Iron siege

by James Abraham, Trevor Goring

It was supposed to be a simple mission: capture a high ranking NAZI SS officer and bring him back to HQ. But nothing goes right for an intrepid group of US soldiers who intercept the Nazi officer and his men. Forced to hole up in a desolate French village with their prisoners after an accident, they find the village has been overrun by vicious monsters! The mortal enemies must put aside their differences to work together and to stay alive. But how long will this tenuous truce last? A Golden Age-sized thriller!

Genres: Comics, Horror

Hardcover

First published July 19, 2011

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau]

So many different kinds of 'monsters' - what side do you pick when hunting them: without becoming what you are hunting. I really think this concept could be taken further; the idea that there is more evil behind the evil that is seen. This book reminded me of Weird War Tales (the DC book in the '70s) that looked at war from a supernatural perspective. Really nice art.

[Kris Shaw]

The gist: The story takes place during World War II, and deals with some kind of chemical/ black magic/ monster/werewolf thing. This is an empty calorie read. I blew through this book in no time flat, and once I finished it, I knew that I would never have want to read it again.

I remember when the floppies of this series were originally solicited, IDW boasted how this was being published in Golden Age comic book size. I'm not sure why that matters. Sure, this takes place in the '40s, the “Golden Age of comics”, but it has nothing else in common with that era, either in tone or presentation. Likewise, this trade paperback is published in Golden Age comic book size, making it a bit wider than normal trade paperbacks. So what you get is a mediocre read that will look out of place on your bookshelf because it will stick out farther than the rest of your softcovers. It's a real win-win!

[David Finger]

Solid art and great concept, but the story was somewhat hard to follow. At times it becomes hard to tell who is who and what is happening, and unfortunately many of the German characters sort of just blend into one, which adds to the confusion.

[Aaron]

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[Mhorg]

Weak story. Cookie cutter characters and situations seen a thousand times before. No explanations as to why this happened. Open ended ending rather than a resolution.

[Robert]

It feels like you've read it before since it's a fairly common plot - Us & German forces caught between monsters in WWII - but it's well done and not over long.

[Gonzalo Oyanedel]

Historia de guerra aderezada con elementos sobrenaturales (probablemente derivadas del horror científico). Bien contada, pero algo incómoda de desarrollo en sus tres episodios.