At some point, it stops being a "western" comic if every issue takes place in Gotham City. It was fun having Tallulah Black back in the book though.

Solid book. I really enjoy the backup stories in the back that aren’t Jonah hex also

Jonah Hex and his 1800s exploits continue and they are fun. The inclusion of Gotham's citizens, the Court Of Owls, and Crime Bible cultists was great. Tallulah Black was fun to read and play off of Hex as well as Dr. Arkham. The art by Moritat is once again not to my liking. His character sketches in the book are great but when it comes to panel to panel story progression its less refined. The B-stories involving the other Western heroes were hit and miss. Overall, another good read with subpar

I hated the art for the majority of this volume. HATED IT! I know that some of you love this style, and I totally respect your opinions, but to me, this looked...lazy.I know, I know. It looks that way on purpose.But I still don't like it.It's like the artist just didn't give a shit about drawing any detail on the faces, or something.To me, that's not visually pleasing, but I understand that a lot of you guys really enjoyed it.It's just not my thing. Sorry.The story was ok, but I think you need...

Second volume was also quite good. Back up stories are hit or miss.

Well I guess it’s the least worst New 52 thing I’ve yet read - it’s still too pleased with how it thinks it’s cleverly weaving past references into the narrative, which actually just make you roll your eyes constantly (I mean, yes, very clever, well done etc etc) but it is at least pacy and pulpy. The fact that every woman is literally old or buxom is a bit more problematic and some of the backing strips are, frankly, terrible. But it’s... fine... I guess

Really liked Tallulah Black!

Some of this book deserves 2 stars and some deserves 4 stars, so it averages to 3. I enjoy this title more than I thought I would. The art is both pleasing and offputting, which is not a useful statement I know: someone else said it is too stylized, and I suppose that's as close as I can get to how I feel. Plots are sometimes too easy, and the "War" is negligible. Shorts in the back provide a nice change of pace - they might have been better interspersed in the volume. I also get the feeling the...

Jonah Hex and Amadeus Arkham head to New Orleans on the trail of the leader of a child slave operation. There they hook up with Nighthawk and Cinnamon to take down the 19th century version of white nationalists. Then they head back to Gotham and the Court of Owls makes another appearance. There's some boring backup stories featuring the origins of Nighthawk, Cinnamon, Bat Lash, and Dr. 13. What's keeping the series from being great is a lack of nuance. The plots often feel like the writers are j...

I don't necessarily love the need to tie this title into the DC universe as a whole but this was a good volume. 3.5 stars rounded up.

This volume of All Star Western continues with the high octane western action. Jonah Hex and Amadeus Arkham have tracked their missing fugitive to New Orleans, where they encounter vice to rival that of Gotham, and a conspiracy to murder immigrants ran by a group of white supremacists. Jonah goes undercover in the fight ring and captures the interest of a beautiful fighter who also works for the xenophobic group. They team up with a pair of vigilantes and lovers called Nighthawk and Cinnamon, wh...

Frankly the Jonah Hex story was too long and convoluted for my taste [and for Jonah's apparently]. The Nighthawk origin floated like a lead balloon. These writers think so highly of their mistaken views on theology they put their words in the characters with the most going for them- giving weight to viewpoints that are not worth the paper they are printed on... just give a good story- adding faulty theology just shows a lack of preparation or morality.

This second volume of All-Star Western isn't really very well named - it's hardly a war between the Court of Owls and the Crime Bible followers as a mild altercation that Jonah and his friends find themselves in. It's still an enjoyable story, though I prefer the first half of the volume which sees Hex team up with Nighthawk and Cinammon to try to defeat a band of immigrant hating villains known as the August 7. I still find it hard to empathise with Hex as a hero, considering he's a surly old s...

Another solid instalment of the All Star Western title. This picks up right after volume 1 ends. Hex and Arkham are in pursuit of Thurston Moody who fled Gotham for New Orleans after his child labour ring was exposed. I was hoping that we would see some Wild West antics on Hex's journey to New Orleans. Unfortunately this book begins just as they arrive. One day we might see the old west, I hope. Aside from that little niggle this book is an entertaining read. We are introduced to Tallulah Black,...

westerns may not be the best loved genre in comics today, but Palmiotti and Gray, as always, bring a modernist feel to the Old West (although this take place in Gotham City -- is it in the Midwest in the New 52?). Great art by Moritat moves this volume along each and every time. It's fantastic. Get it.

Maybe i'm giving this a rating that is a little high, but I find myself being entertained by the buddy "cop" tale of Jonah Hex and Amadeus Arkham. In sticking with the series I had doubts that putting Hex in late 19th century Gotham City would work, and about going for the longer story lines.It is working, even the slightly forced inclusion of the then Owls story line and crossover in the Batman Family of titles. Hex and Arkham make their way down to New Orleans in pursuit of the previous TPB's

More rip-roaring adventure with Jonah Hex plus backup stories. Still weird to see Hex spending so much time in Gotham as opposed to the western states. The characters are fun, though, and the action never falters. I'll have to keep my eye out for Vol. 3 of this series ...

Reprints All Star Western (3) #7-12 (May 2012-October 2012). Jonah Hex and Amadeus Arkham head to New Orleans where they discover that Gotham might have a problem with the legendary Court of Owls. Unfortunately, Gotham is also the home to the Followers of the Crime Bible and a major turf war has broken out between the Owls and the worshipers of the Crime Bible…and Hex, Arkham, and Hex’s friend Tallulah Black are caught in the middle! Plus, Cinnamon and Nighthawk are out to avenge Cinnamon’s fami...

When Gray and Palmiotti's Jonah Hex ended I was sad but this is a wonderful extension of that series. We get the adventures of Jonah Hex with Dr. Arkham and some back up stories of other Western heroes like Cinnamon and Nighthawk and Bat Lash. The Jonah Hex adventures have a bigger story arc than the one offs in his series. I think these are two different animals because of that, both have their charms. I loved the one offs but these longer arcs do allow the tension and drama to build a bit more...

I love the character of Jonah Hex but these stories that tie into the Batman mythos is a downer for me. I actually enjoyed the three back up stories better than the main story which are Nighthawk & Cinnamon, Bat Lash and Dr. 13. The Bat Lash story was my favorite mostly due to the art which was expertly drawn by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez.