After many adventures, The Cowboy has continually risen to the occasion, coming out on top. Wounded, and weary, he wanders the crowded streets, and the only one who can help him, nurse himself back together is a familiar face. Can the Cowboy find some semblance of peace?
As with the previous issues, this book is dense with goofy humor, wit, and a whole slew of glorious action. But This issue might be the strongest issue in the series simply due to seeing how everything culminates to the present, how the Cowboy’s action and wisdom has impacted his adopted baby lizard son. It’s genuinely heartwarming in a frenzy of cold steel, blood, and action, Darrow is able to balance all of these different elements into this hodgepodge of a comic. There are tons of endearing moments that highlight the kind of character that the Cowboy is that gives a bit more depth to the character when observing him through a lens character, providing a different kind of perspective compared to the previous installments.
As for the art, Darrow continues to remind readers what he does best, and he doesn’t fail to do so. The action is fantastic, but what really takes the cake aside from the extremely dense, and detailed backgrounds, crowd shots, and scenery, is the character moments when The Cowboy is interacting with his adopted kin. There’s a wholesomeness that Darrow is able to channel that makes the book fun, warm, and endearing despite all the insanity that enshrouds the character. And with the culmination of color work done by Mark Sweeney, Raunak Signh, Fred Paculba, Josh Laird, Gabe Fischer, and finishes by Dave Stewart, it’s a beautiful book to gaze upon. Nate Piekos provides a well-balanced breakfast of lettering that fits right with the book, keeping the art and story together, delivering a smooth reading experience throughout. This is a book worth adding to your pull list, especially if you’re an illustrator looking for something that is different.
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