Last Updated on July 2, 2025 by Angel Melanson
After fifteen long years, celebrated comics writer Cullen Bunn is returning to the world of The Sixth Gun, his acclaimed Old West apocalypse series first published in 2010. FANGORIA is excited to pair with Oni Press to debut some exclusive pages from The Sixth Gun: Battle for the Six, which is available for pre-order now.
“It's good to be back in the saddle with THE SIXTH GUN again,” Bunn said. “Revisiting this epic has been some of the most fun I've had writing in a long time! I love seeing Brian and Bill bringing the story to life! It's pure joy for me, and I think it will be the same for readers!”
Written by Bunn with art by Brian Hurtt, the new extra-sized, prestige format miniseries also features covers by Valeria Burzo and Christopher Mitten. The series’ synopsis is as follows:
Out of the ruins of the failed Confederate uprising, a race to claim six legendary objects of unfathomable occult power began, thrusting the fate of humanity into the hands of an ordinary young woman and a hard-nosed gunslinger who, together, were our last, best hope to forestall Armageddon. They prevailed, but at a terrible price.
But that was then. This is now. Years later, as the gears of a new millennium begin to grind, THE SIXTH GUN is about to be REBORN once more—as it has been countless times across the eons. This time, however, a brigade of familiar fighters lies in wait to meet THE SIXTH GUN's nigh-limitless power head on . . . alongside the secret, nefarious Cabal that wishes to harness its unspeakable power to incept a new century of war, genocide, and suffering. Only one can survive to claim victory. THE BATTLE FOR THE SIX starts now!
“You can call what Cullen and I do a collaboration, but at the heart of it is two boys dumping out their toy chest and just losing themselves in stories and play,” Hurtt said. “THE SIXTH GUN has always embodied that spirit and I feel like readers pick up on that and feel like they are also a part of the play! Revisiting these characters and this world has been both a creative recharge and a wild ride, and I can’t wait for readers to ride alongside us once again!”
Pre-orders for The Sixth Gun: Battle for the Six #1 are open now, but hurry! They close on June 30, and the first issue doesn’t hit newsstands until July 23. Head over to Oni Press’s website to pre-order your copy now, and check out the exclusive sample pages below:
