Geof Darrow has actually dealt with the famous illustrator Moebius, partnered with Frank Miller on the Eisner Award-winning Hard Boiled, and assisted the Wachowskis customize the appearance of the very first Matrix movie. His most precious– and definitely his weirdest– production has to be Shaolin Cowboy, a tale of an ex-monk who takes a trip a surreal variation of the American West complete of demonic premiums, shellfish mob employers, and an excellent numerous dinosaurs. Now the Cowboy is returning to Dark Horse for a brand-new series entitled Cruel to Be Kin, and, begun, that lizard is holding a weapon in its tail.
io9’s thrilled to provide you a very first take a look at Cruel to Be Kin, the next chapter of Darrow’s martial arts experiences. The ebullient authorities run-through for the seven-issue series is as follows: “The series is embeded in Phase 4 of the SCU, where the Shaolin Cowboy discovers his parenting abilities being checked when he is required to homeschool throughout a pandemic of unequaled violence, in a story torn from the other day’s viral Twitter feeds. Can he get a kung fu grip on the scenario prior to a crowd of.45- caring human beasts and not-so-human beasts send him to the ICU? Just weapons, swords, and flying guillotines will inform!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
With assistance from colorist Dave Stewart, this will be the 3rd Shaolin Cowboy series Darrow has actually made with Dark Horse, the very first 2 being entitled Shemp Buffet and Who’ll Stop the Reign The writer/artist thinks about Cruel to Be Kin the 3rd in a trilogy, as he states in a declaration offered to io9 over e-mail:
This is my 3rd book in a trilogy I started with Shemp Buffet, continued with Who’ll Stop the Reign, and headed into with the huge accumulate on Route 666 that is Cruel to Be Kin
It is sort of my The Good, The Bad, The Ugly with Shemp being The Good, Reign being The Ugly, and Kin being The Bad! See how I blended it up? Smart, huh? I strove creating that switch.
This series is likewise my love letter to 4 of my preferred movie directors Sergio Leone, Kenji Misumi, Tsui Hark, and Sam Raimi. Hope it’s not a Return to Sender
Seriously, Darrow is cherished on the planet of comic artists and beyond, which is why the series will have a wide range of alternative covers by a genuine who’s who of stars consisting of Hellboy‘s Mike Mignola, All-Star Superman‘s Frank Quitely, Hip Hop Family Tree‘s Ed Piskor, Usagi Yojimbo‘s Stan Sakai, regular Wachowskis partner Steve Skroce, Blood: The Last Vampire‘s Katsuya Terada, the abovementioned Hong Kong film mega-director/producer Tsui Hark, and more.
The very first concern of Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel to Be Kin shows up in comic shops on May 18.
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