Strangeways: Murder Moon - Softcover

Maxwell, Matt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0979695708 ISBN 13: 9780979695704

Publisher: Highway 62 Pr, 2008

Synopsis

Tooth and claw meet six-gun and Union steel in a haunted corner of the frontier west. Ex-Union officer Seth Collins sets himself adrift after the end of the Civil War, only to be given focus by a call for help from his estranged sister. He makes his way to the small town of Silver Branch, only to find his coach under attack by something that is neither wolf nor man, but combines the worst features of both. When his friend Webster is blamed for the latest round of killings, Collins finds himself between the wolf's jaws and the secret that Silver Branch hides.

About this title

About the Author

Murder Moon is the comics debut of Matt Maxwell (Highway 62, The Comics Waiting Room). He is a reformed animator and full-time father living in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas with his wife and two children.And no wolves in sight. So far.

From the Inside Flap

1868. Ex-Army officer Seth Collins is trying to forget the horrors of the Civil War when he finds himself faced with another kind of horror altogether. Something, not someone, is hunting the people of Silver Branch, including Collins estranged sister. A strange and seemingly unkillable wolf prowls the wilderness, killing not simply for pleasure, but to utterly destroy Silver Branch. But this is a town with its own secrets, ones that it won t give up willingly. Collins shortly finds himself trapped between the obligations of family and friendship. These duties lead him straight into darkness, where he has to find a way to defeat a creature that is neither man nor beast, all the while threatened by the the very town he s trying to save. Murder Moon is a thoughtful, intelligent story of brooding werewolves and tough-as-nails cowboys that never lets up the pace; full of action, pathos, and downright fun. -- David Wellington, author of Monster Planet and 13 Bullets Is Maxwell bringing back the Western AND Suspense-Horror at the same time? Then I m on board, riding shotgun. Strangeways, here I come! -- Jeff Parker, writer of X-Men: First Class and The Interman Gorgeously illustrated in stark black and white, Murder Moon is a trip to a dark West that never was. In the wilderness of the Strangeways, black hats and badmen are the least of your worries. Here, there s fates worse than death and you just might find that your trusty revolver isn t enough to get you out of trouble. Murder Moon features artwork by Steve Lieber (Civil War: Frontline and Whiteout), Guy Davis (Sandman Mystery Theatre and B.P.R.D.), Fábio Moon (Smoke and Guns) and Gabriel Bá (Casanova). Murder Moon is illustrated by newcomer Luis Guaragna and includes the short story Lone illustrated by Gervasio and Jok.

Edition details

• Publisher: Highway 62 Pr
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0979695708
• ISBN 13: 9780979695704
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 144