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Doc
Holliday's life was very
eventful, but that's only
the chronicled parts.
With the book HOLLIDAY,
we're taking pieces of
his life and expanding
on them, all with a horror/western
feel. It all started with
Doc having a duel with
the devil for the soul
of the woman he loved,
and continued with the
curse of Doc never finding
peace...
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| ...HOLLIDAY:
COLD DECK, the latest in Dave
Samuelson and Jason Wright's quasi-historical
series of tales about legendary
consumptive gunslinger Doc Holliday
dueling with various supernatural
horrors throughout the West in
the 1870s. In this one Holliday
tracks down a werewolf, and thought
that sounds bland on the surface
Samuelson and Wright keep it interesting
with a twisty story and some increasingly
Gene Colan-inspired art. They've
both really grown into the material,
improving vastly over their early
work. (There's also a nice little
bonus tale of Doc Holliday and
Wyatt Earp, drawn by Samuelson's
presumed brother Dave.) A decent
package for the price. |
Steven
Grant
From his column Permanent
Damage
which can be read
weekly at ComicBookResources.com |
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Doc
Holliday is a legend in "wild
west" tales. His escapades
both on the side of the law and
supposedly against the law are
the stuff of legend. This new
series from Saddle Tramp Press
is a retelling of his adventures
from the perspective of one his
lovers, Kate "Big Nose"
Elder. The Three Horsemen —
a group akin almost to the mythical
horsemen — are terrorizing
the countryside and leaving tons
of bodies and despair in their
wake. As if the threat from the
mysterious Horsemen isn't trouble
enough, the outlaw Johnny Ringo
has set up shop in Globe Arizona,
and the local law want Doc Holliday's
help to rid them of this problem.
Johnny Ringo's stolen the Horsemen's
gold bullets and they'll stop
at nothing to get those bullets
back. They want Doc Holliday to
join their "merry" band
as a fourth Horseman. Will Doc
kill Ringo and hook up with the
Horsemen?
I love old western stories. I
adore The Lone Ranger and I have
watched almost all the old 50s
and 60s western series. I also
watched all the "modern"
movies of this genre. I just can't
get enough of the historical pieces
and representations from this
era in American History. I especially
like the tales of the Earps and
Doc Holliday. I was delighted
when I saw Holliday sitting on
a table at the Mid-Ohio-Con and
knew that I had to get a copy
of this. I admit I've never heard
of Saddle Tramp Press or the Suns
of Sam group, but I'm anxious
to see more after this.
The work is being presented as
excerpts from a book by John P.
Clum (Another historic western
figure). The work is also being
presented as from the point of
view of Katie Elder. Big Nose
Kate is an infamous western staple
also. Samuelson did his homework
as far as I can tell. The "known"
characters and situations are
historically accurate. The supernatural
elements added in are also somewhat
normal considering the time period
where almost anything unusual
was the work or "spirits"
or "ghosts" or something
of that nature that the locals
attributed occurrences to. Not
that I believe there were supernatural
forces at work in the Old West.
Just, that I find it believable
to have them portrayed in this
series. There's something supernatural
about the Horsemen and I can't
wait to see how this all plays
out. The writing is really excellent
and, although I'm not familiar
with Samuelson's work, I'm betting
we'll see more from him.
The artwork by Jason Wright [Editor's
Note: There seems to be two Jason
Wright's creating comics. This
one is not the same as the creator
from Red Sun Productions —
although he's also a cool guy!]
is very authentic. He must have
done a lot of research to get
the period clothing and locals
looking so real. His artwork reminds
me of Bill Sienkiewicz and his
painted covers are almost on a
par with Gene Gonzales or Matt
Busch. His use of shadows and
line work is pretty good. The
only part that he needs a little
work on is male hair. His hairstyles
look a little awkward. Good thing
that cowboys wear hats a lot.
However, bad hair days aside,
the art is quite fine. This is
a really interesting premise and
I can't wait to see future parts.
Both Samuelson and Wright seem
like quite imaginative folks,
and I can't wait to see what's
next. |
Jen
Contino
From her reviews on Sequential
Tart |
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