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THE ENFIELD GANG MASSACRE #1– IMAGE COMICS
Creative Team
Writer: Chris Condon
Artist: Jacob Phillips
Let’s Run Down the Story:
The story begins in Oklahoma in 1906 where at a carnival, a story is being told that leads to where we’re heading now. The story is a work of historical fact as it turns out being retold at what appears to be a county fair of sorts. This is about the five-day shootout between The Enfield Gang and the Sherrif and Deputies in the town of Fort Lehane, Texas in 1875.
The Enfield gang was known to rob and loot and be a problem however, one day it is believed they crossed the line. When an innocent banker Bill Barley is found murdered the town sets its sights on the gang and from there all hell breaks loose.
How Do We Feel?
One of my favorite things as a kid was sitting down next to my grandfather and watching an old Western tale. The days of Clint Eastwood or John Wayne always running on his tv and the old good vs evil battle raging on in the middle of nowhere towns.
Condon and Phillips do a great job of transporting me back to those days and capturing the vibe of a classic Western in this first issue.
Phillips works magic crafting a gritty scene mixed with blood and grime that you would expect set in this time period while Condon seemingly ties the slang and character of this period.
The duo do a great job setting the scene for the battle that is yet to come and if you know Image Comics, they are not one to shy away from a bloody battle.
Fans of old-time westerns will quickly find themselves enjoying this mysterious tale which as it turns out has some confusion behind it because the team also does a great job of adding in their newspaper clippings on the tale at the end of the issue.
Overall I would recommend this to be on your pull list and give it:
