Damned Vol. 1

Cullen Bunn is the writer of comic books such The Sixth Gun, Shadow Roads, The Damned, and Helheim for Oni Press. He has also written titles including Harrow County (Dark Horse), Uncanny X-Men, and Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe (Marvel). Cullen claims to have worked as an alien autopsy specialist, rodeo clown, pro wrestling manager, and sasquatch wrangler. He has fought for his life against mountain lions and performed on stage as the world’s youngest hypnotist. Buy him a drink sometime and he'll tell you all about it.Brian Hurtt is an artist/writer who has spent most of his career working on collaborative creator-owned projects. His first such collaboration was in 2006 when Brian teamed with writer Cullen Bunn to create the Prohibition-era, monster-noir, cult classic The Damned. A few years later, the two teamed up again to create The Sixth Gun, a weird-west, epic supernatural fantasy. Brian also contributes to the popular webcomic Table Titans, in which he is the writer and artist of the stories “Whispers of Dragons” and “Road to Embers.”

BOOKLIST --Eddie, a gun-for-hire, has been brought back from thedead to help settle a dispute between two warring demon families. The broker ofthe peace has gone missing, and it's up to Eddie to track him down and find outwho is playing who before blood spills in the street. Set against a backdrop ofProhibition-era set pieces, this noir mystery hits several classic tropes of thegenre, and although that occasionally makes it a touch cliché, thewell-crafted story is engaging, and the inclusion of immortality curses anddemons dressed in pinstripes brandishing tommy guns is an interesting hook. Themain draw for the rerelease of this series is the addition of color; though theold black-and-white format suited the noir style of the original, the coloristbrought in for the new volume dazzles and gives the story a whole new dimension.This new feature makes the drab scenery even more grungy and grim, which inturns makes the slick, dynamic characters pop against that background.Definitely a series worth rediscovering in this updatedpackage.