is a multimedia franchise created by comic book artist Ryan Brown (noted for his work on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ), revolving around anthropomorphic bovine peacekeepers in a steampunk-inspired "Weird West" setting. The property originally debuted as a toy line in 1991 followed by an animated series on ABC in 1992. Core Premise and World
: These intelligent animals established Cowtown , a civilization mirroring the Wild West but with gaps in cultural knowledge they had to "fill in the blanks" for. Wild West COW Boys of Moo Mesa
The story is set in the 19th-century American Southwest after a radioactive strikes Earth. The impact creates a massive, cloud-shrouded mesa and "cow-metizes" the local animals into "bovipomorphic" hybrids. is a multimedia franchise created by comic book
The peacekeepers, known as the C.O.W.-Boys, are led by a trio of deputies: The story is set in the 19th-century American
: The series blends traditional Western tropes with steampunk and supernatural "Weird West" elements. Primary Characters
: The acronym stands for the moral code the heroes live by.