Carlos Morales
Bestselling neo-noir Western That Texas Blood by Chris Condon (News from the Fallout) and Jacob Phillips (Everything Dead & Dying) will ride again in the upcoming That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch. This all-new, six-issue chapter in the beloved ongoing series will kick off in September from Image Comics.
This highly anticipated story arc will also feature exciting variant covers by Martin Simmonds (The Department of Truth), Luana Vecchio (Lovesick), Mark Chiarello (Batman/Houdini: The Devil’s Workshop), and more.
“Well… we’re back! Joe Bob returns, this time for a story set in 2003 that we like to call ‘Hell Comes to Allison Ranch.’ It’s our most action-packed story arc yet with strong thematic links to two of our previous, fan-favorite outings—That Texas Blood volume one and The Enfield Gang Massacre,” said Condon in an exclusive scoop on the announcement at IGN. “While this new arc has some connections to our past stories, it’s also a great place for readers unfamiliar with Ambrose County or its inhabitants to jump on, and Jacob and I are excited to bring some new collaborators along with us, too. We are so excited to be adding letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and designer Michael Tivey to the That Texas Blood ranks. With the team we have assembled on this book, and the story we have to tell, I think this may just be the best That Texas Blood story yet.”
In That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch, Sheriff Joe Bob Coates and Deputy Wilson Hart are called to the Allison Ranch—the largest and richest ranch in the United States—where family grievances are blooming into full-blown war. This first issue will be loaded with bonus materials including behind the scenes peeks, newly conducted interviews, essays, and cartoons.
Phillips added: “Joe Bob’s back and it feels so good! Coming back to That Texas Blood feels like coming home to us and we’ve missed it after so long away. We return with a brand new story arc, ‘Hell Comes To Allison Ranch.’ A heist gone wrong on the biggest ranch in the US on the night of the invasion of Iraq. This story is the perfect jumping on point for new readers and a warm welcome back for the regulars. So slip on your favourite pair of jeans, grab a can of Doyers and settle in. It’s gonna be one hell of a ride.”
In celebration of this highly anticipated return to shelves, Image Comics will present a special Facsimile edition of the series’ debut issue printed on deluxe newsprint paper for the ultimate reading experience. Longtime fans and new readers alike can revisit the premiere that started it all and remains the perfect read for fans of Yellowstone.
Like Paris, Texas gut-punched by No Country for Old Men, That Texas Blood is a crime series that kicked off with the search for a casserole dish and led readers to a dark and tense confrontation on Sheriff Joe Bob Coates’ 70th birthday. The series is currently being developed by FX for a drama series from Jim Mickle (director, showrunner, and writer of Netflix’s Sweet Tooth) and E.L. Katz (co-executive producer and producing director on Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor).
The Enfield Gang Massacre, a sister series to That Texas Blood, is set 150 years in the past and features even more gunslinging action and dark frontier drama.
That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 23:
- That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch #1 Cover A by Jacob Phillips – UPC: 70985304862600111
- That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch #1 Cover B by Martin Simmonds – UPC: 70985304862600121
- That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch #1 Cover C by Luana Vecchio – UPC: 70985304862600131
- That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch #1 Cover D 1:25 copy incentive by Mark Chiarello – UPC: 70985304862600141
- That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch #1 Cover E Blank Sketch – UPC: 70985304862600151
- That Texas Blood #1 Facsimile Edition – UPC: 70985304752000111
Readers interested in catching up on Condon and Phillips’ contemporary-set crime series can check out the following trade paperbacks available now:
- That Texas Blood, Vol. 1 (ISBN: 978-1534318069) – comic book shops, Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, Waterstones
- That Texas Blood, Vol. 2 (ISBN: 978-1534321694) – Comic Book Shops, Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, Waterstones
- That Texas Blood, Vol. 3 (ISBN: 978-1534323520) – comic book shops, Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, Waterstones
- The Enfield Gang Massacre (ISBN: 978-1534397903) – comic book shops, Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, Waterstones
That Texas Blood and The Enfield Gang Massacre are also available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
