Ep. 10: The Wild West of Comic Book Roundups

Howdy, pard’ners! The band of G3eks saddle up for a rowdy discussion of the major comic book characters of the Old West—Jonah Hex, Bat Lash, Rawhide Kid, Ghost Rider, and more—and debate whether the Western is a genre worth revisiting for readers and collectors. They also settle the showdown between which publisher had the best Western characters—DC, Marvel, or another company? (Run Time: 01:00:12)

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Chapters:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:08 Jonah Hex—the King of the Four-color Westerns

00:20:19 Are DC and Marvel Afraid of Westerns Today?

00:22:13 The Other DC Western Stars

00:29:34 The Merry Marvel Western Society!

00:34:47 Showdown: DC or Marvel Westerns?

00:44:51 The Best Westerns Outside the Big Two

00:56:50 Conclusion/Riding Off Into the Sunset

Thumbnail image: Jonah Hex #37 (DC Comics; Cover Artist: Luis Dominguez)

Opening Theme Music: “Wild West” Music by Reynold Greenleaf from Pixabay

Record scratch sound effect:  Sound Effect from Pixabay.

Theme Music: “We Need a Superhero.” Music by Geoff Harvey from Pixabay.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction to Westerns
• 1:08 Jonah Hex, King of the Four-color Westerns?
• 20:19 Are DC and Marvel Afraid of Westerns Today?
• 22:13 Other DC Western Stars
• 29:34 The Merry Marvel Western Society!
• 34:37 Comic Western Showdown: DC vs. Marvel
• 44:51 The Best Westerns Outside the Big Two
• 56:50 Conclusion/Riding Off Into the Sunset