"Karl Kesel" is an People of the United States/American comics writer and inker whose works have primarily been under contract for DC Comics. He is a member of Periscope Studio.

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Amazing Fantasy # 13-14.

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[As he's traversing Texas on his quest for vengeance, Vegas runs into a Texas Ranger.] His name is Harlan Stone, ... His nickname is Tombstone. He's the sort that you're going to pry his guns from his cold dead fingers. In broad western terms Tombstone is the sheriff and Vegas is the drifter.

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His sister is involved in a certain weird scientific research project and the leader of the Renegades is very interested in this research. So they go and 'visit'. Things get out of hand as they often do when the Renegades are around. The scientific experiment explodes. Strange energies are released. Vegas's sister dies and he is left for dead.

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[The Vegas story might have super powered characters, but by no means is it your typical superhero story.] It's very dark, ... It's hard for me to say exactly how dark but I think it's darker than stuff I have usually done in comics in the last few years.

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He knows how to say the right words and give a little smile and wink and get his own way. He's a bit of a rogue. Brad Pitt's character in 'Thelma and Louise' is really what I see Vegas being like. He's not what I would call an evil person but Vegas would have probably walked away with the money just like Brad Pitt did in that movie.

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