century--I remember liking it quite a bit and was bummed when they cancelled it (or so I assumed--there was no WIZARD back in the early 80s, so if the supermarket stopped selling it, chances are they did). I didn’t read any of the comics in the original western Jonah Hex series, but I had many issues of HEX, this 1984 (I think) revamp that time warped Hex into the post-apocalyptic 21st century–I remember liking it quite a bit and was bummed when they cancelled it (or so I assumed–there was no WIZARD back in the early 80s, so if the supermarket stopped selling it, chances are they did).

]]> By: Rod Lott http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/comics/showcase-presents-jonah-hex-volume-1/comment-page-1/#comment-646 Rod Lott Wed, 08 Mar 2006 15:53:29 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=441#comment-646 Marvel's ESSENTIAL line is great for getting the obscure stuff that you know wouldn't see release otherwise, like TOMB OF DRACULA, WEREWOLF BY NIGHT and that sort of thing. But as I mentioned in the review, DC's SHOWCASE really puts the ESSENTIALS to shame in the design and quality control departments. I love that they're going obscure (HOUSE OF MYSTERY, METAMORPHO) and *really* obscure (HAUNTED TANK) as well as with the big boys (SUPERMAN, GREEN LANTERN), and hope they continue to do so. Marvel’s ESSENTIAL line is great for getting the obscure stuff that you know wouldn’t see release otherwise, like TOMB OF DRACULA, WEREWOLF BY NIGHT and that sort of thing.

But as I mentioned in the review, DC’s SHOWCASE really puts the ESSENTIALS to shame in the design and quality control departments. I love that they’re going obscure (HOUSE OF MYSTERY, METAMORPHO) and *really* obscure (HAUNTED TANK) as well as with the big boys (SUPERMAN, GREEN LANTERN), and hope they continue to do so.

]]> By: klaus kinski Jr http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/comics/showcase-presents-jonah-hex-volume-1/comment-page-1/#comment-644 klaus kinski Jr Wed, 08 Mar 2006 15:31:12 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=441#comment-644 I read some Hex when I was a kid but that lip with the skin thing always freaked me out. I'm glad DC finally got on the ball and started putting out stuff like Marvel has been doing for years. I read some Hex when I was a kid but that lip with the skin thing always freaked me out. I’m glad DC finally got on the ball and started putting out stuff like Marvel has been doing for years.

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