Rio #4

The fourth chapter of Doug Wildey's celebrated Western series brings Rio to Tombstone, and the cover — painted by Wildey himself — makes an immediate impression: a tight, cinematic close-up of Rio's weathered face, a cigarette dangling from his lips and sharp blue eyes fixed on something just off-frame beneath the broad brim of his hat. It's the kind of portrait that earns its quiet confidence, rendered in rich, painterly tones that feel as much fine art as comics. Published in 2021 by Fordis/Colorado, Red Dust à Tombstone is a fine entry point into one of Western comics' most visually assured series.