Comic book review: “War Heroes #1″ (2008)
In the latest series from Mark Millar (Wanted, Kick-Ass, 1985), the United States of the very near future is still fighting the war on terrorism in Iraq, soldiers are dying, the economy sucks and the president’s approval ratings are non-existent.
Sound familiar?
Calling it the sequel to Ultimates 3 if he’d written it, Millar brings us a new, six-issue comic book series called War Heroes.
Obviously this isn’t Ultimates, so the sequel comment was mainly regarding the story itself. This isn’t a world with superheroes like Spiderman or Iron Man.
This is the USA as we know it now, albeit slightly in the future.
My review has some spoilerish details in it, so read at your own risk.
The story opens with Americans receiving a gift in the form of a massive bomb that goes off in Washington D.C. Instead of stirring the public to want to fight even harder, morale gets worse, draftees cross the borders to avoid the fight and Americans chant “F*ck the war! F*ck the war!”
All seems lost until the leaders of our country decide that the only way to improve morale and make the military more desirable for people to join, is to give them all superpowers.
If only it were that easy in real life.
But in War Heroes it is that simple and comes in the form of a pill for ever power you want. Speed, Strength, Night Vision, etc.
As you could imagine, the war starts to go our way and families begin to boast about their sons accomplishments in the fights overseas. A complete 180-degree swing in the country’s opinion of the war.
Yet as with any story of heroes comes those that would exploit it. A secret group looks to join the military, but for their own special, evil use.
What is their plan? We’ll have to see what happens next!
I liked the first issue a lot. The political views are interesting and I found myself wondering how much of this was done tongue-in-cheek.
Especially the few panels with the father hugging his boys, talking about how they’re going to have “two war heroes in the family!”
I sensed some sarcasm in the words from Millar. At least, that’s how I read into it. When wars are going in our favor, we’re all supportive, but when it’s bad, we start holding picket signs.
I’m curious to see how things go, what the overall plan is of this secretive group and hopefully some action over in the Middle East.
The art was by Tony Harris, colors Jed Mettler, and inks by Cliff Rathburn.
Mike’s Rating: 8 out of 10
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