Wow, was this really good. Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios have created a beautiful, innovative western mythology that somehow manages to feel as warm and familiar as an old pair of boots. The narrative is dense and requires careful reading as it heavily relies on metaphors and some basic understanding of western folklore, but damn is it worth it.

Everything throughout the entire 5 issues just looked gorgeous. Rios has a way of choreographing fight scenes that makes everything just look like you've seeing it for the first time. Smoke swirls around combatants, swords slash through the air with meaning, characters dance around the pages, and no small detail is ever overlooked. When you add the colors in from Jordie Bellaire, it creates pure magic.

This is definitely a book that seems like it rewards multiple reading as well. I can't wait to sit down with it again in the near future to see what else I can pick up.