The True Death of Billy the Kid

Back when the National Lampoon had the best comic stories, I first saw Rick Geary’s stuff. I sought him out, the way I sought out all the other great cartoonists. It’s great to see that he is still drawing, and telling stories. Apparently this book is part of a series of historical graphic novels that he has done.

The only problem, of course, is that there isn’t a whole lot of documentation on Billy the Kid, so at times Rick has had to speculate, but he points out that is what he is doing, and shows the different narratives and why he is showing them.

Well thought out story. Since we know he is going to die, that is where it is all leading to, so no surprises there.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

This was a fun, quick read, and informative as well. I would have loved this series when I was a kid. The balance of caption to image is perfect, and the depiction of the title character is spot-on. The only disappointment was that it wasn't in color.