"5 stars! Those who are interested in tales of the Wild West will find plenty to enjoy here, and the book is even a good pick for students, as Geary's account is both economical and factual." --Brigid Alverson, ICv2.com
"Billy's life and, particularly, his violent death have been the subject of innumerable films and songs, most of which romanticize the desperado. Geary's 'true death' sets the record straight in an admirably unsensationalized fashion." --Gordon Flagg, Booklist
"[part of] a slowly accreting magnum opus, a life's work of capturing society's weird dark substructure." --Jason Michelitch, The Comics Journal
"I've said before that Rick Geary is a national treasure, and he proves it again with The True Death of Billy the Kid." --Andrew Smith, Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Syndicate
"The story of 'the boy chief of New Mexico outlaws' is ultimately enhanced by Geary's thoughtful art, which joins the compendium of dime novels, ballet, films, and songs that have long acknowledged the Kid's baffling legacy." --Patricia Lenihan, Santa Fe New Mexican
"A brisk and wonderful read." --Derek Faraci, Comic Book Resources
"Geary coaxes out the human side of the larger-than-life figure: the troubled criminal, the angry young man, the charismatic antihero loved by the locals (including local women) [and] makes his story feel fresh." --Publishers Weekly