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All Star Western Vol. 4: Gold Standard (The New 52)


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No. of pages 176

Published: 2014

Great for age 12-18 years

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Guns and horses, spurs and whiskey! Jonah Hex has made a living using those weapons to become the greatest bounty hunter in the old west. But when a strange man clad in gold with force fields, lasers, and the ability to fly drops into the past, Hex's mettle and grit will be tested as never before. The time traveling member of the Justice League, Booster Gold, is featured in All-Star Western Volume 4, written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray.Collects All-Star Western issues #17-21.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 13-16 years.

There are 176 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2014 by DC Comics .

Jimmy Palmiotti is a multi-award-winning comic book creator with a wide range of experience in advertising, production, editorial, film writing and production, media presentation, and video game development. He has created and co-created numerous series and characters, including The New West, THE MONOLITH, 21 DOWN, THE RESISTANCE, Gatecrasher, Beautiful Killer, Back to Brooklyn, The Tattered Man and Painkiller Jane. Currently he is co-writing DC's ALL-STAR WESTERN and BATWING with Justin Gray

 

"This book lives up to its All-Star name, for sure."--USA Today

"All Star Western packs plenty of plusses--starting, of course, with Moritat's gorgeous art."--Time Out Chicago

"Gritty, detailed, sensual, and brutal all at the same time...Perfect."--A.V. Club/The Onion