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🤠 The Bestselling Neo-Noir Western That Texas Blood Rides Back Into Town This June With a Brand-New Story Arc and Facsimile Debut Reprint

Al Mega
Cover art for That Texas Blood #21 by Jacob Phillips from Image Comics

That Texas Blood #21 launches a brand-new story arc this June from Image Comics.

The gritty, bestselling neo-noir western That Texas Blood is ridin’ back into town, and trust—this one looks ready to hit hard. The acclaimed series from writer Chris Condon (News from the Fallout) and artist Jacob Phillips (Everything Dead & Dying) returns this June from Image Comics with That Texas Blood #21, launching a brand-new story arc that’s bringing heat, dust, danger, and a whole lot of bad blood.

And because Image knows how to dress a killer comeback, this new chapter will also roll out with slick variant covers from Martin Simmonds (The Department of Truth), Luana Vecchio (Lovesick), 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. “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 #21, Sheriff Joe Bob Coates and Deputy Wilson Hart are called out to Allison Ranch—the biggest and richest ranch in the United States—where old family tensions are done simmering and ready to explode into all-out war. Yeah, this ain’t just ranch drama. This is the kind of pressure-cooker storytelling that makes a western crackle.

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.”

To celebrate the return of one of comics’ most hard-hitting modern crime westerns, Image Comics is also dropping a special Facsimile edition of That Texas Blood #1, printed on deluxe newsprint paper for that old-school, hands-on reading feel. For longtime fans, it’s a chance to revisit the issue that started it all. For new readers, it’s the perfect excuse to finally see why this series has built such a loyal following.

If you like your stories with the emotional sting of Paris, Texas and the brutal tension of No Country for Old Men, That Texas Blood stays in its own lane and still leaves tire marks. What began with the search for a casserole dish spiraled into a deeply human, dark-as-hell crime saga centered around Sheriff Joe Bob Coates on his 70th birthday. Only this team could make small-town dread feel this sharp.

And let’s not forget its powerhouse companion series, The Enfield Gang Massacre, which takes readers 150 years into the past for even more frontier violence, outlaw chaos, and bleak western drama. If That Texas Blood is the slow burn, Enfield is the gunpowder.

Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, June 3:

Readers looking to catch up on Condon and Phillips’ contemporary crime-western masterwork can grab the collected editions available now:

Both That Texas Blood and The Enfield Gang Massacre are also available digitally across major platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.

Bottom line? That Texas Blood is back, Joe Bob’s back, and Image is loading the chamber with one of the coldest neo-noir western comics in the game. June is bringing the smoke, baby. WEPA.

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Al Mega
I'm Al Mega the CEO of Comic Crusaders, CEO of the Undercover Capes Podcast Network, CEO of Geekery Magazine & Owner of Splintered Press (coming soon). I'm a fan of comics, cartoons and old school video games. Make sure to check out our podcasts/vidcasts and more!
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