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Summary: Micah is a liar. Never was a Ranger. Never even served
Review: 1. "cartoonist" Micah Wright publishes book of antiwar, anti-Bush posters, PhotoShopped from vintage WWII propaganda. In the bio, he touts himself as ex-Army Ranger.2. He becomes darling of Pacifica/Democracy Now/NPR/Mother Jones set, not the least because of his gripping, twofisted, he-man tales of being a Halliburton Killbot in Panama. 3. Oops. Seems he was lying about the entire thing. Here's his own misogynistic Jason Blair-esque Mea Culpa on his own site. http://www.micahwright.com/ Pathetic treasonous hack.
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Summary: Micah is a liar. Never was a Ranger. Never even served
Review: 1. "cartoonist" Micah Wright publishes book of antiwar, anti-Bush posters, PhotoShopped from vintage WWII propaganda. In the bio, he touts himself as ex-Army Ranger. 2. He becomes darling of Pacifica/Democracy Now/NPR/Mother Jones set, not the least because of his gripping, twofisted, he-man tales of being a Halliburton Killbot in Panama. 3. Oops. Seems he was lying about the entire thing. Here's his own misogynistic Jason Blair-esque Mea Culpa on his own site. http://www.micahwright.com/ Pathetic treasonous hack.
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Summary: Hey Adults... Comics!
Review: An odd duck for an American Graphic Novel... it actually puts character and story above superpowered violence. Not that this book isn't violent -- it involves human special forces soldiers targeting and killing out of control Superheroes, but the thought put into the characterization of the men behind the guns seems a bit off the beaten trackf or American comics. From New York City to Chechnya to Bosnia, this team of United Nations volunteers fights to make our world safe from superpeople. I was amazed to learn so much about the soldiers who make up this Team Achilles.
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Summary: Good writing, good art...a good read.
Review: Collecting Stormwatch: Team Achilles issues #7-#11 along with a bonus story.
This title is one of the best out there. A combination of all out action and strong characterization makes Stormwatch stand out from the rest of the herd. Highlights include issue #8 titled "The Winter War" and issue #10 titled "Run". They are polar opposites with "The Winter War" as a frightening cautionary tale of history repeating itself while "Run" is a laugh out loud parody of the JLA and the Avengers.
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Summary: Intelligent Comics
Review: Collecting Stormwatch: Team Achilles issues #7-#11 along with a bonus story.
This title is one of the best out there. A combination of all out action and strong characterization makes Stormwatch stand out from the rest of the herd. Highlights include issue #8 titled "The Winter War" and issue #10 titled "Run". They are polar opposites with "The Winter War" as a frightening cautionary tale of history repeating itself while "Run" is a laugh out loud parody of the JLA and the Avengers.
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Summary: Techno Military Thrill Ride
Review: Many superhero comics are little more than extended fight scenes with some soap-opera moments in between the carnage. StormWatch: Team Achilles isn't one of those books. No schmoopy "character moments". (Almost) No super powers. No "hot chix" fighting in "battle thongs". No [dorky] "comic relief" character on the team. No impossibly noble leader. Instead readers are treated to tightly written military fiction with a techno sci-fi edge to it. A team composed of the cream of the world's elite executes some really sneaky plans to accomplish their objectives. If you've picked up Back the Attack and are thinking of picking up this book, take a chance. You won't be bogged down in too much continutity, and the stories contained in this volume have every bit as much political snarking and devilishly sneaky humor as Back the Attack. Also, Wright's ear for dialog is second to none. One tip for anybody picking this up: Wright's [subtle]and you've got to read the panels very carefully. Seemingly casual dialog often contains vital clues about what comes next.
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Summary: Good writing, good art...a good read.
Review: This isn't the typical comic book from when I was a kid. Stories that are actually interesting to grown-ups! The idea behind Stormwatch is that "normal" humans have developed a team to kill rogue super-powered beings that use their powers for evil. Stormwatch is the team of humans that hunt the baddies. A good idea, that's been well executed.
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Summary: Good writing, good art...a good read.
Review: This isn't the typical comic book from when I was a kid. Stories that are actually interesting to grown-ups! The idea behind Stormwatch is that "normal" humans have developed a team to kill rogue super-powered beings that use their powers for evil. Stormwatch is the team of humans that hunt the baddies. A good idea, that's been well executed.
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Summary: Well worth it.
Review: This volume does not contain a single story arc but is rather a compilation of stand alone stories, each focusing on a specific team member. Each story is interesting but the one that stands out is the one centered on Jukko's. Despite being a member that's tasked to hunt down rogue "post-humans", he himself has some superhuman traits. Micah Wright has intriguingly teased the readers that Jukko can have a stand alone comic of his own, since we see him doing bits of crime fighting in a big city like New York. The only complaint with this compilation, unlike Volume 1, is it ended with a cliffhanger, a blatant sales ploy so readers will be forced to buy Volume 3. Well, I'm not complaining about buying another Team Achilles compilation but they should do it real SOON!
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Summary: Liar
Review: Yep --- Mr. Wright, who went on and on in interviews about how he based the characters in his military-themed comic on fellow soldiers, lied about having been a Ranger, and only admitted the truth because he knew the Washington Post was about to expose him.
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