Tex: Captain Jack
Just finished reading "Tex: Captain Jack" by Cito Faraci and Enrique Brecia, published by Epicenter Comics.
Because Tex is an Italian comic - releases by Epicenter Comics are in English - I will provide a little background on this decades old comic book series.
Tex Willer is the main fictional character of the Italian comics series Tex, created by writer Gian Luigi Bonelli and illustrator Aurelio Galleppini, and first published in Italy on September 30 1948. It is among the most popular characters of Italian comics, with translations to numerous languages all around the world.
Tex's first adventure appeared on 30 September 1948, as a comic strip. At Tex is an unwillingly outlaw who was framed for a crime he did not commit, and who with a strong code of honor: he kills only for self-defense.
Tex's goal is to become a Texas Ranger. Thanks to the marriage with the beautiful Navajo girl Lilyth, he becomes Chief of the Navajos, known as Aquila della Notte (Eagle of the Night), and a defender of Native American rights. He also becomes the respected Indian agent of the Navajo tribe. He is also a blood brother to Cochise.
Tough, loyal, infallible with guns, enemy of prejudice and discrimination, Tex is very quick and smart, and has a marked disregard for strict rules; on the other side, he has no pity for criminals, of every race and census, nor regard for their rights, if they do not immediately cooperate with the law.
"Tex: Captain Jack," takes place many years after Tex's days of the run from being unjustly accused of being an outlaw. He is a Texas Ranger, he and his best friend Kit Carson are summoned to the bedside of a friend and fellow former Texas Ranger who is dying as a result of being ambushed by Indians.
Tex and Kit promise to bring the killers of their friend and his family to justice.
Many of Tex's fictional adventures are set against the background of actual historical events and "Captain Jack" is a fairly accurate betrayal of the events surrounding the Battle of Lost River, where Captain Jack Captain Jack and several other Modocs drew their pistols in unison and killed two leading members of the government commission, including General Edward Canby during a peace parley.
The killings resulted in the US government sending in over 1,000 reinforcement troops, and the soldiers attacked Captain Jack's stronghold with superior forces and successfully evicted the Modocs from their safe haven.
On October 3, 1873, Captain Jack was hanged for the murder of General Canby.
"Tex: Captain Jack" is a very compelling tale.
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED!
TEN STARS!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/166424612101...
Because Tex is an Italian comic - releases by Epicenter Comics are in English - I will provide a little background on this decades old comic book series.
Tex Willer is the main fictional character of the Italian comics series Tex, created by writer Gian Luigi Bonelli and illustrator Aurelio Galleppini, and first published in Italy on September 30 1948. It is among the most popular characters of Italian comics, with translations to numerous languages all around the world.
Tex's first adventure appeared on 30 September 1948, as a comic strip. At Tex is an unwillingly outlaw who was framed for a crime he did not commit, and who with a strong code of honor: he kills only for self-defense.
Tex's goal is to become a Texas Ranger. Thanks to the marriage with the beautiful Navajo girl Lilyth, he becomes Chief of the Navajos, known as Aquila della Notte (Eagle of the Night), and a defender of Native American rights. He also becomes the respected Indian agent of the Navajo tribe. He is also a blood brother to Cochise.
Tough, loyal, infallible with guns, enemy of prejudice and discrimination, Tex is very quick and smart, and has a marked disregard for strict rules; on the other side, he has no pity for criminals, of every race and census, nor regard for their rights, if they do not immediately cooperate with the law.
"Tex: Captain Jack," takes place many years after Tex's days of the run from being unjustly accused of being an outlaw. He is a Texas Ranger, he and his best friend Kit Carson are summoned to the bedside of a friend and fellow former Texas Ranger who is dying as a result of being ambushed by Indians.
Tex and Kit promise to bring the killers of their friend and his family to justice.
Many of Tex's fictional adventures are set against the background of actual historical events and "Captain Jack" is a fairly accurate betrayal of the events surrounding the Battle of Lost River, where Captain Jack Captain Jack and several other Modocs drew their pistols in unison and killed two leading members of the government commission, including General Edward Canby during a peace parley.
The killings resulted in the US government sending in over 1,000 reinforcement troops, and the soldiers attacked Captain Jack's stronghold with superior forces and successfully evicted the Modocs from their safe haven.
On October 3, 1873, Captain Jack was hanged for the murder of General Canby.
"Tex: Captain Jack" is a very compelling tale.
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED!
TEN STARS!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/166424612101...
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