West of Sundown Vol. 1: Out Beyond the Dusk and Dark by Tim Seeley is about the adventures of a vampire and her loyal assistant. Constance Der Abend loves her life in New York City. She feeds on the people who hurt others and she never has to go hungry, as the city is filled with evil socialites. However, she has to flee when a pair of ruthless monster slayers burn down her beloved home and cause her to be partially burned in the process. She decides to head back to her homeland to heal and restore her powers. She takes her loyal assistant, Dooley, with her.
As the pair journeys across the New Mexico desert, they try to adapt to their new surroundings. They arrive at the town of Sangre De Moro, where something seems amiss. It seems that Constance isn’t the only monster in town. Will Constance be able to heal herself before the monsters hiding in the shadows find her?
The artwork is beautifully done and enjoyable to look at. The story was interesting but confusing at times. During some parts, I had a hard time following along: Like why was Dooley standing in front of her grave in the beginning of the book? Was it tied to his father who mentions later in the book? When characters appeared, their backstory was given but it wasn’t always clearly narrated or it was confusing why the new character was mentioned.
Constance is a complicated character. She is seen as a selfish bloodthirsty vampire by others, but she seems to also care about the people around her. She also only feeds on evil and greedy socialites contrary to what the hunters believe of her feeding on the innocent. The graphic novel is action packed with a cliffhanger for a second book in the series. I am interested in reading more of her adventures with Dooley. If you like supernatural Western graphic novels, then you would enjoy this one.
**Disclosure - I received a free in copy in exchange for an honest opinion**
About The Book:
Title: WEST OF SUNDOWN Vol. 2: Youthful
Blasphemy
Author: Tim Seeley & Aaron Campbell, Jim Terry (Illustrations)
Pub. Date: July 25, 2023
Publisher: Vault Comics
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 144
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From Dusk Till Dawn and American Vampire meet The League of
Extraordinary Gentlemen in this terrifying tale of the Old West,
survival, blood, and monsters.
La Sangre es la Vida
The New Mexico town of Sangre De Moro has accepted its strange new residents:
beautiful vampire Constance Der Abend, her thrall, Frankenstein's monster, and
the would-be mad scientist, Griffin. But a new threat has come for the
evil-saturated soil of the mesa: Dr. Moreau and his strange companions.
West of Sundown – where Hammer Horror and literary monsters
stake their claim in old New Mexico.
A Western tale of survival starring a cast of literary horrors from the
diabolical minds of Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash, Vampire: The Masquerade, Money
Shot), Aaron Campbell (Hellblazer, Infidel), and Jim Terry (Vampirella,
Come Home, Indio)!
For fans of Westworld, Red Dead Redemption, American
Vampire, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Hammer
Horror films, Universal monsters, and Preacher!
Collects the entire second arc, issues #6-#10, of the smash-hit series!
"If you like your horse operas bloody, if you thought The
Searchers was fine, except for all the missing vampires and werewolves
and monsters, then … Tim Seeley, Aaron Campbell, and Jim Terry have a book here
for you. Come walk with them through the Old West, and don’t trust them when
they tell you it’s all going to be fine. It’s not. And we wouldn’t have it any
other way.” --Stephen Graham Jones (New York Times bestselling
author of The Only Good Indians, My Heart is a
Chainsaw and Don't Fear the Reaper)
"Vigorous, bloody pulp fiction boned with fierce intelligence and blooded
with delicate observation. This just might be the start of the best monster
universe since Universal's." -- Daniel Kraus (New York
Times bestselling author of The Shape of Water, Trollhunters,
and The Autumnal)
“Western gets weird in this gore-strewn, rollicking adventure set in the 1870s
…with a wink toward gothic Victorian horror.” – Publishers Weekly (Starred
Review)
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About Tim Seeley:
TIM
SEELEY is one
of those “slash” people…a writer-slash-artist. He has drawn a number of
different comic book series including G.I JOE, HALLOWEEN,
WILDCATS and ANT-MAN & WASP. His writing work
include NIGHTWING, MONEY SHOT , INJUSTICE v. MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE ,the
critically acclaimed REVIVAL, and the NY TIMES bestselling HACK/SLASH. He
resides in Chicago, Illinois with his wife, daughter and 80s action figure
collection. Hometown:
Chicago, IL
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About Aaron Campbell:
Aaron Campbell has been working as a comics artist for a
decade, and is now the co-writer of Vault Comics horror title, West
of Sundown. During his time in comics, he’s illustrated the
adventures of some of the world’s most iconic characters, including Hellblazer,
Batman, Harley Quinn, The Shadow, Green Hornet, Sherlock Holmes, James Bond,
and Infidel, working with such revered writers as Garth Ennis, Matt Wagner,
James Robinson, and Andy Diggle.
Hometown: Albuquerque, NM
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About Jim Terry:
JIM
TERRY is a
Native American comic book artist who’s memoir Come Home, Indio was a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize and the
Ignatz, as well as the artist on such titles as THE CROW, HACK/SLASH,
HEAVY METAL and more. He is currently working on WEST OF
SUNDOWN from Vault Comics. He lives in Chicago with his 4 cats.
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