ALL-STAR WESTERN #9
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Pencilled by Moritat & Patrick Scherberger
Inked by Moritat & Dan Green
Lettered by Rob Leigh
Colored by Michael Atiyeh
Cover by Jose Ladronn
Size: 40 pages
Price: 3.99
This review contains spoilers, click here to read
This issue was a mess. The ending to the New Orleans arc felt anti-climactic and truncated. A little whup-ass on the docks and voila! we're done here. Just in time to make room for a Talon who appears like a giant non-sequitur to remove Hex's reason for being in New Orleans in the first place, then Hex returns to Gotham for some reason that's not obvious other than pleasing the Batfans. Sure, you can slap a Night of the Owls logo on the cover but Batfamily readers who are new to ASW are not happy. They just dropped $3.99 for a clumsy transition between two arcs, a brief, pointless appearance by the only goofy looking Talon we've seen, and the extra dollar buys the final installment of a 3-part backup story. No wonder they hate it. That's unfortunate because I'm sure ASW will immediately go back to being awesome but some potential new readers wont' be coming back while loyal readers of the book just saw the first weak issue to date. And that elusive new digital reader? Don't even ask. And that's the problem I have with mainstream comics. Palmiotti & Gray were not coerced into the Night of Owls, they were happy to be part of the crossover and surely thought it would boost sales and lure new readers. But, at best, it would’ve satisfied the same direct market while, in reality, it failed on all counts. I love this book and I’ll drop Batman and Batwoman both before I bail on Hex. But All-Star Western #9 shows how the traditional Big Two obsession with incestuous crossovers, line-wide wankfests and continuity porn is no way to grow the market.
Story: 2 - Average
Art: 4 - Very Good
Art: 4 - Very Good
You are right, I am a Batreader who is new to ASW, and after reading this, I am not coming back for more.