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Finding peace in a violent world: Geof Darrow on Shaolin Cowboy’s eternal journey and cycle of violence

Geof Darrow on Shaolin Cowboy, his influences, and Komodo dragons

Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel to be Kin — Image credit: Geof Darrow/Dave Stewart/Nate Piekos (Dark Horse Comics)

Features by Hussein Al-wasiti, Contributing writer

Published on Wed Feb 08 2023

Geof Darrow has had, to say the least, a fascinating and varied career that stretches beyond the realm of comics. His genre-transforming work on The Matrix aside, he’s spent the better part of 15 years working as a writer/artist, primarily working on his opus, Shaolin Cowboy; a multi-volume series about the eponymous monk/cowboy who roams the lands while suffering the consequences of every wrong he’s righted.

Darrow is back with a new volume of Shaolin Cowboy — Cruel to Be Kin — which showcases his relationship with a young Komodo dragon as told by an older version of that same dragon many years later. It’s Mandalorian-esque, coming full circle as Darrow is now seemingly inspired by the more modern incarnations of the characters that inspired his creation in the first place, like Yojimbo and

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Hussein Al-wasiti: Hussein has been writing about comics for as long as he’s been reading them, since DC Rebirthed itself back in 2016. He’s primarily written for Comics Beat as a news writer and interviewer, and is a rotating member of the Marvel Rundown team. He has also written comics analysis for Comics Bookcase. He lives outside of Toronto with his cat and his unyielding, ever-growing comics collection that will outlive everyone he’s ever loved.

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