Saddle Up With Five Comic Book Westerns

With Jonah Hex about to hit theaters, moviegoers will be introduced to the weird, gritty world of Western comics. Scarred outlaw Jonah Hex has taken on many forms over the years, from the supernatural demon fighter depicted in the movie (which takes inspiration from the Vertigo series of the nineties) to a more straightforward gunslinger in DC's current ongoing comic. If Hex is a success on the big screen, he could open the doors for other cowboys to push the boundaries of the modern-day comic-book movie. With Westerns in a bit of a cinematic rut, comics could be just the ticket. Let's take a look at a few of the dark, violent, and often crazy Western comics that should follow Josh Brolin's gruff bounty hunter to the big screen. "Loveless" The Vertigo comic series by Brian Azzarello ("100 Bullets") has a classic Western premise: a former soldier and outlaw takes over as sheriff of a wayward town. Much gunfighting and horse wrangling ensues. With gritty, evocative art, Azzarello uses the town to create a vast tapestry of characters and delves into America's growing pains with issues of race and class...more