Английская Википедия:Far West (comics)
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Far West is a comic book limited series created by Richard Moore and published by Antarctic Press. The setting is an industrial age Western-style secondary world full of creatures such as elves, dwarves, centaurs and other fantasy creatures.
Plot
Meg, a half-elf gunslinger and her partner Phil, a talking grizzly bear.[1] As bounty hunters, they are hired to capture an outlaw who uses a fire-breathing dragon to rob trains. They later come into conflict with a gang of ogres led by the notorious Moonshine Kid.[2] In their latest (currently unpublished) adventure, they pursue a fugitive into the haunted Badlands and have to fight against an evil spirit called Kodiki who can transform himself into the physical manifestations of their worst fears.[3]
Publication history
The Far West storyline consisted of four issues published in Nov. 1998 – May 1999; a second volume consisting of two issues, published in Feb.–Apr. 2000; and a full-color one-shot published in 2008.
Collected editions
- Far West (NBM Publishing, 2001) Шаблон:ISBN — includes "Dragon Train" parts 1–4,[4] "Hole in the Head Gang" parts 1 and 2, and a bonus story — "Pookah Party"[5]
- Far West Pocket Manga Vol. 1 (Antarctic Press, 2008) Шаблон:ISBN
- Far West: Badder Mojo (Antarctic Press, 2009) — includes "Bad Mojo" and "Badder Mojo". It was the first book of the series to be published in color.[6]
Cast
Main characters
- Ra'Meghan Val'Norium – Half elf, half Native American gunfighter who usually wears a breech cloth, assless chaps, and a bowler hat.
- Phil – Meg's sidekick who is a crackshot with a winchester rifle. Unlike the wild Meg who loves gambling, getting drunk and starting fights, Phil is more calm and restrained.
Villains
- Darian Voss – Elf train-robber who lives in Troll country and is recognisable for his muttonchop sideburns and handlebar moustache.
- Moonshine Kid – A bandit trapped in a child's body after drinking the elixir of life.
- Hole-in-the Head Gang – The Kid's dim-witted ogre henchmen
- High-Top – A snake oil salesman who tries to kill Meg after losing a game of poker. Meg kills him by poisoning his beer with a flesh-eating water demon.
- Bellboy – A lecherous dwarf bribed by High-Top to put a water demon in Meg's bath.
- Phooka – A goat faced goblin capable of changing his shape.[7]
- Sheetfire – A goblin who sold the dragon to Darian Voss.
Others
- Cyrus Shaldak – Detective who leads the Blackhawk Posse.
- Blackhawk Posse – A rival gang of bounty hunters who take the credit by bringing in Voss's body.
- Blind Man – Insane hermit who tries to warn Meg about the dragons
- Trolls – The equivalent of cowboys who wrangle fire-breathing dragons.
References
External links
- ↑ Far West Vol. 1, #1 – "Dragon Train"
- ↑ Far West Vol. 2, #1 – "Hole in the Head Gang"
- ↑ Far West: Bad Mojo preview
- ↑ Far West Review by Amy Harlib
- ↑ Richard Moore's Far West, Antarctic Press paperback edition (1998)
- ↑ Richard Moore blog
- ↑ Pookah Party: very early Far West story found in the Pocket Manga.
