Jonah Hex’s new horror western confronts a threat he cannot shoot

Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Death #1 is available in print and digitally, DC confirmed in its October 7 interview with writer and artist Michael Walsh. The limited series brings the gunslinger to Ashecott, a nearly abandoned Old West mining town, for a story combining western atmosphere with supernatural horror.

Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Death #1 is available in print and digitally, DC confirmed in its October 7 interview with writer and artist Michael Walsh. The limited series brings the gunslinger to Ashecott, a nearly abandoned Old West mining town, for a story combining western atmosphere with supernatural horror. Walsh

describes a Hex worn down by violence, guilt and isolation. The threat demands more than his usual gunfighting, forcing him to confront his own history. The town’s decay and its remaining inhabitants shape the mystery, while the creator draws on the American tradition of stories shared around campfires. Read the

official source. Image: Michael Walsh / DC; official Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Death #1 cover.

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