Kingsway West #1 Review Roundup

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Kingsway West #1 Review Roundup

08/24/2016 9:22am

Greg Pak and Mirko Colak team up for a magical western!

After spending thirteen years in a war that made him a monster, a Chinese gunslinger named Kingsway Law just wants to live in peace with his wife, Sonia. But even in a fantastical Old West crackling with magic, a man of his skills can never quite disappear. So when a woman with a red-gold sword brings bloody chaos to his doorstep, Kingsway must fight for his life, his wife, and his very soul.

"I had high hopes coming into Kingsway West #1. This creative team met that bar, effortlessly stepped over it, and gave me a story that was thoroughly entertaining and completely engrossing from cover to cover." - Comicosity

"Kingsway West is extraordinary, and Greg Pak’s writing is truly phenomenal. He takes the familiar setting of the American Old West and creates a magical and bizarre landscape. The story is fast-paced and truly engaging, leaving the reader wanting more." - Pop Culture Uncovered

Greg Pak is at it again with a new story and he hasn’t missed a beat. He is joined by an amazing art team as the first issue of Kingsway West gives us everything you would want from a first issue. We are given a compelling story, beautiful art, and are introduced to a brand new world that harps upon both fantastical and realistic themes and makes them feel as if they always belonged together.

"Greg Pak is at it again with a new story and he hasn’t missed a beat. He is joined by an amazing art team as the first issue of Kingsway West gives us everything you would want from a first issue. We are given a compelling story, beautiful art, and are introduced to a brand new world that harps upon both fantastical and realistic themes and makes them feel as if they always belonged together." - Weird Science

"The fist issue manages to showcase a solid, action-filled, pace as everyone seems to lust after red gold, the one element in the world that is more magic than science. It all comes together to create a really solid first issue, that leaves you wanting more" - Graphic Policy

"With its diverse cast, firm understanding of western story tropes and a rich world just waiting to unfold, Kingsway West #1 is an action-packed and engaging opening gambit for Dark Horse’s new series. Greg Pak, Mirko Colak, and Wil Quintana not only deliver a great story, but also a world that hasn’t even broken the surface of what it has to offer in terms of story potential. It may not take much to deliver a great western, but it takes a whole lot more to deliver an alternate history that feels as rich as this one does." - Newsarama

"Greg Pak. He should be everybody’s hero comic book writer. He’s willing to break down barriers and push forward his ideas, even if they seem risky. As soon as Kingsway West was offered, and I heard it was being written by Greg Pak and it was going to be some sort of Studio Ghibli/Western mix, I knew I had to read it. I just knew it would be original, creative and absolutely engrossing. And it is. It is all of that and more." - We The Nerdy

"Kingsway West #1 expertly mixes the seemingly irreconcilable qualities that make for good Westerns and good fantasy, with six-guns and laconic dialogue complimenting winged soldiers, weird beasts and dragons. Does it feel weird and bizarre? Yes, but in the best way. That unconventional vision and freshness is what makes the book work so well." - Capeless Crusader

"In Kingsway West, Greg Pak has created a truly compelling protagonist and dropped him into a rich, detailed and complex setting. Having a Western set in an alternate version of our own world – a version where Chinese and Mexicans wage war for natural resources in the wastelands of America – is intriguing enough, but throwing in the added fantastical aspects like dragons and magic really gives this series the potential to become something truly special." - Big Comic Page

Kingsway West #1 is available now! Check out a free preview here.

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