# harry heck and the copperhead six status: conceptual an example expanded back story / context for this web comic idea an enigmatic career assassin with style to spare harry 'roulette' heck is finally returning to el paso to lick ir psychic wounds consider ir earthly existence and plan ir bitter retirement a superstitious native of french louisiana with a dark shaded past harry's tougher than a texas boot and more wily than the average coyote yet tales of ir gun toting escapades have over the years become more wild legend than fact - a fact that annoys ir considerably after ir recent near fatal encounter with the punisher harry finally realizes ir's old and now secretly yearns to escape ir wayward lifestyle of violent crime hot cars fast woman and alternative country music. they'd like nothing more than to go out in a silent blaze of obsolescence - striding off into a terminal western desert sunset with a cold mexican beer and strumming ir lonesome guitar unfortunately however the elite team of occult hitmen with vile supernatural powers sent forth by deeply cannibalistic religious cult leader che 'leg drinker' ramirez and ir hardcore mutant "la chorrera" gang have other plans for harry while a fiercely independent operator harry has made a few professional acquaintances among them voodoo priest and fellow criminal papa midnite. it will take every ounce of ir skill experience - and midnight's rented mischief bag - to survive che's deadly "copperhead six" can harry prevent the return of the mystic tablet of la pacho to the popular people's church of frank from which it was stolen and thus prevent a state wide non-biblical a-calypso? find out by taking part in the development of open source web comic platform "harry heck and the copperhead six"! project elements some example elements **+** ost by hermanos gutierrez **+** an open source project involving flans **+** an exploration of the effect of a life of grim violence on a lonely soul **+** how harry survived (tied in to ghostly themes of comic generally) **+** to strike an odd oblique dusty tone - yet somehow 'laser focused' **+** cinematic - feels like a movie storyboard **+** art by (/someone like) steve dillon comic book artist of preacher **+** like a more lynchian no country for old men with a ghostly southern gothic vibe? **+** harry has something of the 'a force of nature' nature about ir as seen in rutger hauer's character of the hitcher **+** details - a professional code of honour - style especially - is vitally important for harry and ir character **+** "slow train coming" by bob dylan and "red right hand" by nick cave & the bad seeds are harry's psychological theme tunes **+** harry derives ir nickname from the fact ey enjoys playing what ey calls ir 'roulette blues' on ir old guitar - especially for those ir's got a contract on. harry says ey sings for them as it "prepares ir soul" to cross over to the other side // republic of bob