I’ve been getting a lot of questions about THE SIXTH GUN hardcover edition. Well, I’m happy to announce that the Deluxe Hardcover edition of Volume 1 has now been solicited. This beautiful mammoth edition collects the first 11 issues of the series!

From the solicit….

During the darkest days of the Civil War, wicked cutthroats came into possession of six pistols of otherworldly power. In time, the Sixth Gun. the most dangerous of the weapons, vanished. When the gun surfaces in the hands of an innocent girl, dark forces reawaken.

Vile men thought long dead set their sights on retrieving the gun and killing the girl. Only Drake Sinclair, a gunfighter with a shadowy past, stands in their way. But the guns have a power… and a destiny… more terrifying than anyone imagines.

Collecting the first 11 issues of the critically-acclaimed comic book series.

The past few months have been pretty crazy, haven’t they? And the last week has been the nuttiest of all for me as I waited to hear whether or not NBC would green-light a television series based on THE SIXTH GUN. Well, as you may know if you follow me on Twitter, NBC has decided to pass on the show.

I don’t know everything that goes into such a decision. Hell, I’m just a poor country boy who likes to write comic books. If you’re one to read the comments sections of various “news” sites, you’ll see lots of opinions on the subject, most of which postulated by people who know even less about how Hollywood works than I do. The bottom line, the network made the decision they felt was best for them.

I’ll admit, it was a little bit of a surprise. I’ve seen things like this fall apart time and time again, so I try not to get my hopes up. I was doing pretty well with that, too. But then I started seeing footage from the pilot. I started talking to the folks involved in making the show. I visited the set, met the cast, director, and crew. I held both the Fourth Gun and the Sixth Gun in my hands, by God! And it started to feel very, very real. When I first arrived on set, I walked into the Emerald Palace (the brothel Missy Hume owns) and came face to face with a bunch of cowboys and saloon girls… and as far as I was concerned the show was already going full speed ahead. The pilot had a great script. Buzz was good (as it should have been because it was pretty terrific) and everyone involved was pretty optimistic.

So… yeah… I was taken aback and pretty disappointed.

People who know me realize I get depressed about things like this pretty easily. I tend to be crushed by bad news. But I actually took this remarkably well. It might have been because I was surrounded by my amigos, the Disheveled Dilettantes, when the news rolled in. It might have been the delicious margarita I was enjoying.  It might have been that I didn’t fully believe what I was hearing.

But what it really boils down to is this: I’m still doing a job that I never thought I’d be able to do. I write comic books for a living! More than that, I still get to focus on writing THE SIXTH GUN comic series. I just finished scripting issue 35, and there are 15 issues to go before the series reaches its conclusion.

And–let’s face it–a book I wrote got the attention of Carlton Cuse, someone I greatly admire. I got the chance to speak to Carlton Cuse about BRISCO COUNTY JR, LOST, and the freakin’ SIXTH GUN!

That’s pretty amazing for the aforementioned poor country boy.

The buzz about a pilot got a few more people to pick up the book. That’s a check for the “win” column. And I think we’ll continue to gather new readers to the fold. Those of you who love the book, keep spreading the word. If you haven’t tried the book, you can read the first issue here without spending a dime. And you can buy the trades at your local comic shop or on Amazon.

I’m very thankful to Oni Press, Closed on Mondays, Carlton Cuse, Ryan Condall, Jeffrey Reiner, the cast, the crew, and all the others who brought me along on this adventure! One thing I’ll say: everyone involved in making the show actually read and loved the book, and it was obvious in the amazing pilot they put together.

Keep in mind, just because NBC passed on the project doesn’t mean it is dead in the water. As Oni’s top dog Joe Nozemack said:

“NBC has passed on picking up THE SIXTH GUN  pilot for series. Universal Television, where we have our first look deal and who are our partners on the pilot, are still very much behind the property and series. In the coming weeks we’ll be exploring all the other possible homes and outlets for THE SIXTH GUN.  So just like General Hume, we’re not dead yet.”

And as Drake Sinclair said:

“The end of the world can’t stop me.”

 There’s a passionate, motivated group of people who still want to see this thing happen.

Stay tuned.

SIXTH GUN TRAILER from Adam Condal on Vimeo.

Stay tuned for more information!

If you haven’t read THE SIXTH GUN, now is the time! You can read the very first issue of the series for free here.

Two-Fisted Tales From Oni’s Top Gunslingers – PREVIEWSWorld talks to Brian Hurtt, Bill Crabtree, and myself about The  Sixth Gun: Sons of the Gun.

Bunn Writes Two Generations of Ultimate Comics Wolverine – I talk with Comic Book Resources about the upcoming limited series featuring Logan and Jimmy Hudson.

Cullen Bunn on Venom, Flash Thompson, and Their Future in Philadelphia – I spoke with Cosmic Book News about Venom’s upcoming relocation to Philly.

Cullen Bunn Wants to Make Philly Important in ‘Venom’ – The Philadelphia Examiner spent some time talking to me about adapting the City of Brotherly Love to the Marvel Universe.

X-Position: Bunn Wraps His “Wolverine” Run – This is a feature where fans ask a wide range of questions. In this case, they asked about Wolverine (my issues of which are coming to an end) and The Fearless Defenders.

War Rocket Ajax – On this podcast, I talk about The Fearless Defenders, The Sixth Gun, and the inspiration for The Tooth… among other topics.

Cullen Bunn Talks Sixth Gun and Mini-Marvel Takeover – I talk to the Multiversity Comics folks about… almost everything. The Sixth Gun, Sons of the Gun, Helheim, Wolverine, and Venom–it’s all there!

First up, a new spin-off mini-series, The Sixth Gun: Sons of the Gun will be launching in January. This is a story of “black hats” featuring General Hume’s horsemen. They may have died, but their infamy lives on. In this series, we explore what happened to the horsemen in between the death of the General and the first issue of The Sixth Gun. This is the tale of how the guns corrupted each of them… and how the weapons bound them together as this weird band of brothers.

Brian Hurtt is co-writing the series and the amazing Brian Churilla is illustrating it.

For more details, check out this CBR interview.

During NYCC, we also announced that there will be a hardcover edition of The Sixth Gun released in late spring. It will be oversized and chocked full of back up material!

The Sixth Gun is now in development as a series for NBC. Veteran TV producer Carlton Cuse (Lost) and screenwriter Ryan Condal are working on an adaptation as we speak! The Hollywood Reporter just broke the story, and you can read all about it there!

Now… if you haven’t read the series yet, now is the time! Three trade paperbacks are available… with a fourth on the way next month! And you can read the entire first issue for free on ComiXology or on the Oni Press website!

Get on it!