East of West: The World has been mentioned in one of the reading threads. It's a one-shot guide to the East of West world, subtitled "Sourcebook | Atlas | Encyclopedia | Timelines | Apocrypha." It serves as a reference to the convoluted history and politics of the series, as well as an intermission before "The Apocalypse: Year Two," the next big story arc.
It does open with "The Ride," a short six-page story about the Horsemen of the Apocalypse, which is a lot more inviting than going straight into the reference material. Then it devotes a two-page entry to each of the seven political entities in the story, with a map and a summary of their history, strengths, and weaknesses. Finally, there is a long timeline giving "The History of America" in this alternate history, starting with 1908 (A fire in the sky) through to 2064 (Rebirth of the Horsemen; The Apocalypse begins), which is where most of the series is set.
It's clearly intended for people who are already fans of the series, and should be very useful in keeping a perspective on the players and events. I don't think it really gives any new information, but it's nice to have it organized for easy reference. I'm looking forward to having it available when I resume reading the series.
That said, $3.99 seems like a pretty steep price to me. I got it as an e-comic in the recent Image Humble Bundle, but I'd think twice before paying full price for a print copy.
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I bought it. I read the story and skimmed through the rest.
I agree that the price wasn't worth it. It's nice to have being a fan of the series since the beginning. Though since it's release the series has really picked up steam for Apocalypse Year 2.