Strangeways: Murder Moon - Softcover

Matt Maxwell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0979695708 ISBN 13: 9780979695704

Publisher: Highway 62 Press, 2008

Synopsis

1868. Ex-Army officer Seth Collins is trying to forget the horrors of the Civil War when he finds himself faced with another kind of horror altogether. Something, not someone, is hunting the people of Silver Branch, including Collins estranged sister. A strange and seemingly unkillable wolf prowls the wilderness, killing not simply for pleasure, but to utterly destroy Silver Branch. But this is a town with its own secrets, ones that it won t give up willingly. Collins shortly finds himself trapped between the obligations of family and friendship. These duties lead him straight into darkness, where he has to find a way to defeat a creature that is neither man nor beast, all the while threatened by the the very town he s trying to save. Gorgeously illustrated in stark black and white, Murder Moon is a trip to a dark West that never was. In the wilderness of the Strangeways, black hats and badmen are the least of your worries. Here, there s fates worse than death and you just might find that your trusty revolver isn t enough to get you out of trouble. Murder Moon features artwork by Steve Lieber (Civil War: Frontline and Whiteout), Guy Davis (Sandman Mystery Theatre and B.P.R.D.), Fábio Moon (Smoke and Guns) and Gabriel Bá (Casanova). Murder Moon is illustrated by newcomer Luis Guaragña and includes the short story Lone illustrated by Gervasio and Jok. Chapter one of Strangeways: Murder Moon is available for reading online at highway-62.com

About this title

About the Author

Strangeways: Murder Moon is the comics debut of Matt Maxwell (Highway 62). He is a reformed animator and full-time father living in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas with his wife and two children. And no wolves in sight. So far.

From the Inside Flap

1868. Ex-Army officer Seth Collins is trying to forget the horrors of the Civil War when he finds himself faced with another kind of horror altogether. Something, not someone, is hunting the people of Silver Branch, including Collins estranged sister. A strange and seemingly unkillable wolf prowls the wilderness, killing not simply for pleasure, but to utterly destroy Silver Branch. But this is a town with its own secrets, ones that it won t give up willingly. Collins shortly finds himself trapped between the obligations of family and friendship. These duties lead him straight into darkness, where he has to find a way to defeat a creature that is neither man nor beast, all the while threatened by the the very town he s trying to save. Murder Moon is a thoughtful, intelligent story of brooding werewolves and tough-as-nails cowboys that never lets up the pace; full of action, pathos, and downright fun. -- David Wellington, author of Monster Planet and 13 Bullets Is Maxwell bringing back the Western AND Suspense-Horror at the same time? Then I m on board, riding shotgun. Strangeways, here I come! -- Jeff Parker, writer of X-Men: First Class and The Interman Gorgeously illustrated in stark black and white, Murder Moon is a trip to a dark West that never was. In the wilderness of the Strangeways, black hats and badmen are the least of your worries. Here, there s fates worse than death and you just might find that your trusty revolver isn t enough to get you out of trouble. Murder Moon features artwork by Steve Lieber (Civil War: Frontline and Whiteout), Guy Davis (Sandman Mystery Theatre and B.P.R.D.), Fábio Moon (Smoke and Guns) and Gabriel Bá (Casanova). Murder Moon is illustrated by newcomer Luis Guaragna and includes the short story Lone illustrated by Gervasio and Jok.

Reviews

Seth Collins, a bitter Civil War veteran, is drawn to the small Western town of Silver Branch by a letter from his estranged sister. But as his coach approaches the town, it is attacked by a giant wolf that slaughters the other passengers, leaving only him and the driver, Webster, alive. When they reach the town, they learn that this is not the first time the mysterious wolf has struck. With the town on the verge of a panic or a riot, the sheriff is intent on maintaining peace, regardless of the price, and Webster, who has been acting strangely since he was bitten by the wolf, is the perfect scapegoat. This fusion of the classic werewolf story with the Old West injects what could be a played-out tale with novel texture. The stark black and white art accentuates the horror of the story, especially in the fierce, brutal drawings of the attacks. The deep shadows that saturate the story, however, make it sometimes difficult to tell one character from another. Though the plot turns are all predictable, the backdrop of a West still scarred by war and the gritty art makes this a thrilling addition to the werewolf genre. (Mar.)
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Edition details

• Publisher: Highway 62 Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0979695708
• ISBN 13: 9780979695704
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Illustrator: Luis Guaragna, Gervasio And Jok, Steve Lieber, Guy Davis, Fabio Moon, Gabriel Ba
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144
• Editor: Matt Maxwell