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Title: Sgt. Rock Archives, The - Volume 1 by Bob Kanigher, Jerry Grandinetti, Bob Haney ISBN: 1-56389-841-1 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Another fine "Archives" book from DC Comics
Comment: Although I grew up on the later issues of Sgt. Rock, these early issues are just as fun to read. If you like Sgt. Rock and are interested in his origins and the rest of Easy Company, it's a no brainer buy. (It is probably also the only way you will ever own them anyway!) If you are expecting the 70's version of his comics with Enemy Ace or Unknown Soldier, you may want to buy a later version of the Archives (if DC continues to release them and I hope they do). I would not buy a Batman Archives #1 and expect the Batman of the 60's and 70's, I would expect old school (circa 1930's) Batman. This book is "old school" Sgt. Rock, and a gem at that.
Rating: 4
Summary: Let's Rock!
Comment: Here we have earliest Sgt. Rock stories. These aren't the most realistic war comics, but they are enjoyable. The artwork is terrific , too. I especially like the ones drawn by Joe Kubert.
Rating: 1
Summary: Eh...Not What I Hoped For
Comment: I grew up reading two or three of the same Weird War Tales and Men Of War (with Enemy Ace, The Gravedigger, The Haunted Tank, etc) mags over and over until they were pretty ragged. I remembered seeing the Sgt. Rock ads in those comics, next to those of the Unknown Soldier. Having been hyped on war comics again with the recent revamp of WWT and Garth Ennis' Unknown Soldier, I figured I'd give Sgt. Rock and the Combat Happy Joes of Easy Company a try. (SgtRockandtheCombatHappyJoesofEasyCompanySgtRockandTheCombatHappy...etc) Learn that phrase, because reading these issues it will become like a mantra. Also take note of the term and phrase `tin pot (a helmet)' and `That's the way it is in Easy, where nothing is easy.' The writing is SO repetitive. I'm used to the innocent predictablity of older golden and silver age comics (its not really predictabilty, for these are the originals from which all the modern comics tend to borrow), so I wasn't expecting a whole lot, but at least I thought I'd be entertained. I found myself willing my way through the book, wanting each story to end. It has some moments (I liked the opening story introducing the Rock), but they are just too far between.
The art however, is very good. Some of the renderings of Panzers are particularly memorable, but the action and the dialogue is kinda...well, boring. I know this is a classic. I know it has a following. But this one just didn't speak to me or ring true. Nice art, great edition, but not my cup of joe.
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Title: Sgt. Rock Archives, The - Volume 2 by Robert Kanigher ISBN: 1401201466 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Sgt. Rock : Between Hell and a Hard Place by Brian Azzarello, Joe Kubert ISBN: 1401200532 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Enemy Ace Archives by Robert Kanigher ISBN: 1563898969 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Challengers of the Unknown Archives, Vol. 1 (DC Archive Editions) by Dave Wood, Jack Kirby ISBN: 1563899973 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Blackhawk, The - Archives, Volume 1 by Various ISBN: 1563897008 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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