Bang Bang Lucita
A Mexican cook in 1874 Harrisburg becomes a knife-throwing hero when President Ulysses S. Grant's wife is kidnapped.
📖 Isle Squared Comics / NimProd Comics • Started 2014
Harrisburg, 1874. The whole town is buzzing because President Ulysses S. Grant is coming to visit — and that makes Lucita, a whip-smart Mexican cook at the fanciest hotel in town, smile a little wider behind her kitchen doors. But when outlaws roll in with a sinister plan to snatch the First Lady, Lucita becomes the only person standing between Julia Grant and a disappearing act. Armed with sharp knives and sharper wit, she swings into action like a swashbuckler in an apron.
Written and lettered by Chuck Amadori with gorgeous period artwork by Edson Alves and sun-scorched colors from Nimesh Morarji, Bang Bang Lucita is a western that refuses to be dominated by its male leads. It’s a fun, action-packed, unapologetically feminist ride — Comic Bastards scored it 4/5, praising a “western that doesn’t feel too over-the-top to take serious.”
Smart dialogue, historical touchstones, and a heroine who thrives in a world that treats her as a second-class citizen make this the rare western with heart-and-soul stakes. Perfect for fans of character-driven historical fiction and the NimProd universe’s shared mythology. Read Bang Bang Lucita on GlobalComix, grab the Team Up print edition from the NimProd shop, and support the universe on Ko-fi.
