The Sixth Gun Vol. 6: Deluxe Edition

The Sixth Gun #9, 8.1

by Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, A.C. Zamudio (Artist)

The Sixth Gun Volume Six Deluxe Edition collects issues #48-50 of the story arc "Boot Hill," as well as the three-issue spinoff miniseries "Dust to Dust," and the three-issue spinoff miniseries "Valley of Death." In addition to the stunning artwork of Brian Hurtt with Bill Crabtree, this collection features art from A.C. Zamudio, Cat Farris, and Tyler Crook, with Ryan Hill. This oversized deluxe collection includes an intro from titan of fantasy Michael Moorcock, never before seen artwork, design sketches, cover galleries, an all-new, in-depth interview with creators Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt by writer/artist Chris Schweizer, and more, from the Eisner-nominated fantasy western epic. It is presented with a gorgeous new cover by Brian Hurtt with Bill Crabtree.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

350 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 30, 2019

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

[Lukasz · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a damn fine comic, and the ending ties everything wonderfully. I'll try to review the series as a whole. The main storyline is 5* for me, I lower the rating for Deluxe editions because they combine the main story with spin-offs/prequels of sorts and it's at times irking.

[Blindzider · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although slightly not surprising as to what happens, the culmination of the series was satisfying and definitive. Note that one of the mini-series in Volume 5 plays a rather significant part in the finale, so it would pay to read that first.

This volume contains two mini-series, the first gives some background to Screaming Crow, which I didn't care too much for. The second, gives the background to BillJohn, and this was fraught with heart-wrenching empathy for him that any parent would understand. It's a shame this wasn't earlier in the series to give his character a little more meaning.

Overall, this was worth the wait.

[Nate Reitz · Rating 3 out of 5]

The final volume of the Sixth Gun, The finale of Cullen Bunn's epic was quite good I really liked it. I liked the bittersweet ending that he gave it and I thought that was a great way to end the series. The reason I rated this book only three stars is because of the inclusion of the two other side stories, Valley of Death and Dust to Dust. The story Boot Hill was a good finale Bunn brought back most of our dead heroes for the final battle. It was great for some to see some of these characters shine, Billjon, Naheul, Nidawi, and Roberto. Many of the villains were brought back as well the horsemen and General Hume. The Pinkertons turn on the Gray Witch leading to their massacre. Boot Hill as a location reminded me of the lonely mountain of the Hobbit and also Sad Hill cemetery from "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly". There was some resolution to who is Drake Sinclair, his showdown with Jessup was quick and to the point. Sinclair's ultimate fate felt warranted and I liked it. The ending as I said previously is bittersweet and I like it because it was something that I hadn't seen before and it was hinted at and foreshadowed and I like that Cullen Bunn committed to it. So if you pick up this story and you enjoy it I feel he does stick the landing. However the to side stories added into this collection really brought everything down for me. The Valley of Death story was about Death and many of the Native American characters. It delves into the opening of the crossroads and going into Death's realm. It gave us a backstory to White Wolf and Screaming Crow while introducing new characters like Buzzard Wife and Asisi. This story even though it was short just dragged for me I didn't care about it. It started off strong with a connection to Roberto's father but by the time we got to the end I didn't care. The second story Dust to Dust was Billjon story and this was great it gives a great tragic backstory to him and his motivations I did like this one more and overall I thought this book was a great way to end the series. Now that I have read this series along with some of Cullen Bunn's Marvel work I can honestly say that Cullen Bunn is not really a writer that I'm drawn to overall. His genre is horror overall even his Marvel work has a horror vibe. But unlike other writers where there name alone makes me want to read it regardless of characters or story. Writers like Ed Brubaker, Jeph Loeb, and Geoff Johns are automatic reads for me. Cullen Bunn is not that and this being one of his own creations has solidified that for me. Overall I am happy I read this but similar to Manifest Destiny I liked it but I don't love it.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a terrific series! It was a very fun ride to the big finale. Not sure how I feel about the ending. It was pretty good but it did seem a bit flat. This book series also collects several tangental spin-off series that did fill in some missing back story but could have been worked into the main story in a better way. If you're looking to read an end-of-the-world supernatural adventure, read this series.

[Jonathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

An epic ending to an epic series. I would only dock half a star given the awkward format of volume 6. Much like volume 5 this volume includes two side stories that are included after the conclusion of the main series. These stories felt a little pointless after reading the ending of the series and could have perhaps been included in an earlier volume.

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Y llegamos al final de una gran saga comiquera. Realmente El Sexto Revólver a generado una dignísima saga desde los canones de ficción fundacional del Western. Cullen Bunn no ha racaneado a la hora de añadir a su olla conceptual "weird" con elementos y personajes orbitando alrededor de esos revólveres míticos y su amenaza más existencial de lo que se esperaba en un inicio. Los bandos ya se han formado y posicionado en los confines del fin de todo un mundo y el inicio de otro. ¿Quién definirá este futuro?

Como apunté en la opinión del penúltimo recopilatorio. Bunn no dejaba mucho a la imaginación desde hace muchos capítulos a cómo imaginar el desenlace de esta historia. A lo que, sí, el envidiable ritmo trepidante al que nos ha acostumbrado en esta serie sigue aupando bastante la lectura. Pero las cuestiones alrededor de los seis revólveres y la situación del "reinicio universal" abrían consigo una mayor madurez en la narrativa más metafísica. Como se ve en las miniseries anexas a este final. Cullen Bunn no sorprende en demasía más que para afianzar un buen imaginario fronterizo pero al final más tradicional de lo que parecía indicar el meridiano de la colección.