Written & Created by Beau Smith

Art by Enrique Villagran

Published by IDW Publishing.

Tags: Wynonna Earp. Yeti

Anytime of year is great for fishing and being outdoors here in West Virginia, but right now, in Spring, is the best.  The New River is just one of the many places you can check out.  Get to know West Virginia, The Mountain State!

Your  amigo,

Beau Smith

In the graphic novel,  Wynonna Earp: The Yeti Wars, Covert U.S. Marshal, Wynonna Earp hunts down paranormal Russian Immortals and their tribe of Yeti enforcers across the frozen tundra of Alaska.  She brings her elite team of U.S. Marshals with her to see that the odds are even, including her own tribe of Bigfoot to battle the Yeti.  In the graphic novel everyone gets to see that Bigfoot along with Wynonna’s mentor & weapons specialist, Smitty like to have their beer stay cold, even in Alaska.  I figure the best way to make that happen would be for them to haul their beverages in Yeti Coolers from Austin, Texas.

Yeti Coolers are without a doubt the toughest, roughest, most durable means of keeping things cold this side of a Black Hole.  Not only will you want to check out Wynonna Earp and her paranormal adventures, but you may also want to add a Yeti Cooler to your list of “Must Have” items for your next Yeti hunt. The Yeti Cooler link is below.  Click it and check them out.  Tell ‘em Wynonna Earp sent ya. http://store.yeticoolers.com/?gclid=CMiEhKSP-rYCFaZFMgodKSIAEQ

Tags: Bigfoot, wynonna earp, Yeti Coolers

Here’s your chance to ask me that question that’s been eating at your brain, like a zombie from The Walking Dead.  All I ask is that you keep it civil so everyone can read it.  It can be about most anything, comic books, writing, films, books, business, just have at it!

Tags: Ask Beau

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Tags: Eduardo Barreto

“There’s a good reason why my eyes are brown.”

–Beau Smith

I’ve always said that the TV show Justice League Unlimited was everything the JLA comic should be. Well, this issue of Justice League Unlimitedadds to my feelings. THIS is the JLA done right.

You’ve got great icon and obscure super heroes with lots of action and interaction. You’ve also got entertainment for all ages without talking up or down to either generation.

Best of all… you’ve got B’Wana Beast! Yes, you read that right… B’Wana Beast. Not that politically correct mistake, “Freedom Beast”. (Groan… that musta took a think tank to come up with.) No sir! B’Wana Beast, the real deal, the real “Lord of the Jungle.” Best part is B’Wana Beast is shown in all his manly, politically incorrect glory. He’s fighting, burping, bad mouthing and taking no prisoners. Superman can’t contol him and he can’t even contain this jungle wild man. He has to talk Animal Man into it.

Did I mention that this issue also has one of DC’s greatest bad guys in it? Gorilla Grodd! It’s like I died and went to Four Color Heaven.

Adam Beechen does a wonderful job in fleshing out B’Wana Beast and showing his Alpha Male personality. It’s funny; it’s fresh and downright entertaining. There is quick and witty dialogue exchanged throughout the story by every character. Everybody gets a good line or two. Animal Man tells this story and does it in a way that you understand and enjoy. Even though Animal Man may look like the Vertigo Comics version, he is much more enjoyable and real than that LSD trip we were all drug through in the 80s and 90s.

It’s a treat for me when two of my favorite obscure childhood characters get some spotlight in the DCU. No wonder this book is my favorite monthly comic.

The art by Carlo Barberi and Tom Fowler is perfect for the story and the book. Everything is big, clear and bright. The story telling is dead on and you can understand what’s going on without any ten ton blocks of text. This is a book you can hand to your kid or keep for yourself. Big time pleasure will be had by all. Beechen proves that you can write straight ahead action/adventure without any talking heads, gore, cussin’ or perverted twists. This is what mainstream comics should be all about. After the last two columns I did on the state of mainstream super hero comics its only fitting that this issue of JLU pop up to show that the right way can still be done. This is proof of what can be done when writers write for everyone (including themselves) and not just for themselves.

From the front cover and Grodd’s classic line to the last page, this issue of Justice League Unlimited is the best $2.25 you will spend this month. My wife said I liked this issue because B’Wana Beast and I act and talk the same way. Hmmmph! I told her she was crazy and then sent her to fix me a sandwich and fetch my loin cloth and helmet. Women! Can’t live with em’, can’t stuff em’ into a sack.

My suggestion is for you to go buy this issues and treat yourself to some fun the way it’s supposed to be. If you love the classic and obscure DC heroes then here is a place where you can get them without all the whining, preaching, endless jibber-jabber and intergalactic mumbo-jumbo.

A little red meat aggression is good for the soul. Just ask B’Wana Beast.

Being the self-absorbed, deservingly egotistical person that I am, I state here publicly that I think it would be fun for the comic book reading world if DC Comics were to collect my run of Guy Gardner: Warrior (Issues #20 through #44, Guy Gardner Warrior Annual #1 & #2) in a Showcase Presents collection. I know the chances of this happening are slim because of the total reconstruction of the Green Lantern Corps, but that still doesn’t stop my run from being fun, quirky, testosterone filled, different and full of great art by such pros as Mitch Byrd, Aaron Lopresti, Phil Jimenez, Joyce Chin, Flint Henry, Brad Gorby, Dan Jurgens, Rick Mays, Mike Parobeck, Marc Campos, Dan Davis and many more.

Most importantly… I might get a royalty check.

Email or write DC Comics and make this happen. I won’t share the royalty check with you, but I’ll thank you when the book wins some sort of Eisner or Harvey Award.

Your self-consumed amigo,

Beau Smith
The Flying Fist Ranch
www.flyingfistranch.com

Tags: dc comics, Guy Gardner, Showcase Presents

This past weekend brought us some really A-List weather here at The Flying Fist Ranch. I made sure that I was out in it as much as possible, from my five mile morning hike to walking my highly mis-trained dogs, Chubb and Blue. The other evening we sat on the porch drinking cold Mexican beer and listening to Wang Chung. (Chubb really digs Wang Chung.) Blue, being the ever-alert Australian Shepherd that he is, doesn’t drink. He likes to keep his mind sharp in case there’s evil afoot and I need backed up. Chubb, my Australian Cattle Dog mix, is another story. She never passes up the opportunity for the chance to eat something alive or dead and share some of my beer. Being a little older, she’s prone to lean on the porch steps and ponder the wonderments of naps. She believes it’s the high life and enjoys living it.

Tags: Beer, Dogs, Great Weather