I was searching for “weird” or “horror/supernatural” western tales along the lines of Lansdale’s DEAD IN THE WEST and came across TALL TALES FROM THE BADLANDS. There are five stores in this issue and I figured the odds were good I would find one or two gems. While three of the stories were similar in idea to others I’ve read over the years two of the books stood out for me. One especially nice tale with an unexpected ending was “Where the Heart Is.” As for the book itself the art is of professional quality throughout and the writing is consistently good. Rounding out the book were pin-up pages I would like to see fleshed out as stories. Maybe next issue.
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!] |