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ealgyldenI either need a bigger house, or less stuff. And I really like my stuff. It's a problem. My stupid headache also still hasn't gone away- three days and counting. It isn't bad, just annoying. If a horrible hell-beast has taken up residence in my skull, planning to come leaping out later whilst killing me in tremendous agony, I'm okay with that. Just hurry it up a bit, okay?
Should probably lay off the Lovecraft until I feel better.
Western comics used to be a popular, strong-selling genre, but in recent years (decades, really), they've become something of a rarity. I was doing a reorganization/headcount in my collection today, and I only have thirteen western titles, all limited series: Westside, Last Shot, both Far West minis (easily my favorite), all three Desperadoes minis, Weird Western Tales, Blaze of Glory, Apache Skies, Holliday, The Kents, and Mutant, Texas: Tales of Sheriff Ida Red (my second fave). If one stretches the definition of "western" to include Native American stories, I can add another two titles: Skinwalker and Tales of the Cherokee. The thing is, that's the majority of western comics published in the last 5-10 years. I'm missing a few titles, like the Jonah Hex minis, El Diablo, the wretchedly camp Rawhide Kid (all revivals of older titles, incidentally), a couple of very small press comics and a few others, but I'm not missing many. There are tons of halfwit superhero titles on the shelves. Where are the halfwit cowboys to go with them?
The other weird thing is that out of those 13-15 titles, only three don't have some sort of supernatural/horror/fantasy twist: Blaze of Glory and its sequel Apache Skies (which actually might, it's been a while since I read them), and The Kents, which is a Superman title without the Superman baggage. The rest are all "Old West plus," with elves, dragons, talking animals, demons and zombies. Lots and lots of zombies. Oh, and if I include translations in my headcount, I also have a manwha (manga, except from Korea instead of Japan) called Priest, which is being published by TokyoPop. Really nice art, interesting western/horror plotline, a few translation problems (if it looks like Monument Valley, you probably shouldn't call it Tennessee), and lots of demons and zombies. More zombies than tumbleweeds or horny toads.
I don't have any great "theory of the decline of the western comic" or anything. I just think it's unfortunate that the genre is so sparse these days. I also think it's a little weird that almost every western is also a horror or a fantasy title. Really, I had no idea there were so many zombies wandering around the Old West. You'd think they'd spook the cattle.
And since everyone else is doing it:
So I'm a slutty duelist? My mother will be so proud.
Should probably lay off the Lovecraft until I feel better.
Western comics used to be a popular, strong-selling genre, but in recent years (decades, really), they've become something of a rarity. I was doing a reorganization/headcount in my collection today, and I only have thirteen western titles, all limited series: Westside, Last Shot, both Far West minis (easily my favorite), all three Desperadoes minis, Weird Western Tales, Blaze of Glory, Apache Skies, Holliday, The Kents, and Mutant, Texas: Tales of Sheriff Ida Red (my second fave). If one stretches the definition of "western" to include Native American stories, I can add another two titles: Skinwalker and Tales of the Cherokee. The thing is, that's the majority of western comics published in the last 5-10 years. I'm missing a few titles, like the Jonah Hex minis, El Diablo, the wretchedly camp Rawhide Kid (all revivals of older titles, incidentally), a couple of very small press comics and a few others, but I'm not missing many. There are tons of halfwit superhero titles on the shelves. Where are the halfwit cowboys to go with them?
The other weird thing is that out of those 13-15 titles, only three don't have some sort of supernatural/horror/fantasy twist: Blaze of Glory and its sequel Apache Skies (which actually might, it's been a while since I read them), and The Kents, which is a Superman title without the Superman baggage. The rest are all "Old West plus," with elves, dragons, talking animals, demons and zombies. Lots and lots of zombies. Oh, and if I include translations in my headcount, I also have a manwha (manga, except from Korea instead of Japan) called Priest, which is being published by TokyoPop. Really nice art, interesting western/horror plotline, a few translation problems (if it looks like Monument Valley, you probably shouldn't call it Tennessee), and lots of demons and zombies. More zombies than tumbleweeds or horny toads.
I don't have any great "theory of the decline of the western comic" or anything. I just think it's unfortunate that the genre is so sparse these days. I also think it's a little weird that almost every western is also a horror or a fantasy title. Really, I had no idea there were so many zombies wandering around the Old West. You'd think they'd spook the cattle.
And since everyone else is doing it:
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So I'm a slutty duelist? My mother will be so proud.
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Date: 2003-06-20 10:27 am (UTC)And since everyone else is doing it:
Date: 2003-06-19 03:41 am (UTC)Another FAR WEST reader here, thanks to
Re: And since everyone else is doing it:
Date: 2003-06-20 10:31 am (UTC)And that's the mark of a good friend, right? They make you read good comics, so you won't have to go through life in a dismal haze, thinking, "Gee, if only I had a comic about a bounty-hunting elf, my life would be complete. Oh well." *g*
Re: And since everyone else is doing it:
Date: 2003-06-22 02:37 am (UTC)Right. :-) Though I think I'm more fond of her sidekick.