The FINAL Long John book on sale NOW at LongJohnBook.com!
I’m incredibly honored to say that the final Long John book is now available for purchase both physically and digitally (through Gumroad).
It’s a HUGE book at 59 pages with a small gallery at the end featuring Long John art from Jon Berg (from the excellent comic Skab), a look into Lady May’s world by Melissa Pagluica (from Above the Clouds and Monster Heart), and a new Hellrider Jackie pinup by me!
Volume 1 (previously the largest of the books) on top with Volume 6 beneath it. Click the image for a larger version.
Because of its size and the general rise in costs, the book is more expensive than the other ones at $12 + shipping. However, like all books bought on the store, it will be signed and come with a Long John coaster.
Also available are three new bundles! First, since the series is told over two distinct arcs, each arc is available as its own 3-book bundle, the Books 1-3 bundle for $20 and the Books 4-6 bundle for $25. Lastly, there is an All-Book Bundle where you can get (as the name implies) all 6 books for only $45 and free shipping. Each bundle is a savings on its own, so if you already have some (or none) of the books, you can round out your collection with the collection that is right for you!
As with all the books, for an additional $10 you can upgrade to the Artist Edition that will get you a original Long John pen and ink drawing on acid free comic book backing board!
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A cunning mercenary who currently gets his paycheck from Rich Jack Langstrom, Bishop is a man who always finishes the job. He is less a gunslinger and more of a manipulator, who gets his way less through brute force than through his wide network and years of mysterious experience...and getting them to do the dirty work.
Reprinted from an 1879 column published in The Chico Morning Chronicle-Record:
'Famous gunfighter––though currently riding under the guise of a bounty hunter––"Long" John Walker's stoic, monolithic presence draws the attention of every room into which he steps, even in spite of his severe penchant towards laconicism. The apparent contradiction extends to his dress, as his already massive frame is extensively layered beneath strata of wool, leather, and cotton garnished with smaller adornments made of ivory and precious stones. As the ostensible leader of the trio of "bounty hunters" known colloquially as "The Johns" (after the fact that all three members share the name, though the record is unreliable), he commands through nuanced gesture, threatens through twitches of the eye, and famously shoots running targets at rifle-distance with his standard Colt model P (I can personally vouch for this feat and while many of his other popular descriptors are the work of dime novels, this claim is irrevocably true). While his motives are kept close to his dandily clothed chest, there is no doubt that no man alive wants to be on the bad end of his gun's sight-line.'
Jack Langstrom, like his father before him, is the overarching patron of the Basin's largest city, Bodie. His father built the empire, first as the owner of the very profitable gold and silver mines, second as the main employer with the mines, the refinery, and majority holder of the land much of the city was built upon. By the time Jack took over, Bodie was in its heyday, a pulsing metropolis in the middle of nowhere cradled at the top of the Sierra Nevada Range. However, the mines have dried up and people––and their money––are leaving. Doing his best to not only keep his wealth but also his position, Jack suffers no hesitation about using any means necessary to get what he wants, even as clothes go threadbare, wallpaper begins to peel, and the shine begins to dull on this once brilliant jewel of the region.
A quiet and calculating figure who is a master of getting the wheel of whatever enterprise––or machination––turning well enough that she only has to monitor and reap the rewards. This skill has brought her from the lowest of the pecking order of Bridgeport to becoming the behind-the-scenes leader of the town. It's this skill that brought her to the attention of Rich Jack Langstrom in Bodie and is why he actually depends on her more than even he realizes. Who knows how high she has her sights set?
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