Howdy partner, I reckon you wanted to know whatās this thread is about. Well Iāll tell you, itās about all things western that take place in DC Universe in the 19 century.
The 2 characters I know so well are Bat Lash & Jonah Hex!
Iām not going to have these guys duel it out in a poll, chances are Hex would win.
So I would like to talk about their comics and animation appearance and in Hexās case, his movie.
So saddle up and letās get startedā¦
The comic I would recommend reading isā¦
The artstyle by John Serevin is so beautiful, and the story is well written. I think itās worth reading.
Got a favorite Western story or a character I didnāt mention, please leave a comment. Donāt let this thread ride off to the sunset!
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I recently read that Bat-Lash mini series awhile back on here, it really was good origin story for Bat-Lash.
One of my favorite western storyās witch isnāt a comic at all, also its both a western and not a western at the same time.
Is the novel called DC Universe: Trail of Time by Jeff Mariotte, this is what introduced me to most of the western heroes.
In fact the only reason I picked this up was cause Hex was a main hero in it, and I wanted to read something with him in it, since I had recently just seen him in the Justice league Cartoon at the time.
The Novel is about Clark Kent living in a world were pretty much all heroes are powerless or donāt exist, because of magic done by three evil wizards that changed history.
So itās up to Clark Kent, The Phantom Strange, Etrion and Four Legends of the West to fix the DC timeline. This novel really made me like bat-lash a lot, and it also introduced me to El-Diablo, Scaplehunter, Johnny Thunder. This Novel is what really got me in to the old west heroes.
I think it really neat to see Superman has part of an Old West posse to hunt some time changeing wizards.
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Right now Iām reading Jonah Hex (2010) issue #1, Iām planing on trying to read the whole series. Iām looking forward to it!
And Thankyou so much for your comment @RootBeerMaster! I sure wouldāve like to read DC Universe: Trail Of Time. 
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Outside of Jonah Hex (who I love), I have to admit Iām not real familiar with DCās Western characters. I have always wanted to read everything Bat Lash, as the idea always fascinated me. I wish DC would start digitalizing some of the older Western titles (Western Comics) and so on.
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I agree! Today I found couple of western series that I didnāt even know that it existed! So I made a request for it.
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Jonah Hex is part of a vast and varied cast of western characters that DC needs to tap with new series and collected editions.
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If there had been a Jonah Hex movie back in 60s or 70s, I think Clint Eastwood wouldāve been perfect for the role!
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The best western hero, Nighthawk
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Did you know that a 1966 Batman villian name Shame (play by Cliff Robertson) was actually based on a western character of a movie name Shane?
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Alright, I looked up Justice Riders and Iām convinced. Iām definitely reading this ASAP.
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Justice Riders looks fun! I will have to check it out.
I really wish DC would get back into producing Western comics. They could revive some of their characters going back to the late Golden Age.
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Cool topic. Very Interested to see where it goes. I know Iāll be seeing whatās on hear as far as western comics. I have some Jonah Hex comics but havenāt read many others.
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YAY! Thankyou @Shayera.Hol, @mercurie80 & @willeagle23.70656, for bringing this thread back! I was worry it wouldāve been a flop.
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I really wish DC would publish an Omnibus (preferably more than one) of some of its old Western characters. As I said, Iāve never gotten to read any of the Golden Age stuff or stuff from the Fifties!
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Hey @mercurie80, great idea! Iāve added this to our omnibus request list for consideration by the team.
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There are a few Nighthawk comics, and since he is a iteration of Hawkman, he occasionally gets his own issues in the series.
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Did you know that Roy Rogers a famous Country Singer guess star in the episode of Wonder Woman? Heās in the episode called "The Bushwackers."
Hereās his famous song heās known for, Happy Trails To You. 
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1st season episode if Iām not mistaken. Really good episode too.
And on another note I added Bat Lash to my list on here. Noticed not a lot of Jonah Hex on here though.
I dont own many western comics but I do have a 4 issue limited series of āThe Rawhide Kidā from 1985 from the other guys and I have about 50 Jonah Hex comics which includes the 18 issues of āHexā which I really liked but isnāt western. But among my other Jonah Hex comics is 2 number 1ās!!! The 2006 #1 AND the 1977 #1!!! I have a lot of holes in both collections so would love to see them on here. I also want to find Jonah Hex Showcase Vol. 1 but hard to find at a good price.
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