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Scott H. Gardner goes solo for the latest, exciting, NEW weekly program from the "Two True Freaks!" network of fine internet radio shows!

Presenting --

"Death and the Acrid Smell of Gunsmoke" -- The Jonah Hex Podcast

In this sixth episode, Scott throws out a few more suggestions for some Jonah Hex related items you may be interested in, makes a few corrections, and tells a tale of -- Roy Rogers?! WTF?

Also -- more awesome listener feedback!!

And then it's on to Weird Western Tales #14 -- featuring Jonah Hex in the sad and ominously titled story -- "Killers Die Alone" by John Albano, Tony DeZuniga, and Joe Orlando.

Hear all this and more as we continue exploring the weird and thrilling tales of the baddest bad-ass bounty hunter ever to roam the Old West...

Jonah Woodson Hex!!



NEXT WEEK: Weird Western Tales #s 15 AND 16!


Death and the Acrid Smell of Gunsmoke: The Jonah Hex Podcast - Episode 6

I noticed while posting this episode up that last episode's posting said "NEXT WEEK: Weird Western Tales #s 15 AND 16!". It should have read "NEXT WEEK: Weird Western Tales #14". I guess I got ahead of myself. Sorry about that!

Gotta say I love the way you tell us about the issues you review. Very interactive and makes me feel like I'm listening to a audiobook.
Have read one or two trades of some more modern Jonah Hex and really liked them.
Talking about Jonah Hex related stuff, check out Red Dead Redemption, whilst I was playing it, it just screamed Jonah Hex.
Great show, love listening to it and I will try to read some old JH.

Wow, looking at it now, Jonah does look a little bit like Eclipso. Which would be hilarious, frankly; Eclipso running around the Old West zapping people. "What in tarnation-- ?!" "MWUAHAHAHA!"

Jonah throwing the guy out the window was great. There's not enough casual window tossing nowadays. Interesting that the thugs specifically call him a "professional killer," I guess furthering the branding of Jonah as a bounty hunter. The death of Iron-Jaws is not surprising but still sad. But Jonah is a loner, so it was only a matter of time before he lost his "sidekick." I guess you could have run with the idea that they were two loners together, though. I like how this feature is getting a sort of minor Grand Guiginol theme going, with Jonah dealing justice in painfully ironic methods.

By the way, the Twilight Zone episode you are thinking of is "A Hundred Yards Over The Rim." Thats a good one. I don't remember that Amazing Stories, though... I wonder if that series is on Netflix?

Regarding Stan's letter and your response, my wife also is... tolerant... of my comics. I have gotten her to read some comics (including a few Wonder Woman trades in my half-hearted attempt to get her into superhero comics) but she does dig superhero movies and shows, so I have that at least.

The thing about Bat Lash versus Jonah Hex is that while Jonah seems pretty clearly informed by the Spaghetti Western, whereas Bat Lash is a more of a traditional American Oater. Lash is a very lighthearted feature, more along the lines of Maverick than anything else, but with an occasional harder edge. I think this is why Jonah Hex had a long run as a star, whereas Lash had a shot and didn't catch on. The light, nearly-comedic tone works well, I think, in a backup capacity since it would be such a contrast to a deadly serious lead feature like Jonah Hex or Scalphunter or whatnot. In fact, I have long thought that if Palmiotti and Gray had to cut down their output to 14 or 16 pages a month, or if DC wanted to raise the price, Lash would make the perfect "co-feature" for that title.

Alas, Lash is the kind of feature which doesn't really work so well today -- comedy in today's comic book market is usually very, VERY broad instead of subtle. If Jonah Hex is Clint Eastwood, then Bat Lash is James Garner (or, if you think like me, Roger Moore).

Good show, man. This podcast is quickly becoming a favorite. Keep up the good work!