Guns and Gotham is a Jonah Hex storyline published as part of The New 52. Following the timeline reboot in Flashpoint, it establishes his continuity in the DCnU. It’s the debut arc of All-Star Western by Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti and Moritat. Hex is shown moving to Gotham City, where he becomes its resident protector in the 19th Century and teams up with Amadeus Arkham. This storyline is preceded by Bury Me in Hell and followed by The War of Lords and Owls.
When Jonah Hex arrives in Gotham City, hired by Amadeus Arkham to solve a series of murders, the two men are immediately at odds as a man of violence and a man of learning. They investigate the deaths of several prostitutes, murdered by a man who wears a silver skull ring. In attendance at one of Mayor Cobblepot‘s social galas, they realize that most of the city’s elite wear these rings and they form a secret society. Hex and Arkham are assaulted at Arkham Manor by a dozen armed men wearing masks, but Jonah guns them all down single-handedly. They learn that the secret organization calls themselves the Religion of Crime, and then immediately mount a counter-offensive to rescue the Chief of Police from their clutches. Amadeus makes his first kill to save Jonah by picking up his gun. They hold a private meeting to discuss strategy with the honest lawmen involved, but they’re interrupted by a Gatling gun and everyone but Hex and Arkham are slaughtered. Jonah Hex decides that he’s going to leave Gotham for good as it’s brought him nothing but trouble.
This collection ends with two other stories from the All-Star Western series: El Diablo and The Barbary Ghost.
