The good news is now available as an ebook. The version I read was called Gloomtown and stars a stranger coming to town. A rabbit with no name perhaps. He wants a good meal and a bed for the night before he moves on. It appears he is on the room from a posse perusing him a day behind.
Unfortunately he arrives in this WildWest town just as the decent folk turn on themselves and the Marshall to keep law and order tries to keep the rabbit from spilling the beans. General Lee has a bag on nuggets and it appears there is gold in the them hills.
A great comic caper. Populated by animals who talk and strive to be smart. They attend talks and lectures on life enhancing subjects; tonight’s topic being non-violence.
This is brilliantly done. Never too silly but a lovely homage to Westerns and clever misunderstandings around words, responsibility, the law and philosophy.
The writing is clear and leaves a grin on your lips while it is wonderfully illustrated.
It will appeal to most readers and no doubt be re-read by the majority who laugh through the first reading. Multilayered and a good story of some moral standing.

This wasn't terrible, but you really need better artwork and/or logic to have such a mishmash of anthropomorphised animals in a western – for one thing the drawings are so poor you can hardly tell what species things are. On the whole, though, the worst sin is that it just wasn't interesting enough to grab me. One and a half stars.

In 'Blacktown aka Gloomtown (The Marvelous Adventures of McConey' with art and script by Lewis Trondheim, I had to keep scratching my head and wonder what the heck I was reading.

It's funny cartoon animals in a Western town. McConey is on the run from a fugitive gang of bad guys. He is caught and mistaken for being the leader of the gang, but he's just trying to get away. The promise of hidden gold gets him some breathing room from the noose, but how will greed and the bad guys intersect? And what will happen to our hero doomed for the noose?

It's a weird comic, but I liked it. The style and content reminded me of some of the early underground comix I've read. The humor is madcap, but the violence makes it hard to recommend to young readers.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Europe Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

2 stars
An interesting take on the old western stories and comics. This didn’t appeal to me. Too much violence beyond what was necessary. Probably didn’t help to have a horse (I ride and own horses) shot in the early portion of the story. Yes, it is a comic novel, but the visualization wasn’t needed.
The illustrations were well done and I am certain that this story will be entertaining to others.
Thank you NetGalley and publisher, Europe Comics, for the opportunity to read this ARC.

I wasn't a huge fan of this graphic novel, although I have a feeling that it might have been due to the "wild west" setting. There was quite a bit of violence in it, so it might not be suitable for all reader. I did quite enjoy the illustrations, and I can see why others will enjoy this book. Sadly, it just wasn't for me.

I have received a much appreciated digital copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.