After a confrontation with Justice Leaguer Booster Gold, the DC Universe's most infamous bounty hunter from the old west is transported 150 years into the future into modern-day Gotham City. Confused and adrift, Hex looks to shoot his way out of trouble but that may do him no good when he's thrown into Arkham Asylum! All Star Western Volume 5, written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, features guest appearances by modern DCU characters such as Superman, Batman, John Constantine, Dr. Amadeus Arkham, and more.Collects issues #22-29.

 

 

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

There are 224 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