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otterno11's review
3.0
I picked this up at a used book sale and decided it would be a good read to bring along for a long weekend heading west (to Colorado) and it made a nice diversion during the long drive across the prairie. The comic does not really tackle any new ideas when it comes to the spaghetti western/crime caper genre but for what it is, it’s a fine little Wild West heist. The tropes are well used, for the most part, and if not fresh, don’t seem too cliched. On the other hand, the use of the Shoshone characters come off as the most stereotypical aspect of the story and, of course, the one woman in the cast is a “soiled dove.”
In spite of this, everyone is pretty well characterized and Barreto’s realistic, gritty art is a perfect medium for the tale. Following a sauve ne’er do well planning the train job of the century and crossing the plains from Chicago to Wyoming, the comic goes through the recruitment of various experts for the team, the planning, and the successful completion of the job, not unlike Ocean’s Eleven. One refreshing thing is the comparative lack of violence- while there’s some fisticuffs and gunslinging, conflicts are mainly solved through trickery and wits and no one even dies! A good natured, light hearted romp though the West, "The Long Haul" is a good choice for younger readers.
In spite of this, everyone is pretty well characterized and Barreto’s realistic, gritty art is a perfect medium for the tale. Following a sauve ne’er do well planning the train job of the century and crossing the plains from Chicago to Wyoming, the comic goes through the recruitment of various experts for the team, the planning, and the successful completion of the job, not unlike Ocean’s Eleven. One refreshing thing is the comparative lack of violence- while there’s some fisticuffs and gunslinging, conflicts are mainly solved through trickery and wits and no one even dies! A good natured, light hearted romp though the West, "The Long Haul" is a good choice for younger readers.
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