tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30511112.post4400976267468381857..comments2024-02-08T19:21:13.565-06:00Comments on Matching Dragoons: Jonah Hex #39 "The Vow of a Samurai!"Dwayne "the canoe guy"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09767840164111932154noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30511112.post-25743579864520353562011-05-05T07:49:24.226-05:002011-05-05T07:49:24.226-05:00The ending of this issue is staggeringly powerful,...The ending of this issue is staggeringly powerful, all the more so considering this was 1980, where few comic moments could equal what happened here. You know darn well that this finale wouldn't dare happen in a super-hero book. <br /><br />I think Hex was so disturbed about the Samurai's death that he wasted Blair without even collecting the reward on the guy.<br /><br />BTW, the story is reminscent of a third-season <i>Magnum, P.I.</i> episode, "The Arrow That is Not Aimed", which came nearly three years after this story. In it, Mako plays a Samurai sent to retrieve a valuable plate, and Magnum serves as Mako's <i>Kaishaku</i>--yes, the term is used there, too, as is <i>Seppuku</i>.<br /><br />Of course, the ending isn't the same as the Jonah Hex comic, but the similarities are worth pointing out.Abe Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991534345391655980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30511112.post-681987990988236542008-03-06T16:37:00.000-06:002008-03-06T16:37:00.000-06:00That may be the greatest thing I've ever seen.That may be the greatest thing I've ever seen.Maxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748486083449206825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30511112.post-1976636615246018412008-03-06T10:22:00.000-06:002008-03-06T10:22:00.000-06:00This issue appears well after the first appearance...This issue appears well after the first appearance of Mei Ling, but prior to her reappearance.<BR/><BR/>Time wise? It happens in 1875 and I have yet to determine if it occurs before their marriage, during their marriage, during their separation or when.<BR/><BR/>Anyway you slice it, it sure does appear that Jonah's feeling for Mei Ling play into this.Dwayne "the canoe guy"https://www.blogger.com/profile/05434021701274164909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30511112.post-61420526802503722382008-03-06T09:43:00.000-06:002008-03-06T09:43:00.000-06:00I always loved the Tony DeZuniga artwork in Jonah ...I always loved the Tony DeZuniga artwork in Jonah Hex. He had such delicate and at the same time, gritty linework. <BR/><BR/>Decent story, I'll have to try and get this one. Frankly, I think that he's just fed up with the whole thing at the end. Also, is this post or pre Mei Ling? If it is afterwards, I can also understand him not wanting to get involved.SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.com