LONESOME Volume 2 The Ruffians

True to his word, Mayor Harper has brought in a Marshall to get rid of "Lonesome", thrown in jail and soon to meet with a deadly "accident.'"But it takes more than that to stop the lone rider in his quest for revenge, and he is soon back on the trail of Markham, the mad preacher. When a band of Ruffians -- pro-slavery vigilantes and sworn enemies of Markham -- intercept our hero, an unexpected encounter will provide him with an opportunity to learn more about the mysterious figures pulling all the strings…and we learn more about his history, losing his pioneer family and left to be raised by Indians and gifted with visions of past and present when he touches someone. Kansas, 1861. As tensions rise between the Northern and Southern states, a fanatical, violent preacher leaves a trail of corpses behind him, all the while calling people to take up arms against pro-slavery states. On the other side are fanatic abolitionists who are as bent as the people they oppose. In the middle, our lone gunman who's playing both sides... Second in a multi-album series but each with good resolution as a stand-alone novel. Starring a lone gunman, a man with no name, who’s out to stop a sadistic killer with a silver-tongue and too many followers. And our hero has his own secrets…such as where did his second sight come from? And no matter how risky each move is, he refuses to take the safe route but continues to leap into near-death escapades. But capable, yes, he is extremely capable. And this time he gets some unexpected and life-saving help from the beautiful young wife of one of the worst villains...she also seems to be more than meets the eye. Has she infiltrated with her own agenda? Yves Swolfs quickly made himself known as an artist, with his realistic drawing style full of character, and a pronounced taste for genre comics. As soon as he left the Saint-Luc Institute in Brussels, he created Durango, an arid western. A prolific writer, he usually manages to take on each of his projects single-handedly, as both author and illustrator. But he turned to artist Griffo to guide us through the post-apocalyptic landscape of 19th century America. Beautiful, realistic artwork…and a great story. I quite like this. -Bud First published in France.