LONE RANGER #16
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Size: pages
Price: 3.50
This review contains spoilers, click here to read
A villain issue is always fun. The evil Cavendish visits a church for a confession.
Lone Ranger is now 16 issues deep (plus a special), and it has consistently delivered quality story, books on time, and very nice art. Issue #16 is a nice single-issue story, a perfect example of the book if not for the fact the Lone Ranger only appears in one panel.
There were some excellent moments.
- A victim, about to be shot dead in cold blood by Cavendish, asks if he can have a minute to "make right with God". The next panel shows Cavendish studying his watch patiently and then the next panel, presumably a minute later, he blows the poor guy's head off.
- The art during the execution sequence that opens the book, showing Cavendish in dark shadow, until ultimately illuminated by the flash of his murdering pistol. Nice.
- Cavendish, upon entering the church, contemptuously saluting the large crucifix with Jesus suffering upon the cross with a sly "Howdy".
- The splash page of the Lone Ranger Angel.
- Cariello, using the old tied and true trick of casting the jet black shadows of a confessional window screen on the face of the sinner, to great effect. There's a reason it's a tied and true trick (ask Frank Miller), when it works, as it does here, it really amps up the drama.
The majority of the book is Cavendish's "confession", an origin story of what makes him such a mean ornry guy.
What really sealed the deal for me on this issue, however, was the surprise ending. I love when a story has a good ending, and this book had one.
The Lone Ranger is not the most amazing series I've ever read, I think by its very nature it is a bit limited as to the types of stories and surprises it can offer, but the consistent quality of the book keeps bringing me back issue after issue. Dynamite is putting out a great book here, fans of Zorro, Jonah Hex, Westerns, and pulp should check this book out.
Art: 4 - Very Good
This was my favorite book of the week.
There have been a few issues that have been too light on content and seemed like I wasn’t getting $3.50 worth, but overall it is like you said in your review.
Have you read Solomon Kane?
I have other Solomon Kane minis, but for some reason I didn’t like the new #1 that much. Do you think I should give it another chance?
Oh, by the way, I agree with your comment about the light content in some (most) issues. The creative team seems to want to not make things too deep, or only has a few slim story ideas, so some issues whiz by too quickly. One of the reasons I wouldn’t recommend this series as the absolute greatest thing ever. The writing is solid, but it is not a Brubaker / Miller / Morrison / Ennis / your favorite writer story where the book really leaves you thinking and blown away when you are done.
Exactly.
I’ve never read any Solomon Kane until someone recommended it on here. So with no real context, I picked up the first three issues and they are nicely written. They are slow but have intriguing character interactions. I will have to finish off this arc before I recommend anything, but I am impressed.