Pioneers

From 1980 to 1981, Italian publisher Ediperiodici released Pioneers, an eight-issue comic series that stands as a gritty, adult-oriented western—a staple of the publisher's notorious line of violent, exploitative fare. Though the creators are not widely credited, the series is emblematic of Ediperiodici's raw, unflinching storytelling, offering a brutal frontier saga that pushed boundaries for its time. It matters as a prime example of the publisher's distinct, no-holds-barred approach to genre comics during the early 1980s.