Time Bomb Comics: The Last Ride Of Henry Holden

THE LAST RIDE OF HENRY HOLDEN


Writer: Alex De-Gruchy
Artists: Gorgio Iannotti & Mike Bunt
Full colour
56 pages
US format
perfect bound
£6.99/$10.99
ISBN 978-0-9561822-6-5



Since 2007, Time Bomb Comics has regularly been publishing an eclectic range of one-shots and graphic novels from both brand new and established comic creators.  Their latest release “The Last Ride Of Henry Holden” marks five years of publishing history for the Birmingham-based comics publisher.



“The Last Ride Of Henry Holden” officially launches at the Thoughtbubble 2012 convention in Leeds over the weekend of 17th/18th November and will also be available through Diamond’s Previews catalogue.



A 56-page full-colour graphic novella, “The Last Ride Of Henry Holden”  is a grim tale of Old West redemption set in the year 1871, written by Alex De-Gruchy with artwork by Giorgio Iannotti and Mike Bunt, colouring by Owen Watts and lettering by Nikki Foxrobot.



“The Last Ride Of Henry Holden” will be on sale at Thoughtbubble at a special launch price of £6.00, along with Time Bomb’s full range of  titles.



For more information on this and any other Time Bomb Comics please contact stevetanner@timebombcomics.com


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When this arrived I was a little “meh!”  I just wasn’t holding out too much hope since Western comics have been a rarity in the UK for decades now –though Europe has never stopped it’s love of Wild West comics.

Went through the pages quickly and noted a couple of things I didn’t like with certain panels. If I get that reaction I usually put the book down and leave it a day or two.  This I did and, yesterday, I sat down and read the book in one sitting. Normally, a book like this I’ll read a bit then get on with work then read some more later.  Thing is, this was rather good.

My whole reader feeling was that I had just sat down and watched the old BBC 2 Saturday Western (if any of you are that old you’ll know what I mean).  All the elements were there except for the mighty Randolph Scott. There was even the slight twist in the ending.

Not sure if De Gruchy is a Western film fan but it’s the feeling I got. The good thing is that Time Bomb Comics produce these books as one-offs so it’s the entire story –no part 2 to wait for.

Nice cover design adds a lot to this –if you are at Thought Bubble check out their table –and The Last Ride Of Henry Holden!