Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel to Be Kin #1

Geof Darrow returns to his beloved desert warrior in this 2022 Dark Horse series opener, with cover art rendered in his characteristically dense, meticulous linework. The cover depicts the Shaolin Cowboy himself — battered, red-shirted, armed with a sword and holstered pistol — looming large over a chaotic desert battlefield strewn with fallen crows and creatures, while a smaller figure wielding a parasol engages something serpentine in the middle ground, all framed by glowing Chinese characters. Dave Stewart's colors give the dusty, sprawling carnage a warm, sun-baked atmosphere that perfectly suits this gun-toting, kung-fu desert wanderer's world.