The Darwyn Cooke cover would suggest at least a couple hundred years.Īs far as first issues go, this is a bare bones (pun intended) character setup and just slightly more into the mission. It looks like he might have some compulsory feeding habits and control issues thereof, and we’re not entirely sure how long he’s been around. He can take a head shot and his limbs will reattach. He’s also a lot more indestructible than your Walking Dead variety zombie. He’s the “thinks and talks normally” variety of zombie. Zombie, given name Jared, isn’t your run of the mill zombie. and she’s infiltrating an outlaw biker gang as they look for some stolen rifles, one of which was used in a military base shooting. At any rate she’s been assigned a mission by the D.O.D. Zombie” on an undercover mission with a partner, who might be a soldier of fortune and might be a Department of Defense agent. So basically, we find our hero, designated “G.I. Since we don’t know entirely what’s going on, I’m going to have to deal with the plot a bit more directly than I might like to. The pacing here is from the slow burn school, so if you’re fearing spoilers, best to move on to the next article. Perhaps what will change, but the title creates some false expectations of the first issue. It’s more a crime comic with some espionage overtones than a war comic, though. You’ve got some military weapons floating around. The result is a book that feels a lot more Vertigo than “New 52.” (Why are they still calling it “New 52,” when there aren’t 52 titles these days? GET OVER IT, DC.)Īctually, it isn’t at all clear from the first issue why this comic is titled “Star Spangled War Stories.” There’s not much war in it, so far. Especially given the track record DC’s had trying to push war books in the “New 52.” Still, the writing team is Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, who usually warrant a look and you’ve got Scott Hampton on the art, who doesn’t pop up as often as he should. Zombie,” you’re probably going to wince a little bit. Admit it, if you hear title “Star Spangled War Stories featuring G.I.
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