Billy the Kid's Old Timey Oddities (2005) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Apr 2005 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
ERIC POWELL (W/C) and KYLE HOTZ (A) On sale April 20, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Billy the Kid having faked his own death is now free to roam America, and start a new life, unhindered by his past crimes and criminal record. Free, that is, until someone discovers his true identity. Fineas Spoule and his band of traveling sideshow performers blackmail the Kid into joining their troupe. These performers are the rarest breed of human oddities and deforms: an alligator man, a dog-face boy, a wild man, a miniature boy, a psychic, a tatooed woman, and Sproule, himself, also known as "The Human Spider." Billy begrudgingly agrees. Spoule, on top of everything else, is something of a treasure hunter. He and his band are set to travel to Europe to steal a priceless artifact from a mysterious scientist, a Dr. Victor Frankensteain; with Billy as their hired gun. Billy the Kid's Old-Timey Oddities is written by Eric Powell (writer/artist of the International Horror Guild award-winner and 2003 Eisner Award-winner, The Goon) and illustrated by Kyle Hotz (fan favorite artist of The Agency and The Hood). This series combines Hotz's quirky macabre visuals and Powell's humorous fast-paced storytelling into an off-beat epic adventure full of interesting characters combining the unlikely genres of spaghetti western and Hammer horror. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #2
Published May 2005 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
ERIC POWELL (W) and KYLE HOTZ (A) On sale May 18, FC, 32pg, $2.99 After a long journey across the ocean, Billy the Kid and Finneas Sproule's band of sideshow performers find themselves in a creepy European village?a village not found on any map. It is here that Sproule believes they will find "The Golem's Heart," an ancient artifact worth a fortune. However, the Heart is in the possession of the infamous mad scientist, Dr. Frankenstein. To retrieve it, the group must seek him out! Don't miss the second issue of Billy The Kid's Old Timey Oddities from Goon creator Eric Powell and horror artist extraordinaire, Kyle Hotz! ? Recipient of the International Horror Guild Award and 2003 Eisner Award-(The Goon) ? Featuring art by fan-favorite artist Kyle Hotz from The Agency and The Hood Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #3
Published Jun 2005 by Dark Horse.$2.50
ERIC POWELL (W) and KYLE HOTZ (A) After being attacked by Dr. Frankenstein's monsters, Billy and his companions are taken prisoner and locked in the doctor's dungeon. Over dinner, Dr. Frankenstein explains how eagerly he is awaiting the dissection of and experimentation on such a unique set of subjects. But after exchanging a volley of insults with Billy, Dr. Frankenstein judges him to be of little worth, bemoaning the necessary 'petty violences' of Billy's existence. Jeffrey, 'the miniature boy,' on the other hand, is a perfect surgical specimen for one of the good doctor's 'experiments.' Don't miss the third issue of Billy The Kid's Old-Timey Oddities from Goon creator Eric Powell and horror artist extraordinaire, Kyle Hotz! Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #4
Published Jul 2005 by Dark Horse.$2.50
ERIC POWELL (W/C) and KYLE HOTZ (A) On sale July 20, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Thanks to the combined distraction of Billy's entrapment and the explosive entry of yet another insane treasure hunter seeking the Golem's heart, Sproule and his companions are able to escape from their bonds, but with the monstrous villagers mindlessly obeying Dr. Frankenstein's every word, none of them can escape from the lab . . . at least, not without Billy's help. But does Billy have the courage to overcome his greatest fears and free himself in time to save the others? Does he have the generosity of heart to risk his life for a group of people he has called "freaks?" Don't miss the fourth issue of Billy The Kid's Old Timey Oddities from Eisner Award- winning Goon-creator Eric Powell and fan-favorite horror artist, Kyle Hotz! Cover price $2.99.
