The Shaolin Cowboy

Plot

The book is about an unnamed former Shaolin monk who wanders the land with a talking mule named Lord Evelyn Dunkirk Winniferd Esq. the Third. Having been "asked" to leave the Shaolin temple, he has since had a bounty placed on his head, which many are eager to collect. Given the Shaolin Cowboy's prowess in martial arts, however, this will be very difficult.

Taking place in an unspecified time setting (as the first issue notes, "the day after yesterday and a week before tomorrow"), the book features extremely detailed artwork and equally violent and absurd action scenes; in one, the main character battles a giant shark with a human head in its mouth using two chainsaws tied on the ends of a long stick -- which all takes place in the canalization in the stomach of a lizard, on whose back a city is located.

Shaolin Cowboy was nominated for three Eisner Awards in 2005 for "Best New Series", "Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team", and "Best Coloring"

Over 200 pages! The COMPLETE BURLYMAN SERIES!

Not the same as the hardcover (from Dark Horse), no overlap in ART or STORY or REVEALS about the Cowboy's MULE! In this OVERSTUFFED volume, SEE the Shaolin Cowboy FIGHT demons, sharks, and maniacal crustaceans, and GAPE, as the Cowboy continues his trip across the pockmarked landscape of the American psyche. PLUS, an abundance of EXTRAS, showcasing all the alternative covers with art by such peerless luminaries as MOEBIUS (JEAN GIRAUD), MIKE MIGNOLA, KEVIN NOWLAN, RICARDO DELGADO, SCOTT GUSTAFSON, and JOHN SEVERIN. MORE pages than less!!! You'll want to SEE the Cowboy confront his nemesis, KING CRAB, grapple hand to fin with a GREAT WHITE, and dance with an army of the UNDEAD! Get a full dose of Kung Fu, chainsaws, and wit, in this nonstop treasure of art and color. And a mule. It's a BUDDY PICTURE with a BODY COUNT! Collecting SHAOLIN COWBOY #1-7.