A Movie Classic #15
In the stark aftermath of the Civil War, Confederate veteran Ethan Edwards returns to his brother’s Texas ranch only to find it torn apart by a Comanche raid. With his brother, sister-in-law, and young son dead, and his nieces taken, Ethan and the boy he’s raised, Marty, embark on a grueling, years-long journey across the frontier. Written by Leo Dorfman and illustrated by Mike Roy with inks by Mike Peppe and letters by Ben Oda, this gripping adaptation of "The Searchers" captures the haunting loneliness and relentless pursuit at the heart of a man seeking redemption in a merciless land.
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Three years after the Civil War, Confederate soldier Ethan Edwards' homecoming at his brother's Texas ranch is ruined by a Comanche raid. His brother and his wife and son are killed and his young nieces are kidnapped by the Comanches. Edwards and Marty, a young man his brother raised, go on a multi-year search to find them.
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