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Les divisions de fer #2
Iron Squad Vol. 2: Pacific Invasion
May 7, 1948, the Japanese forces land on the California coasts! Just before the fall of Moscow, this second chapter takes us to the Pacific front where an armada of Japanese armored Mekas jeopardize the American lines of defense.
Recruited for the Coastal Home Guard, a bunch of young recruits are allocated to the western coast beaches. They will be the first American soldiers to face Armored Walkers of the Japanese Empire. After a perilous retreat, Casey and his company find themselves face to face with the Mekapanzer detachment of a Japanese officer...
Recruited for the Coastal Home Guard, a bunch of young recruits are allocated to the western coast beaches. They will be the first American soldiers to face Armored Walkers of the Japanese Empire. After a perilous retreat, Casey and his company find themselves face to face with the Mekapanzer detachment of a Japanese officer...
48 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 5, 2014
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November 26, 2018
Some good stuff here, but storyline and characters really needed something like another 100+ pages to be developed for good and artworks were just not as good as previous volume.
November 26, 2022
Rating 3 out of 5 | Grade : C; War of the World; 日本 edition
The second volume of Jean-Luc Sala's Iron Squad, leaves much to be desired. This volume which focuses on the fictional invasion of the US by a 'mecha'nized Imperial Japan, sees a ragtag group of recruits, who highjack a command mecha of the Japanese to try and mount an almost suicidal mission to help the Allies.
For one, the artwork of the story, which was the highlight of Volume 1, appear to be significantly watered down, and lacks the depth, richness & intensity as the original. There are a few panels which show promise, and I do appreciate the visuals of the Mechanized walkers treading the beaches in a mechapunk remake of the Invasion of Normandy. But it does fall short.
Second, the characters, which do appear as interesting in the onset, don't really do anything to me, even as they are being killed off in droves.
Third, the climax is a total asspull of contrivances, which makes you want to root for the Axis, even though they're supposed to be the bad guys. It feels unearned, even when
Lastly, damn it was I miffed at not getting the same level of Mecha versus Mecha action we saw in the western frontier. By comparison, the engagements here were quite tame, and the walkers on either side going down like flies at the slightest damage.
And frankly, I expected more diversity when it came to the Imperial arsenal of walkers. All in all, an OK entry which needed more polish.
The second volume of Jean-Luc Sala's Iron Squad, leaves much to be desired. This volume which focuses on the fictional invasion of the US by a 'mecha'nized Imperial Japan, sees a ragtag group of recruits, who highjack a command mecha of the Japanese to try and mount an almost suicidal mission to help the Allies.
For one, the artwork of the story, which was the highlight of Volume 1, appear to be significantly watered down, and lacks the depth, richness & intensity as the original. There are a few panels which show promise, and I do appreciate the visuals of the Mechanized walkers treading the beaches in a mechapunk remake of the Invasion of Normandy. But it does fall short.
Second, the characters, which do appear as interesting in the onset, don't really do anything to me, even as they are being killed off in droves.
Third, the climax is a total asspull of contrivances, which makes you want to root for the Axis, even though they're supposed to be the bad guys. It feels unearned, even when
Lastly, damn it was I miffed at not getting the same level of Mecha versus Mecha action we saw in the western frontier. By comparison, the engagements here were quite tame, and the walkers on either side going down like flies at the slightest damage.
And frankly, I expected more diversity when it came to the Imperial arsenal of walkers. All in all, an OK entry which needed more polish.
October 4, 2015
Sympathique sans être la BD de l'année. J'avoue bien apprécier les uchronies, particulièrement dans le contexte de la 2e guerre mondiale. Cela explique sans doute 3* quelque peu généreuses.
La trame est plutôt simple, une bande de "bleus" va (probablement) changer le cours de la guerre alors que rien ne les y prédestinait, leurs maigres rangs s'éclaircissant au fur et à mesure. Que du classique, la nouveauté étant le débarquement japonais en Californie à l'aide de mechapanzers, mais ça se lit bien.
Le défaut majeur est au niveau du dessin, correct sans plus, tout comme la narration, très plan-plan.
Il faut dire qu'après Ronan Toulhoat sur le premier tome la barre était haute.
La trame est plutôt simple, une bande de "bleus" va (probablement) changer le cours de la guerre alors que rien ne les y prédestinait, leurs maigres rangs s'éclaircissant au fur et à mesure. Que du classique, la nouveauté étant le débarquement japonais en Californie à l'aide de mechapanzers, mais ça se lit bien.
Le défaut majeur est au niveau du dessin, correct sans plus, tout comme la narration, très plan-plan.
Il faut dire qu'après Ronan Toulhoat sur le premier tome la barre était haute.
May 22, 2017
This second book in the series did not seem to have as dynamic art as the first volume, the story, however, was more complete and engaging.
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