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Weird West, also known as Weird Western, is a term used for the hybrid genres of fantasy Western, horror Western and science fiction Western. [1] The term originated with DC's Weird Western Tales in 1972, but the idea is older as the genres have been blended since the 1930s, possibly earlier, in B-movie Westerns, comic books, movie serials and pulp magazines. [1]
Weird West is an action role-playing video game developed by WolfEye Studios and published by Devolver Digital. The game was released for Windows , PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 31, 2022, and for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S subtitled Definitive Edition on May 8, 2023.
This section is for Western games that have non-traditional themes or hybrid genres such as Space Western, Sci-fi West, Fantasy Western, Hybrid Western (e.g. Horror Western, Film noir, Martial arts (genre), anthropomorphic animal characters), neo-Western (Contemporary settings/times), Post-apocalyptic West, Weird West (Also can have supernatural, steampunk, superhero themes), among many others.
Weird Western Tales is a Western genre comics anthology published by DC Comics from June–July 1972 to August 1980. It is best known for featuring the adventures of Jonah Hex until #38 (Jan.–Feb. 1977) when the character was promoted to his own eponymous series. Scalphunter then took Hex's place as the featured character in Weird Western Tales.
The DC Comics imprint Vertigo reintroduced the Western genre in 1995 with Preacher, set in a contemporary version of the West. In the 1990s and 2000s, the Western comic leaned toward the Weird West subgenre, usually involving supernatural monsters. However, more traditional Western comics are found throughout this period, from Jonah Hex to ...
Ronan and his companions cross worlds from the Weird West to the Savage West along with their werewolf companions: 1998 Under a Harrowed Moon pt. 3: Ground Zero: PEG9005 (DN#6) The conclusion to the trilogy; both worlds hang in the balance as the heroes battle the evil Dr. Hellstromme. Includes a tie-in scenario for Deadlands: The Great Rail ...
MT2 The Weird, Weird West was the second Marvel Superheroes adventure in TSR's Time Warp series. [3] The 64-page book with outer folder was written by Ray Winninger, with illustrations by Jeff Butler, Cory Graham, Paul Hanchette, and John Statema, and was published by TSR, Inc., in 1989.
The "Weird West" mark is used to distinguish the primary game setting from the various other settings: Deadlands: The Great Rail Wars: a tabletop wargame with miniature figures. Doomtown: a collectible card game. A sourcebook for the town described in the game was released under the title Doomtown or Bust!.