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"This volume collects issues #1-3 of The Sixth Gun: Valley of Death and issues #1-3 of The Sixth of Gun: Dust to Dust" -- title page verso.
About the author
Cullen Bunn is the writer of comic books such
The Sixth Gun,
Shadow Roads,
The Damned, and
Helheim for Oni Press. He has also written titles including
Harrow County (Dark Horse),
Uncanny X-Men, and
Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe (Marvel). Cullen claims to have worked as an alien autopsy specialist, rodeo clown, pro wrestling manager, and sasquatch wrangler. He has fought for his life against mountain lions and performed on stage as the world’s youngest hypnotist. Buy him a drink sometime and he'll tell you all about it.
Brian Hurtt is an artist/writer who has spent most of his career working on collaborative creator-owned projects. His first such collaboration was in 2006 when Brian teamed with writer Cullen Bunn to create the Prohibition-era, monster-noir cult classic
The Damned. A few years later, the two teamed up again to create
The Sixth Gun, a weird-West, epic supernatural fantasy. Brian also contributes to the popular webcomic
Table Titans, in which he is the writer and artist of the stories “Whispers of Dragons” and “Road to Embers.” Brian lives and works in St. Louis, Missouri.
Bill Crabtree’s career as a colorist began in 2003 with the launch of Image Comics’
Invincible and
Firebreather. He was nominated for a Harvey Award for his work on
Invincible, and he went on to color the first 50 issues of what would become a flagship Image Comics title. He also colored
Godland and
Jack Staff.
Summary
Two tales of The Sixth Gun! Two visions of the wild and weird west! Two stories of shamans, the Spirit World, magic pistols, and bounty hunters! Two quests that shape the lives of the heroes and villains of the greatest Old West Fantasy of all time!
First, the reclusive witch Buzzard Wife gathers a Hunting Party for a treacherous journey into the fabled Valley of Death. Then, we follow Billjohn O'Henry on a heartbreaking adventure to save his beloved daughter. From the House of Death to a Wild West Medicine Show, these yarns take aim on heretofore unexplored realms of The Sixth Gun!
