Pretty Deadly
Image · 2013–2016 · 10 issues
About the series
Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Ríos reimagined the Western with a dark, poetic, and mythic sensibility in Pretty Deadly, a ten-issue series published by Image Comics between 2013 and 2016. The story follows the enigmatic, scythe-wielding Ginny, the daughter of Death, and a cast of wanderers, outlaws, and ghosts as they traverse a harsh, supernatural frontier. Ríos’s lush, watercolor-infused art and DeConnick’s lyrical, fable-like dialogue create a haunting, visually stunning meditation on mortality, storytelling, and the debts we owe. It stands as a landmark creator-owned work for its bold, genre-bending approach and its seamless blend of folklore and Western iconography.