GO WEST #1 (of 3)
(***)
"Garrett Gunn's words are compelling, and instantly grab us from the get-go"

At the $1.50, it's a no-brainer not to try the first issue

(031818) In Go West #1 we're thrown into the action as the first three pages are not filled with unnecessary backstory/set up. It gives us hints of what is going on, then jumps right into action. It tells us "Utah, June 14th, 2136. 40 years after the war.", and that's really all we need to know. Garrett Gunn's words are compelling, and instantly grab us from the get-go. The eerie color scheme matches the emotion that you can feel from the pencils. Although there were a few small clichés thrown in, I can look past that based on the execution, which is mostly done well in this book.

The downside is that I feel all the setup in this issue would be better suited for a series that would be longer than three issues. This feels like the next two will have to be overflowing with content, but nonetheless, I'll have to wait until I actually have the books in my hand before judging it.

I'm overall excited to see where this heads. Alterna Comics is a great company to buy books from. The creators are nice people, and you can't beat a whole line of comic books where the cover price is all $1.00-$1.50. It also makes me wonder why the other companies don't stick to newsprint for their books. More people would buy if they had this low of a cover price.
 

Reviewer:   Nasser Rabadi
Publisher:   ALTERNA COMICS
Writer Garrett Gunn
Artist: Sean Forney
Cover: Saint Yak
Released:  011718
MSRP: $1.50
Rating:   NA
Synopsis:  "Now seeking a life of peace, "Slade the Blade" used to be one of the deadliest men in the New West. But when his family is brutally murdered, Slade embarks on one of the grimmest, grittiest, and goriest tales of revenge that the world has ever seen."

GO WEST #1 ©  2018 ALTERNA COMICS

Review © 2018 Alternate Reality, Inc.