It was OK, I guess. The artwork was certainly very competently done
The story seemed kind of, I don't know how to put it - just sort of negative. I mean, I understand, it's a war comic - you're not getting My Little Pony, or what have you. I just didn't find it all the particularly edifying.
And the thing is, I never read no Losers stories before, so I don't know if they were always like this, or not.
I mean, I'm not mad I bought it, or whatever, it's just I'd say that of these war comics one-shot, this one raises the least enthusiasm in me, of the three that have come out so far.
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This Losers one-shot seemed to be closer to the spirit of the old DC war comics than the other two so far. Not exactly; I don't recall all this harping on them being resigned to getting killed or on them expecting to foul up all the time and being grateful if they happen not to get killed when they do.
I haven't read a whole lot of Losers stories, and not all that many of the characters in their individual series, although when I first started reading comics, I did see several Lt. Johnny Cloud tales. So I'm more familiar with him than with Gunner and Sarge or Captain Storm (who is really a lieutenant, which confuses me to no end); those three are total ciphers to me. And I don't think I've ever read any of the Jack Kirby Losers stories, which, I understand, are nothing like anything that came before.
I suppose the best period for the Losers was that brief moment when John Severin drew a few issues, but that could be my biases showing because I'm a John Severin fan.
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I haven't read a whole lot of Losers stories, and not all that many of the characters in their individual series, although when I first started reading comics, I did see several Lt. Johnny Cloud tales. So I'm more familiar with him than with Gunner and Sarge or Captain Storm (who is really a lieutenant, which confuses me to no end); those three are total ciphers to me. And I don't think I've ever read any of the Jack Kirby Losers stories, which, I understand, are nothing like anything that came before.
I suppose the best period for the Losers was that brief moment when John Severin drew a few issues, but that could be my biases showing because I'm a John Severin fan.