Stan Lee's Soldier Zero Vol. 2

Stan Lee's Boom! Studios titles

by Stan Lee, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning

Stan Lee and Javier Pina are joined by superstar writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning on Volume 2 of the year's most exciting new superhero series. In the aftermath of last volume's epic battle, SOLDIER ZERO finds himself hated by the public, and Soldier Zero's alter-ego Stewart Trautmann finds himself more confused than ever - while a new threat emerges! A perfect jumping-on point for new readers as Stan Lee drives SOLDIER ZERO full speed ahead.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

111 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 4, 2011

About the author

Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.

With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

Reviews

[Sean · Rating 2 out of 5]

This isn't good and its not getting better. No idea why the things happen that are happening. The many writers here don't do anything to make any of these characters interesting or give a cogent explanation as to why. Pina's art is fine but the lack of backgrounds are underwhelming. Overall, not worth the time.

[Alan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This installment of the Stan Lee series finds former solider, now university astronomy professor, Stewart Trautman still merged with the suit and we get a feast for conspiracy nuts. It turns out the U.S. government has a special branch that can kidnap an entire hospital, shut down a university, and kill FBI agents for failing to do as they are told.

Stewart meets the mysterious, and eventually unexplained, Application Nine who helps Stewart escape from the government holding facility. A little more is revealed about he war the soldier suits were involved in, and that war is coming to Earth.

Plus, teaser crossovers with Lee created series The Traveler and Starborn.

[M · Rating 2 out of 5]

Stewart Trautmann is still reeling from being merged with a specialized alien bio-suit that allows him to walk once again. Hunted by both a mysterious agent using various "applications" and an alien race that wants to elimate all traces of the suit, Trautmann must recover his humanity in order to discover his new purpose. As always, Stan creates flawed heroes that are believable. This volume could be a sleep hit, as long as characterization outplays the action sequences.