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Jonah Hex (2006) (Collected Editions) #6
Jonah Hex, Vol. 6: Bullets Don't Lie
Hideously scarred and tougher than dirt, Jonah Hex burned a trail across the Wild West as a bounty hunter and gun for hire taking on the most dangerous of contracts and leaving in his wake a trail of the dead.
Along with tales pitting Hex against a slew of rough and tumble vigilantes, this volume includes a story with art from superstar creator Darwyn Cooke ( THE NEW FRONTIER), which drops Hex into the heart of snow-choked Canada on the heels of his latest bounty.
Along with tales pitting Hex against a slew of rough and tumble vigilantes, this volume includes a story with art from superstar creator Darwyn Cooke ( THE NEW FRONTIER), which drops Hex into the heart of snow-choked Canada on the heels of his latest bounty.
144 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2009
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Justin Gray
746 books80 followersJustin currently writes Novels, Graphic Novels, Video Games, Screenplays.
He has held various jobs including, fossil hunting, microphotography of 20 million year old insects and plants trapped in amber, seminars and exhibitions on the cleaning, mining and identification of prehistoric insects for the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian. He traveled to the mountains of the Dominican Republic and mined amber.
He has also worked as a victim advocate for Victims Assistance of Westchester, a not-for-profit organization that helps victims of crime.
He has held various jobs including, fossil hunting, microphotography of 20 million year old insects and plants trapped in amber, seminars and exhibitions on the cleaning, mining and identification of prehistoric insects for the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian. He traveled to the mountains of the Dominican Republic and mined amber.
He has also worked as a victim advocate for Victims Assistance of Westchester, a not-for-profit organization that helps victims of crime.
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October 5, 2018
More hard-bitten tales featuring Jonah Hex. The one drawn by Darwyn Cooke is worth the price of admission alone.
September 30, 2012
This collection is worth buying for the Darwyn Cooke cover and its corresponding story inside; Hex all covered in snow. Illustrating weather effects are notoriously difficult to render and it is something some modern artists avoid. With this striking cover, Cooke shows that he is a master of his art.
This trade paperback has six stories inside done by a different artist. Aside from the aforementioned Cooke, the line-up included J.H. Williams III, Paulo Siqueira, Jordi Bernet, Mark Sparacio and Rafa Garres. Except for Cooke and Williams, none are what one would consider as an A-list artist. But Jordi Bernet is of particular note. He went on to illustrate a whole lot of more Jonah Hex tale after his story. I just it was like a trial run. He developed great chemistry with the writing team of Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti. Here, his style is distinctly European, but heavily influenced by Joe Kubert, which is appropriate since Hex, is a gritty character that thrives in gunfire and bloodshed.
Though composed of unrelated tales at different junctions in the character’s bounty hunting career, the stories remain true to the character. Hex is a cold-blooded killer, with a sour disposition, who despite an ugly scar that disfigured half his face is irresistible to ladies. He is a man of honor and justice and carries a secret shame for having served for the side that enslaved human beings during the American Civil War. He is a rich and conflicted character and it is easy to see why Gray and Palmiotti enjoy writing the adventures of the gunslinger. These stories are excellent and a welcome breather from the glut of superhero books that crowd newsstands, bookstores and comic shops today.
This trade paperback has six stories inside done by a different artist. Aside from the aforementioned Cooke, the line-up included J.H. Williams III, Paulo Siqueira, Jordi Bernet, Mark Sparacio and Rafa Garres. Except for Cooke and Williams, none are what one would consider as an A-list artist. But Jordi Bernet is of particular note. He went on to illustrate a whole lot of more Jonah Hex tale after his story. I just it was like a trial run. He developed great chemistry with the writing team of Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti. Here, his style is distinctly European, but heavily influenced by Joe Kubert, which is appropriate since Hex, is a gritty character that thrives in gunfire and bloodshed.
Though composed of unrelated tales at different junctions in the character’s bounty hunting career, the stories remain true to the character. Hex is a cold-blooded killer, with a sour disposition, who despite an ugly scar that disfigured half his face is irresistible to ladies. He is a man of honor and justice and carries a secret shame for having served for the side that enslaved human beings during the American Civil War. He is a rich and conflicted character and it is easy to see why Gray and Palmiotti enjoy writing the adventures of the gunslinger. These stories are excellent and a welcome breather from the glut of superhero books that crowd newsstands, bookstores and comic shops today.
June 25, 2010
Jonah Hex is one of the best comics on the stands these days, seriously, and this collection has one of the best stories yet, in my opinion - "The Hunting Trip" with art by Darwyn Cooke is incredible.
October 3, 2016
I get it now. I understand now why this series is so highly acclaimed. Intense stories and (mostly) great art. And there's a Darwyn Cooke drawn story even!
August 27, 2019
A skilled robber has gotten everyone in town convinced he is just a drunkard. Jonah settles the score in the funniest way possible.
A jealous husband who wants his wife's lover dead has a interesting view on the brutality of bullfights.
Jonah takes a bloody trip through the icy wastes of Canada. This is the most boring story so far. Jonah in the snow just doesn't work for me.
A bunch of gunslingers try to extort a town near the place Jonah built his house. He tries to stay away from his old ways, but is dragged back in.
Jonah's bravery during the assault of an encampment earns him dinner at the sheriff's house. The sheriff has a more nefarious plan: to use Jonah to impregnate his wife since he can't conceive.
A jealous husband who wants his wife's lover dead has a interesting view on the brutality of bullfights.
Jonah takes a bloody trip through the icy wastes of Canada. This is the most boring story so far. Jonah in the snow just doesn't work for me.
A bunch of gunslingers try to extort a town near the place Jonah built his house. He tries to stay away from his old ways, but is dragged back in.
Jonah's bravery during the assault of an encampment earns him dinner at the sheriff's house. The sheriff has a more nefarious plan: to use Jonah to impregnate his wife since he can't conceive.
January 29, 2016
Art saved a lot in this one. Such a great collection of different artists. Sadly, the stories did not live up to art all the time. Some were too talkative, some just boring. But fear not, there were good ones also.
May 9, 2018
Some of the "wordiest" Hex stories to date in this one. Also some of the most oddly compelling. This is a pretty good volume overall, but harder to pin down maybe. Still - easily recommended.
July 3, 2021
Issue #33 in this collection is one of the best Hex stories ever told, all the more memorable for it's point of view and prose-heavy style.
...but then issue #36 is one of the worst, with piss-poor, muddy art alongside an overwrought and poorly reasoned and delivered psychological exploration of JH's Southern Service in the the Civil War.
...but then issue #36 is one of the worst, with piss-poor, muddy art alongside an overwrought and poorly reasoned and delivered psychological exploration of JH's Southern Service in the the Civil War.
April 3, 2018
First, I love the work by Jordi Bernet, JH Williams and Darwyn Cooke. Paolo Sequeira does a solid job. Mark Sparacio and Rafa Garres didn't do much for me.
The scripts were mostly solid, but I particularly enjoyed the story (ironically drawn by Garres, the worst of the six artists) dealing with Hex's civil war coat and the racial tensions in the post-Civil War South. Palmiotti and Gray work in some good twists, but some of the stories are over-written - and oddly, one (Sparacio's) is under-written. I enjoyed it well enough, but wouldn't recommend it.
The scripts were mostly solid, but I particularly enjoyed the story (ironically drawn by Garres, the worst of the six artists) dealing with Hex's civil war coat and the racial tensions in the post-Civil War South. Palmiotti and Gray work in some good twists, but some of the stories are over-written - and oddly, one (Sparacio's) is under-written. I enjoyed it well enough, but wouldn't recommend it.
May 27, 2026
I got excited when I saw that Darwyn Cooke and J.H. Williams III drew stories in this volume. I was a bit let down by both, though. Cooke's story has lots of text obscuring his art, while Williams' art looks uncharacteristically rushed in spots. Both stories are good but I expected them to really be elevated by the art. My favorite story in the book is actually the last one, drawn by Rafael Garres. Hex witnesses the beginnings of the KKK, and the narration gets to the heart of his feelings towards humanity as a whole. Poetically.
June 19, 2010
Man that Darwyn Cooke issue is worth the price of this TPB all by itself. Brilliant.
May 9, 2026
Want to read comics on Old Wild West adventures? I have not read any Jonah Hex comics in years, which is a character in DC Comics and I thought I give this volume a read while I was on Christmas vacation and the break leading up to the New Year in 2025. It was a fun read.
There are six stories found in this volume, which collects issues 31 to 36 of the Jonah Hex comics during the New 52 era (2006-2011) of DC Comics. Not every issue or story has the same artists which at first threw me off. But then when I realize each story is a stand alone short story I thought it was good to see different writers and artists giving us their story of Jonah Hex. Some of the illustrations is your typical DC Comics illustrations but the story titled “Outrunning Shadows” and the one that I believe is titled “Seven Graves Six Feet Deep” the art work was different with the former seeming to aim to have more realism/photo like and the latter being with a lot more darkness and shadows and characters being more deformed in appearance.
Since Jonah Hex is not one’s ideal of a hero in terms of his personality (he’s somewhat an anti-hero, you want him around when things are tough since he can go against the odds when there’s a gun fight with bad guys but he’s rather anti-social) you see his rough side in these stories. People try to connect with him but he turns them away when they want a relationship, whether a young orphan boy who looks up to him or women. I thought Batman has a problem with people getting close to him and him not trying to be vulnerable, for Jonah Hex its even more extreme. You get the feeling the Wild West was really wild in these stories with Jonah Hex being a gunslinger; and even as he’s a gun slinger he doesn’t try to look for problem, he’s often misunderstood and feared and used by others at the same time. To me the most fascinating of the stories is the one titled “Seven Graves Six Feet Deep” that I mentioned earlier which explores why Jonah Hex stills wear the Confederate uniform even after the war and whether or not he’s a racist. I think this was told well and consistent with whatever else we know about this paradoxical characteristic of Jonah Hex. This isn’t one to read with the kids but if you want old school Western stories of strong men and criminals getting their due, this is it.
There are six stories found in this volume, which collects issues 31 to 36 of the Jonah Hex comics during the New 52 era (2006-2011) of DC Comics. Not every issue or story has the same artists which at first threw me off. But then when I realize each story is a stand alone short story I thought it was good to see different writers and artists giving us their story of Jonah Hex. Some of the illustrations is your typical DC Comics illustrations but the story titled “Outrunning Shadows” and the one that I believe is titled “Seven Graves Six Feet Deep” the art work was different with the former seeming to aim to have more realism/photo like and the latter being with a lot more darkness and shadows and characters being more deformed in appearance.
Since Jonah Hex is not one’s ideal of a hero in terms of his personality (he’s somewhat an anti-hero, you want him around when things are tough since he can go against the odds when there’s a gun fight with bad guys but he’s rather anti-social) you see his rough side in these stories. People try to connect with him but he turns them away when they want a relationship, whether a young orphan boy who looks up to him or women. I thought Batman has a problem with people getting close to him and him not trying to be vulnerable, for Jonah Hex its even more extreme. You get the feeling the Wild West was really wild in these stories with Jonah Hex being a gunslinger; and even as he’s a gun slinger he doesn’t try to look for problem, he’s often misunderstood and feared and used by others at the same time. To me the most fascinating of the stories is the one titled “Seven Graves Six Feet Deep” that I mentioned earlier which explores why Jonah Hex stills wear the Confederate uniform even after the war and whether or not he’s a racist. I think this was told well and consistent with whatever else we know about this paradoxical characteristic of Jonah Hex. This isn’t one to read with the kids but if you want old school Western stories of strong men and criminals getting their due, this is it.
February 7, 2023
“As any man, woman, or child knows, he had no friends, Jonah Hex…but he did have two companions. One was death itself…The other, the acrid smell of gun smoke.”
My Great Jonah Hex Reread continues into the peaks of Darwyn Cooke and J. H. Williams III.
We are slightly getting closer to issues that I absolutely remember reading (so much so that I think I might pull a bunch of stuff from my archives to see just how many I still do have). But even with the familiarity, I’m having a really fun time just sitting with these for a little bit at a time.
Obviously the Cooke and Williams issues are the real standouts, especially for this middle stretch. But the fun episodic feel of them all, as well as the elasticity of genre that they can employ now. That’s Good Comics.
I will say, however, I still don’t love love how many stories are about Hex’s costume. Like, I totally get how and why Grey and Palmiotti get so much narrative grist from it, but it feels like the book could and can do more than JUST that (which I think is what actually ends up informing All-Star Western during the NU52 days but I could be misremembering). It’s a little drab once you realize the particular issue you are on (like the finale of this volume) is going to get into that.
But still a hoot tho! And a very neat window into a Very Specific time in Aughts Comicdom.
My Great Jonah Hex Reread continues into the peaks of Darwyn Cooke and J. H. Williams III.
We are slightly getting closer to issues that I absolutely remember reading (so much so that I think I might pull a bunch of stuff from my archives to see just how many I still do have). But even with the familiarity, I’m having a really fun time just sitting with these for a little bit at a time.
Obviously the Cooke and Williams issues are the real standouts, especially for this middle stretch. But the fun episodic feel of them all, as well as the elasticity of genre that they can employ now. That’s Good Comics.
I will say, however, I still don’t love love how many stories are about Hex’s costume. Like, I totally get how and why Grey and Palmiotti get so much narrative grist from it, but it feels like the book could and can do more than JUST that (which I think is what actually ends up informing All-Star Western during the NU52 days but I could be misremembering). It’s a little drab once you realize the particular issue you are on (like the finale of this volume) is going to get into that.
But still a hoot tho! And a very neat window into a Very Specific time in Aughts Comicdom.
April 14, 2019
Another very good entry into the Jonah Hex series. You'd think that these books would get repetitive but Gray and Palmiotti have a wealth of stories to tell. Here, we get standouts like Red Mask, Hunting Trip, and Crude Offer. Added to the normal artistic talent were legends Darwyn Cooke and J.H. Williams III. Very good read!
July 8, 2019
Just loving this Jonah Hex series and so far this has been my favourite. Full applause for the writers putting in such effort to make every story unique while keeping Jnah's character consistent. 6 volumes in and I never know where a story will go but it is always entertaining. With amazing art (the Darwyn Cooke one is a classic) this is a must read for any comic book lover.
January 13, 2021
Artwork: Above average to excellent.Story: Very good. I am happy they (DC) Started to do western comics. It is good storytelling it is rugged and telling the story becomes that much better. Sadly I only have one more of these trade paperbacks left and I love the look as well as the story content.
March 31, 2021
He remains dark, gritty, and unlikable. He works at it. He does not care about anything or anyone. Except when he does. He lives his life to a code he himself has come up with and enforces. This is a well written and well drawn book.
February 22, 2020
Another great volume of Jonah Hex along with a wonderfully illustrated tale by Darwyne Cooke!
Highly recommended!
Highly recommended!
July 11, 2023
Nice graphic novel, great illustrations ok stories. Quick pick up and read quickly 4/5
November 4, 2023
Jedna gwiazdka za wizualia, bo to kawał porządnej roboty.
No kiepskie to jest, co ja mam powiedzieć
Komiks który jest nudny i budzi co najwyżej lekki niesmak nie jest dobry
No kiepskie to jest, co ja mam powiedzieć
Komiks który jest nudny i budzi co najwyżej lekki niesmak nie jest dobry
March 31, 2024
An excellent Jonah Hex, some really good stories and art work to go with them.
I thought stories and art work complemented each other well.
I thought stories and art work complemented each other well.
July 2, 2012
More wonderful tales and stories of the anti-hero, bounty hunter, Jonah Hex.
November 24, 2011
Definitely my favorite of this series. At least, so far.
January 15, 2016
Lika bra som vanligt. Det är svårt att ge högre betyg än tre för temat upprepar sig hela tiden. Men en mer grym och samtidigt rättrådig serie än denna finns inte.
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