Ron Zimmerman writer
Howard Chaykin artist
Mavel $3.99
By Steven Leitman
Let’s hear it for the boy (Sing the verse! You know you want to!) and by that I mean Ron Zimmerman for the writing chores here. The West’s big GAY cowboy is back and gayer then ever in this first issue. I mean really — I was loving the dialogue here! No apologies, no excuses, he’s out and proud and doesn’t give a damn who knows it and still has the skills to back up his words. I cannot tell you enough how well this is written! I mean really I am still blown away and I cannot find the words to accurately describe to you how I am feeling after reading this. It had elements of camp as well as a feel for some old western action.
I am not going into detail on this issue because it needs to be read by you. Go out and pick it up and read it for yourself. This is perfection here, people. Ron’s words Chaykin’s pictures, there cannot be anything better for you to read at this moment. My only regret is that this is a four issue mini-series.
Let’s not forget that Annie Oakley, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holiday and the original Ghost Rider are all going to be a part of this story.
Seriously, people, a gay cowboy in the Old West isn’t something you see every day, and here it’s done with some stereotypes and with originality. Go support Marvel in this as homosexual characters are never portrayed as honestly as this, and if not because you are a homosexual than because you know one like me. Let’s face it if i were in the Old West this would have been me.
In all honesty if your offended by the way he is portrayed I am sorry for that but he is exactly like many of my friends and people that I know, myself included. So, to each his own and I hope you get as much enjoyment out of him as I am.
