Hell Paso

El Paso, Texas, 1881. Corruption runs rampant, crime and violence is high, and El Pasoans are scared. Who can turn this city around? There is only one man who can, and his name is Dallas Stoudenmire.

I have to say, I never expected a Western comic to land on my plate for review.  While certainly a change of pace, I wasn’t sure exactly what I’d be getting into.  With a title like Hell Paso though, my interest did get piqued enough to give it a shot.  And how did this turn out?  Well, here’s the rundown.

Gunslingers in the Old West are always a fun setting to work with.  Life in this era was so different, and with this actually being based on real events, it is a neat representation of how it really was.  The chance to get insight on another “hero” of the West is a nice bonus as well.  The story was admittedly a little tough for me to follow and get into at first.  Once things really get moving though, they don’t stop all the way to the explosive ending.

As you pass through each chapter of this tale, you’ll have the opportunity to check out contributions from multiple artists.  They all offer up their own unique style, while doing a good job of maintaining the same rough, dirty feel of old Texas.  Getting to see more than one visual approach to a single story is always interesting and we definitely have a good selection of different ones here.

Although not everyone is a huge fan of this genre, there’s enough story appeal otherwise to draw you in.  Once you can get through the tumbleweeds at the beginning, the story is actually quite fascinating.  Up until now, most of us have only been privy to the better known lawmen of the West.  Thanks to this book though, you can add another to the list.

For more on this title, check out Jimmy Daze Comics.

Geek-o-Rama received a copy of this book for the purpose of this review. All thoughts, comments and opinions are those of the individual reviewer.