Review: Sgt Rock: The Lost Battalion #1

5 Comments | Posted: November 5th, 2008 | Filed under: Reviews | Tags:

War-porn that seems to exist only to show off Billy Tucci’s research skills, featuring too-stiff, photo-referenced art and captions that talk at the reader instead of engaging them in any sort of story. Every character is either spouting cinematic clichés or serving as Easy-Bake Social Commentary. While I understand Tucci’s desire to “do right” by veterans, this ponderous, self-important slog through factoids and beautifully-drawn weaponry probably won’t succeed. Instead of this, pick up any of Garth Ennis’s War Story comics or Showcase Presents Sgt Rock. While the former may not feature an Ice Cream Soldier and the latter may seem a bit goofy, they’re both much more readable as comic books while pandering less to History Channel fetishists.




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5 Comments on “Review: Sgt Rock: The Lost Battalion #1”

  1. 1 Maxo said at 1:35 pm on November 5th, 2008:

    Good to know – it sounds as if it doesn’t have any of the characterization I love about good Sgt. Rock stories, so it’s a safe bet it’s not a comic I would enjoy. Sgt. Rock ain’t Saving Private Ryan.

  2. 2 Mike C said at 2:45 pm on November 5th, 2008:

    Thanks for saving me $3.99!

  3. 3 Pete said at 6:14 pm on November 5th, 2008:

    Just goes to show, you can judge a book by its cover. I don’t know what to call that guy, but he sure as hell ain’t Sgt Rock.

  4. 4 LurkerWithout said at 5:16 am on November 6th, 2008:

    Did you ever read the Azzarello/Kubert Sgt. Rock book from a few years back?

  5. 5 Tom Spurgeon said at 8:10 am on November 6th, 2008:

    I enjoyed this review.

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