NYCC: Jonah Hex and the shadow of Michael Walsh

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New York Comic Con: Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Michael Walsh

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Featured DC Next Level panel and booth at New York Comic Con Jonah Hex and the shadow of deaththe six-issue limited series written and drawn by Michael Walsh that launched last week. It’s DC’s first Jonah Hex title in over a decade and leans heavily into Western horror territory. And we take a look at issue #2 and the character designs in the panel… Find more Bleeding Cool NYCC coverage here.

The story finds a broken and wasted Hex at the end of the Wild West, living in a shack on the outskirts of the nearly abandoned town of Ashecott, drinking in the saloon and waiting for the era to end. Something evil has arrived: older than the city, more dangerous than any outlaw, and from a world beyond the one its victims know. Hex realizes not only the otherworldly entities and the boy with mysterious abilities they seek, but also the opportunity for redemption. Walsh has described the tone as hellish boy meets unforgivable: The biggest gunslinger stops hunting men and starts hunting monsters.

Announced at San Diego Comic-Con as part of the Next Level initiative, the series was already on shelves at NYCC, with Michael Walsh appearing at DC’s signing booth alongside other Next Level creators. The official narrative emphasizes isolation, redemption, and a new mythology for the scarred bounty hunter. With the first issue published and the limited series underway, the convention’s attention focused on the book’s distinctive horror-western approach and Michael Walsh’s dual role as writer and artist. More issues will continue the story of Ashecott and whatever is hunting (or being hunted) there.

• JONAH HEX AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH #2 (OF 6)
  (W/A/CA) Michael Walsh
  SUPERSTAR MICHAEL WALSH DIVES INTO THE DARK WORLD OF JONAH HEX! In Ashecott, stories about Jonah Hex’s gunslinging past are known to few and believed by even fewer, except for Charlie, a young stable boy who admires the once-powerful bounty hunter. There is no known story about the mysterious preacher who has come to town, nor any story about the strange followers he is accumulating by the minute, and even less so his connection to the young woman who has disappeared into the night. Hex, however, is about to join his story, and in doing so, he will add a final chapter to his legend. $3.99 4/11/2026

• JONAH HEX AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH #3 (OF 6)
  (W/A/CA) Michael Walsh
  THERE IS POWER IN THE SONGS THAT SING THROUGH TIME. A brush with death ruins everything Jonah knows. Now, realizing the depth of the dark power possessed by the beings that take over Ashecott, he rides to rescue Annie, the girl they have taken prisoner, and finds himself in a battle like he had never imagined. $3.99 12/2/2026

New York Comic Con 2026 is underway right now at the Javits Center in new york city. It marks the event’s 20th anniversary, with a Coney Island theme that includes related collaborations, merchandise and performances. Hosted by ReedPop, NYCC is the largest pop culture convention on the East Coast, covering comics, movies, television, anime, gaming, cosplay, books, and more. Features a showroom with exhibitors, Artist Alley, panels/screenings, celebrity guests, signings/photographs, play areas, family headquarters, and cosplay events. And it happens just as Marvel Comics announces that it is leaving town… Special thanks to Chris Anton.

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