Ladies and gentlmen, after being a huge JONAH HEX fan for
nearly 15 years, I finally have a few issues signed. No, none of the classics, sadly, but they’re
still kick-ass issues. The first five
from the new JONAH HEX. Not the ALL-STAR
Hex, but when he first came back after Lansdale ’s
final run.
At first, I was going to thank Jimmy Palmiotti for finally
getting Hex out of Gotham, back to his element, but I didn’t want to become the
whiny fan, and besides, Palmiotti was too nice to take shit from me, since
thanking him for that would mean complaining about the storyline (and the
stupid sidekick idea). In fact, aside
from James Cosmo, Palmiotti was probably the happiest to be there. He greeted me with one of the strongest, most
enthusiastic handshakes I’ve ever experienced at a show, and he had one of the
most natural smiles I’ve ever come across.
He was eager to talk about Hex, and when I told him I had every
appearance, he was all the more excited to talk about the book. He strikes me as an actual longtime fan of the
book, which is rare in this day and age of making classic characters “their
own,” whoever “they” might be.
I should mention that I met Palmiotti before the DC New 52
panel, at which some awful news about the future of Hex was revealed. Chances are, I would have still played nice,
because Palmiotti is a hell of a guy and I like him, but part of me would have
wanted to beg him to abandon this foolish idea.
Besides, the story’s done already.
There’s no going back.
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