Tex Willer, or Tex, is a very popular Italian western comic. Created by Gian Luigi Bonelli and Aurelio Galleppini in 1948, it became a success thanks to its beautiful artwork, fine cast of likable characters and engrossing stories, and it is still ongoing.The comic depicts the adventures of a heroic Texas Ranger named Tex Willer who rights wrongs in the Old West with his snarky friend Kit Carson, his resourceful son Kit Willer and his trusty Navajo ally Tiger Jack.The comic portrays Native Americans sympathetically and has deep, thought-provoking storylines with a good balance of humour and drama. The story began with Tex's early adventures, and he gradually aged in subsequent years while gaining friends, fathering a son and attracting the attention of many notorious and dangerous villains (and villainesses) along the way.Tex is also well-known outside Italy, particularly in the Nordic countries where it almost rivals Donald Duck fandom.Now that you're here, have a look at the Character Sheet too.
Tex Willer provides examples of:
Anti-Villain: Ricardo in the Rangers of Patagonia story.
Darker and Edgier: Stories written by Mauro Boselli and Sergio Bonelli (under alias of Nolitta) are considerably more violent than those by Gianluigi Bonelli and Claudio Nizzi. They're also more prone to have a bittersweet note at the end, and sometimes villains aren't just Card-Carrying Villains, or then they are way worse. Stories by Antonio Segura are even MORE darker and violent than Boselli/Nolitta stories.
Dead Little Sister: Tex has lost many people dear to him over the years, including his father, brother, mentor and wife.
In Return To Culver City, we get to see the graves of his parents in the long-abandoned childhood home of Tex.
Deadpan Snarker: Carson is definitely guilty of this although Tex isn't that far behind either.
Deal with the Devil: What Mefisto eventually ends up doing, thus becoming one of Tex's deadliest enemies.
Escalating Brawl: Several examples, including an epic brawl that ends when Gros Jean kicks all the bad guys out of the inn and then chops the supporting pillars with an axe, wrecking the whole place.
Evil Sorcerer: Mefisto and his son Yama. It also happens in stories concerning voodoo and similar stuff.
Family Unfriendly Death: Mefisto is blocked into a dungeon and mauled by a bunch of huge rats, who eat him alive.
Fastest Gun in the West: Tex is pretty much the fastest gunslinger out there... although there have been a few who have bested him.
Ruby Scott managed to draw faster than Tex in a duel, but he had a custom holster that can be spinned into shooting position, allowing Scott to shoot without even drawing his gun.
Going Native: Partly. Tex spends a lot of his free time with his Navajo tribe although he is often drawn back to civilization to help someone in need.
Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have: Kit Carson is in a very good shape for his age. And looking at his track record with women, he's quite aware of his looks too.
Guile Hero: Although Tex isn't afraid to use his fists or guns to solve problems, he uses his wits and complex plans just as often to outsmart more dangerous opponents.
The Gunslinger: Tex's group is very adept at using guns.
Half Breed: Kit Willer is half Navajo. It often gets him in trouble in such towns which don't tolerate anyone with "Injun blood."
Megaton Punch: Not exactly that strong, but Tex hits hard.
Mighty Whitey: Tex becomes the chief of the Navajo tribe and gains the name Eagle of the Night. This title gives him some privileges among other tribes who recognize his authority, and he uses his position to help the tribes which other whites try to use for their own gain. Tex is very respectful of different tribes' customs, however, and often sees Native Americans as better people than whites.
Papa Wolf: Try threatening or harming any members of Tex's family, and you'll come to regret it.
Raised by Natives: Partly. Although Tex was occasionally around to look after Kit when Lilyth died, he was often called on duty and thus left Kit to be raised by the Navajo tribe.
Roaring Rampage of Revenge: In one story Tex begins to hunt down a group of bandits when he thinks that they have killed his son.
He also did an epic one against the crooks who caused the death of Lilyth.
Running Gag: Every time we see a telegraph office, the employee gets scared, killed or the butt of some joke. Some examples: in The Blood Pact the first telegraph employee to appear is lured into sending a very offending (and fully justified) message to the Ranger headquarter with the excuse 'It's a secret code', while the second one is killed by the mooks while he gives ammo to Tex and Carson besieged in his office; in the story Navajo Blood the employees thinks they're going to be killed by the rebelling Navajos, who are there to escort a journalist who needs to send an enormous report to the Washington Post (the Navajos also escorted the money to pay for the message: it was big enough that the editor of the Post called it a novel upon getting it, and the employees doubted he could pay before seeing the cash); in Son of the Wind the employee decides to get some fun at Tiger Jack, Tex's Navajo companion, who promptly threathens him with a knife, has him send the message and pays for the service with a smile before telling him his female coworker could resume breathing.
Also, Carson's hat being used as decoy for enemy fire (and him complaining about how he always has to buy a new one after that).
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right: Tex doesn't care about rules as long as he can bring criminals to justice. His brash attitude often brings him into conflict with various stiff officers, sheriffs etc.
Tex Willer, or Tex, is a very popular Italian western comic. Created by Gian Luigi Bonelli and Aurelio Galleppini in 1948, it became a success thanks to its beautiful artwork, fine cast of likable characters and engrossing stories, and it is still ongoing.The comic depicts the adventures of a heroic Texas Ranger named Tex Willer who rights wrongs in the Old West with his snarky friend Kit Carson, his resourceful son Kit Willer and his trusty Navajo ally Tiger Jack.The comic portrays Native Americans sympathetically and has deep, thought-provoking storylines with a good balance of humour and drama. The story began with Tex's early adventures, and he gradually aged in subsequent years while gaining friends, fathering a son and attracting the attention of many notorious and dangerous villains (and villainesses) along the way.Tex is also well-known outside Italy, particularly in the Nordic countries where it almost rivals Donald Duck fandom.Now that you're here, have a look at the Character Sheet too.
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