If you weren't around for the X-Files paranoia of the '90s, it's hard to describe just how pleasurable it was to indulge in the fantasy of a vast government conspiracy. These days, that sort of paranoia feels like a Trumpian red flag; but back then, it was less about actually believing in aliens and magic bees and more about the fantasy that at least someone has their hand on the wheel . even if that.
Jinny Hex Special #1 Review: A Promising Start for DC Comics Heiress to the Old West
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There is a lot of good to be said about Wonder Comics, DC Comics’ young adult superhero imprint overseen by Brian Michael Bendis for the past several years, but my absolute favorite new creation from this collection of series remains Jinny Hex a modern descendant of Jonah Hex toting a trunk of powerful artifacts from the gunslinger’s many adventures. She possesses her ancestor’s no nonsense attitude, but without his cynicism or all of the baggage that comes with hunting human beings for money. Combine that spunk with a grabbag of magical and other powerful items, including a ray gun that allows Jinny to be a gunslinger without murder, and she’s well suited to land just about anywhere in DC Comics. The only question is where will her story go next? Readers receive the first hint at an answer as Wonder Comics closes its doors in