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redhairedashreads's review
3.0
Series: Sledgehammer 44 #1-5
Rating: 3 stars - I liked it
A man in an iron suit drops from an American warplane onto a French battlefield and unleashes the cosmic forces upon the Nazi army.
This is a short 5 issue comic that is about the Vril suit that was originally mentioned in Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus. The Vril suit allows the wielder to unleash a cosmic force that annihilates anyone nearby. He is sent into France to help take down Nazi forces. The Sledgehammer 44 has no problem taking out the soldiers but he has more of a challenge with the Nazi weapon, Black Flame, who reminded me of Red Skull.
While this was a pretty interesting comic overall, Sledgehammer 44 wasn’t a very interesting character. We get some information about who he is and what he can do but it isn’t much. Outside of battling, we don’t get any real information about who this character is. He is just a silent and gloomy man so he isn’t very memorable. Also, since spirits haunting a suit is something that Mignola has done before this wasn’t very original for Mignola’s world.
Overall, interesting but I wish there had been more character development so you could actually get to know the man in the suit.
You can also find my reviews at Red-Haired Ash Reads.
Rating: 3 stars - I liked it
A man in an iron suit drops from an American warplane onto a French battlefield and unleashes the cosmic forces upon the Nazi army.
This is a short 5 issue comic that is about the Vril suit that was originally mentioned in Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus. The Vril suit allows the wielder to unleash a cosmic force that annihilates anyone nearby. He is sent into France to help take down Nazi forces. The Sledgehammer 44 has no problem taking out the soldiers but he has more of a challenge with the Nazi weapon, Black Flame, who reminded me of Red Skull.
While this was a pretty interesting comic overall, Sledgehammer 44 wasn’t a very interesting character. We get some information about who he is and what he can do but it isn’t much. Outside of battling, we don’t get any real information about who this character is. He is just a silent and gloomy man so he isn’t very memorable. Also, since spirits haunting a suit is something that Mignola has done before this wasn’t very original for Mignola’s world.
Overall, interesting but I wish there had been more character development so you could actually get to know the man in the suit.
You can also find my reviews at Red-Haired Ash Reads.
ldyliberty's review
What happened to the 'Vril armor' after 'Iron Prometheus'; a bit bleaker than the regular books.
nooker's review
4.0
Interesting look at the choices and sacrifices one makes for people they are loyal to.
kateofmind's review
4.0
This is basically a superhero in World War II story, but it's a very good one with its Mignolaverse elements.
kate18's review
4.0
Píše se rok 1944, právě probíhá Druhá světová válka. Vojáci včetně vojína Pata Reddinga Jsou na misi, čekají, protože tentokrát jsou podporou. Vysoko nad nimi prolétá letadlo, které nese projekt Epimetheus. Ten shodí do akce, kde má bojovat proti německým vojákům, ale i ti mají tajné zbraně. Úkolem německých vojáků je získat americký projekt Epimetheus. Původní pilot je mrtev a tým musí vymyslet, jak pokračovat dál.
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