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by *AsheArmstrong, Nov 17, 2011, 3:24:49 PM
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Sorry for the silence guys.  Although, submissions have been pretty quiet too.  School has been keepin me busy.

Here's a couple of updates in the Weird World.
Tim Truman has a new weird western series coming out.

Helldorado #2 is out.  I really need to check this series out, it sounds like a lot of fun.

I haven't gotten around to reading it yet but DC's 52 Reboot has brought back All-Star Western.  Not sure if there's any weirdness yet or if there will be but it's still cool.

I was gonna try to do some reviews forever ago but I've been busy with school.  So if anyone wants to do a review, just send it in and I'll post it in a blog for you.

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Welcome!

Welcome to the Weird West group. I created it as a place for lovers of the Weird and Wild west to congregate, post their art and stories, even poetry if ya like. Weird West, Wild West, anything in between. Steampunk's allowed too but it's not the focus here and never will be.

When participating, remember a few things:

Anyone can join.

Be respectful to each other.

Submit your works into the proper folders (if I'm missing anything, let me know).

PLEASE contribute. I don't think I need to say much else here.

The only type of submission I won't approve is erotica, merely because this isn't an erotica group. Mature content is not only approved but encouraged. It's the weird west, after all.

DO NOT submit to the featured folder. We'll choose pieces to go in there.

As for the other folders, please try to submit finished works. Line art counts as finished works as long as you've drawn all you wanted to. Doodles can go in the Sculptures/Etc. folder.

For those of you who don't know what the Weird West genre is, it's very simple. It's essentially sci-fi/fantasy westerns. If there are mad scientists, monsters, ghosts, gods and so on mixed in with frontier settlers, gold mines, gunslingers and whatever else comes to mind when you think of westerns, you have yourself a Weird Western.

Notable examples include:

The RPG Deadlands which is said to have coined the term "weird west".

A good chunk of Joe R. Lansdale's work.

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King.

The Wicked West graphic novel.

Dead Man's Hand by Nancy A. Collins.

And a whole slew of other things, including Firefly and Trigun.

If I've missed anything in all that, please contact me. If you have suggestions or comments, they are most certainly welcome and appreciated.