Far West (comics)

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Far West
Publication information
Publisher Antarctic Press
Schedulemonthly
Formatstandard
Genre Fantasy Western
Publication dateNov. 1998 May 1999
Feb. 2000–Apr. 2000
2008
No. of issues(1998–1999) 4
(2000) 2
(2008) 1
Main character(s)Ra'Meghan Val'Norium (Meg)
Phil
Creative team
Created by Richard Moore
Collected editions
Far West ISBN   978-1561632978
Far West Pocket Manga Vol. 1 ISBN   978-0980125542

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, dwarfs, centaurs and other fantasy creatures.

Contents

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 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

Cast

Main characters

Villains

Others

References

  1. Far West Vol. 1, #1 – "Dragon Train"
  2. Far West Vol. 2, #1 – "Hole in the Head Gang"
  3. Far West: Bad Mojo preview [ permanent dead link ]
  4. Far West Review by Amy Harlib
  5. Richard Moore's Far West, Antarctic Press paperback edition (1998)
  6. Richard Moore blog
  7. Pookah Party: very early Far West story found in the Pocket Manga.