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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.
The Dark Man and Others is a posthumously-published anthology of fifteen short stories by American author Robert E. Howard, named after his short story "The Dark Man", and covering the genres of adventure fiction, horror, historical fiction, fantasy, sword and sorcery, weird fiction and the weird West.
Weird Western Tales (sister title of Weird War Tales) defined a new multi-genre form: "Weird West," a combination of the Western with another literary genre, usually horror, occult, or fantasy. Other Western characters DC created during this period include the heroes Scalphunter and El Diablo , and the villains El Papagayo , Terra-Man , and ...
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.
This is a list of the publications released for the roleplaying game Deadlands: The Weird West, published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group.The game was originally released using its own custom rules, and has since been published using the d20 system, GURPS and Savage Worlds rules.
The Australian Western genre or meat pie Western is set in Australia, especially the Australian Outback or the Australian Bush. [4] The genre borrows from US traditions. The Tracker is an archetype in this form of Australian Western, with signature scenes of harsh desert environments, and exploration of the themes of rough justice, exploitation of the Aboriginals, and the thirst for justice at ...