"Originally published in single magazine form in All-star Western 10-11, Weird Western tales 12-14, 16-38"--Copyright page.

In these twisted tales of the Old West, Hex battles a doctor determined to transform him into a zombie, joins up with Buffalo Will's (yes, Will's) Wild West Show and learns the dark secret behind the existence of a demonic baby, and discovers an ancient race of man-eating worms from beneath the earth.

Science fiction, fantasy, comics, romance, genre movies, games all drain into the Cultural Gutter, a website dedicated to thoughtful articles about disreputable art-media and genres that are a little embarrassing. Irredeemable. Worthy of Note, but rolling like errant pennies back into the gutter. The Cultural Gutter is dangerous because we have a philosophy. We try to balance enthusiasm with clear-eyed, honest engagement with the material and with our readers. This book expands on our mission with 10 articles each from science fiction/fantasy editor James Schellenberg, comics editor and publisher Carol Borden, romance editor Chris Szego, screen editor Ian Driscoll and founding editor and former games editor Jim Munroe.

In the darkness of a little boy's bedroom, a toy soldier is subjected to an elaborate courtmartial...On the war-torn streets of Sarajevo, a Bosnian marksman hunts a mysterious Chetnik sniper...On the corpse-strewn fields of No Man's Land, a good soldier learns that the difference between life and death is a three-letter word.

On the rangy plains of the Wild West rides a man named Jonah Hex, who has no companions save two: death itself, and the acrid smell of gunsmoke! Now, for the first time, the awful truth of Jonah Hex?s origin is revealed. Born intohate, to a drunk father and absent mother, he is sold into slavery with the Apache, but betrayed once more. Scarred for life at the hands of the Union Army, disfigured by the tribe he once called friends, there is nothing more for Hex than endless bloody revenge!

Graphic novel.

Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI Art by VICENTE ALCAZAR, PHIL WINSLADE, JORDI BERNET, GIANCARLO CARACUZZO and BRIAN STELFREEZE Cover by DARWYN COOKE In this volume collecting JONAH HEX #55-60, we learn more about Hex's savage origins and how love played a crucial part in making him the bounty hunter he became. On sale APRIL 27 - 144 pg, FC