BLACK JACK DEMON (2021)

A boy crosses the American old west in search of the stranger that brutally murdered his father after destroying their family mine. Bent on revenge, the young man soon realizes that this simple killer is something much, much darker. The Black-Jack Demon is a genre-breaking Western revenge tale focused on young Silas' journey through the changing American landscape, following the trail of carnage left behind by the mysterious figure that caused the boy's loss and pain.

The Black-Jack Demon is a genre-breaking Western revenge tale focused on young Silas' journey through the changing American landscape, following the trail of carnage left behind by the mysterious figure. After enlisting the help of Humphrey, Silas has realized that he's not chasing a simple claim-jumper, but something far more sinister. Fresh from an encounter with the the Black-Jack Demon, a now solitary Silas tracks the stranger through settlements in the shadow of the eastern Rockies.

"The third issue of Nick Hermes' genre-breaking Western The Black-Jack Demon finds Silas' ability to enact his revenge in doubt as he is in the hands of the mysterious killer. As they near the Pacific Ocean, a plan begins to form in the young man's mind while the mounting weight of death surrounds him."

"After recovering from the wounds sustained in his encounter with the Black-Jack Demon, Silas asks Dorothy to return with him to the Wichita Mountains and dig for the Demon's treasure. Back in Oklahoma Territory, they find Sheriff Mills and his brothers prospecting in his mine and a harrowing shootout follows, leaving one dead. Later, at the Christmas dance Silas and Dorothy incur the wrath of the true power in town, the local madam."

"Silas and Dorothy have reached the treasure, while the Mills Brothers hatch plans of their own. With the young couple's time running out, the chance meeting of a stranger may tip the scales of fortune in their favor."

With Mary's help, Silas and Dorothy discover puzzling writings and strange rooms in the mine. Derring and the Mills are determined to do whatever they can to stop the three, and they might just have the key to figuring out the mine's secrets.