One Issue - Two Tales of the Old West. In “Bounty”, Mac assists the woman traveling west with her son and prepares for the bandit attack he knows will be coming. In “Navarro”, the Indian scout, Navarro, finds the men who killed his family and plans to exact his revenge. As a bonus, real life Old West profiles in this issue include Belle Starr, the Dalton Brothers, and Bill Doolin.
One issue - Two Tales of the Old West. In "Bounty", Mac sets his trap for the marauders following his wagon and makes a surprising discovery after the epic shootout. In "Navarro", Indian scout Navarro catches his human prey, but having abandoning his U.S. calvary duties has his army commander hot on his heels. Justice will be served, one way or another. The explosive conclusion to both the "Bounty" and "Navarro" stories. As a bonus, real life Old West profiles in this issue include Clay Allison, Bill Longley, and Black Jack Ketchum.
Two tales of the Old West and a bonus story added! In BOUNTY, William "Mac" McDermott is a bounty hunter who decides to assist a woman and her son traveling west to California. He finds he must finish the journey with her in order to keep her alive from a band of marauders who stalk the wagon she's riding and want the land claim she is carrying. In NAVARRO, an Indian scout employed by the US Army heads home to his tribe and finds his tribe and son slaughtered and his wife missing. Abandoning the US Army he vows to hunt down the killers. And in the bonus story, GRINGO, a man finds himself lost in the desert and also with no memory of how he got there or why. Slowly, he regains his past while working as a ranch hand and as the terrifying secrets are revealed, he embarks on a plan of revenge. Also included in this book is a look at some of the real-life outlaws that roamed the wild west. Featuring the first comic artwork of Brandon Peterson (MARVEL’s Avengers, Age of Ultron, X-Men, Ultimate X-Men, and DC’s Harley Quinn)! Along with art by Aubrey Bradford (MARVEL’s Iron Fist, Inhumans) and Paul Daly (Deadworld, Planet of the Apes, Athena Voltaire).
Does Texas’s experience as a republic make it unique among the other states? In many ways, Texas was an “accidental republic” for nearly ten years, until Texans voted overwhelmingly in favor of annexation to the United States after winning independence from Mexico. Single Star of the West chronicles Texas’s efforts to maneuver through the pitfalls and hardships of creating and maintaining the “accidental republic.” The volume begins with the Texas Revolution and examines whether or not a true Texas identity emerged during the Republic era. Next, several contributors discuss how the Republic was defended by its army, navy, and the Texas Rangers. Individual chapters focus on the early founders of Texas—Sam Houston, Mirabeau B. Lamar, and Anson Jones—who were all exceptional men, but like all men, suffered from their own share of fears and faults. Texas’s efforts at diplomacy, and persistence and transformation in its economy, also receive careful analysis. Finally, social and cultural aspects of the Texas Republic receive coverage, with discussions of women, American Indians, African Americans, Tejanos, and religion. The contributors also focus on the extent that conditions in the republic attracted political and economic opportunists, some of whom achieved a remarkable degree of success. Single Star of the West also highlights how the Texas Republic was established on American political ideology. With the majority of the white settlers coming from the United States, this will not surprise many scholars of the era. In some cases, the Texans successfully adopted American political and economic ideology to their needs, while other times they failed miserably.
