The Sixth Gun Volume 2 Deluxe Edition

The Sixth Gun #3, 4

by Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt (Illustrator), Bill Crabtree (Illustrator)

Traveling by secret railroad, Becky and Drake accompany an order of mysterious monks on a quest to bury General Hume's body on holy ground. But during a terrifying attack on the train, Drake vanishes without a trace. Alone, Becky sets out to find and rescue Drake — a journey that takes her to secluded mountain fortresses, decaying towns, and underground strongholds. Along the way, she discovers how deeply her fate... and Drake's own existence... is entwined with that of The Sixth Gun.
This deluxe edition collects ssues #12 through #23 of the smash hit series, The Sixth Gun, in a massive, new, oversized format jammed with extras and bonus features.

Genres: Comics, Horror, Graphic Novels, Westerns, Fantasy, Graphic Novels Comics, Adventure

392 pages, Hardcover

First published April 22, 2015

About the author

Cullen grew up in rural North Carolina, but now lives in the St. Louis area with his wife Cindy and his son Jackson. His noir/horror comic (and first collaboration with Brian Hurtt), The Damned, was published in 2007 by Oni Press. The follow-up, The Damned: Prodigal Sons, was released in 2008. In addition to The Sixth Gun, his current projects include Crooked Hills, a middle reader horror prose series from Evileye Books; The Tooth, an original graphic novel from Oni Press; and various work for Marvel and DC. Somewhere along the way, Cullen founded Undaunted Press and edited the critically acclaimed small press horror magazine, Whispers from the Shattered Forum.

All writers must pay their dues, and Cullen has worked various odd jobs, including Alien Autopsy Specialist, Rodeo Clown, Professional Wrestler Manager, and Sasquatch Wrangler.

And, yes, he has fought for his life against mountain lions and he did perform on stage as the World's Youngest Hypnotist. Buy him a drink sometime, and he'll tell you all about it.

Visit his website at www.cullenbunn.com.

Reviews

[Lono · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even better than the first collection. This 2nd volume picks right up following the events of the last book and doesn’t waste any time gettin' to it. In my blue-collar opinion, this is one of the best series being put out by anybody right now. Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, Tyler Crook, and Bill Crabtree’s particular blend of the western and horror genres continues to leave me fiending for more.



Bunn briefly brings us up to speed with what everyone’s been doing since the conclusion of the last book and jumps straightaway into a train robbery sequence that is SO sick. Bunn’s pacing in this part of the story is great. Not only does he manage to introduce a couple of pretty dope new characters, but he does it without tapping the brakes for even a second during the first two chapters.



Bunn slows thing down a little bit with the origin of Asher Cobb. What a cool take on an old trope. That's him above. Loved it. Cullen follows this up with a peek into Gord Cantrell’s past. Bunn’s fleshing out of the characters he introduced in the last volume is probably why I enjoyed this one so much. And Gord’s return home was one of the highlights of the collection for me. Creepy.



Of course, Becky, Drake, and the six guns continue to center stage for the most part. Sorta tough to talk about it here without gettin’ all spoilery and such, so I’ll just let you see for yourself. The Order of the Sword of Abraham gets some attention as well. And a new sect known as the Knights of Solomon also emerge with their own ominous ambitions. But don’t you worry, Bunn weaves in just enough mystery to make you question everyone’s motives when it comes down to the guns.



Becky’s trip to the town of Penance was great. Loved the “Hills Have Eyes” vibe. So fuckin’ awesome. Great backdrop for that part of the story.



Bunn’s finale in chapter 11 was just perfect. A blood-bath worthy of the best spaghetti western. And, of course, I’m not sure Bunn could have pulled it off so well without the fantastic work of Brian Hurtt. It was Hurtt’s art that kept me from taking this book to seriously before actually pickin’ it up. Well, shit on me, cuz Hurtt shines in this one. Sure, there are more detail oriented and flashy artists out there, but something about his simple, yet consistent, style is ideal for this title. He really gets a chance to strut his stuff in chapter ten where Bunn lets Hurtt tell the story without a single caption or written word. And it’s one of my favorite parts of the book. Brian Hurtt is crazy good. Tyler Crook provided the illustrations for a couple of chapters and is definitely serviceable. Sadly for him, it’s hard to look good next to Hurtt’s stuff. Crabtree’s back to color this bad-boy wall to wall and it’s nice. This edition also sports a butt-ton of extras that were a nice addition to the oversized hardcover. If you haven't read this series yet, the deluxe editions are the way to go.



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[The Lion's Share · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a beautiful book. Fantastic artwork and beautiful inking.

The story really picks up here but adds more to the twist of the six guns. I'm loving it and I'm reluctant to read the final volume as I don't want it to end.

Anyone who loves comics should be reading The sixth gun!!

[Blindzider · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars

This series is simply solid entertainment. It's not full of deep themes or commentary on society, but it's just plain fun. There's such an interesting mix of supernatural horror and westerns that works for me. I'm not big into horror stuff but this has the right level for my tastes.

4-2-20 Reread:
Compared to this first volume, this one seems more setup: delving into some of the backstories of the characters and widening what the world/story encompasses. It lacks any major denouement but is clearly building to something. Still a fun read.

[Lukasz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Plain fan and an excellent mashup of horror and western. Totally bingeable.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Keeps getting better...

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hay que admitir que El Sexto Revólver se muestra como todo un "must" del cómic indie de la mejor evasión. Remitiendo a un clásico de esta ficción por antonomasia como el western en su faceta más weird posible. Tras haber firmado un primer arco argumental que ya se antojaba como una legendaria saga. Cullen Bunn hace que la historia prosiga, pues no solo todo lo concerniente a los Seis Revólveres malditos dará a pie a tantos pasajes y personajes fascinantes de este oeste más salvaje e inquietante posible. El despliegue de imaginería sigue su buen curso, aunque es cierto que en este recopilatorio pesa más un desarrollo lo más adrenalítico posible para el que el contrapunto del desgarrador capítulo de la Hacienda Sureña (con ese planazo final) o el ingenio del rescate en clave muda, no logra equilibrar tan bien la balanza como en la anterior entrega.

Aún con todo, es evidente que El Sexto Revólver es una gozosa lectura de la que seguir queriendo disfrutar.

[Jennifer Juffer · Rating 5 out of 5]

The tale of the six guns is absolutely amazing!
I wasn’t too convinced about the credibility of character development until this book pulled me further into the plot.

Unlike a lot of books, this story changes and grows, morphs and expands. - much like the guns.

The characters are becoming more intrinsically linked together by fate, chance and luck.

The two main characters who possess the guns have indelibly left their mark. I’m a fan.

It’s now a wild western that teams up with supernatural spookiness that crashed into the side of cult craziness, which is both amusing and highly entertaining and never boring.

It’s a series that can only be appreciated if read. (Aren’t all books?)

[Rumi Bossche · Rating 4 out of 5]

Continueing with the second hardcover of Cullen Bunns awesome The Sixth Gun. The art is getting better and better and the pacing is relentless. We follow the main characters traveling on a secret railroad, to bury the evil General Hume on sacred grond, but during a attack on the train with a giant mummy might i say, Drake vanishes without a trace. Becky sets on finding him and has to go on a journey too all kinds of weird places. This is quickly becoming one of the coolest easy to read horror westerns that i know off.

[Jeff Mayo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Continuation of the most fantastic supernatural western ever written. The artwork is top notch. Everything about this is entertaining.

[Jota Houses · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mantiene muy bien el nivel a pesar de lo alto que dejó el listón el volumen anterior. Más mitología alrededor de los seis revólveres y mucha aventura del oeste sobrenatural. Vamos a por el tercero.

[Buck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

[Nate Reitz · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this second volume we return to our heroes Drake Sinclair, Becky Montcrief and Gord Cantrell. The Sword of Abraham has taken possession of the corpse of General Hume so he may or may not come back. Missy Hume is still a looming threat. The horror elements ramp up in this volume. The world opens up was as we learn about the two warring secret organizations. The fantastical elements also expand with new characters like Asher Cobb. There are some nice character moments in this as well my favorite part of this book was Gord's story. The second arc in this book A Town called Penance was a step down from the first arc. The Knights of Solomon have Drake Sinclair and Becky must rescue him. Kirby Hale returns. So far in this series as I begin to like Becky I also start to dislike Drake.