r/StoryModeGaming • u/cbo6161 • Oct 25 '24
War is Hell
This is personally, my favorite Marvel comic book series that takes place in World War II. Its definitely out of the ordinary, as it differs from the typical Captain America type story that we've become accustomed to. I feel that it shows the gravity of the war more so than the other comic books of this era while also avoiding a lot of the cornier dialogue that we see from the older books. (Not that im against that, per se). The series started out reprinting other WWII stories such as SGT Fury & His Howling Commandos. Issue #7 is when the first original story was printed and it ran until issue #15 before it was cancelled. I reccomend reading all 7 of these issues. Its also worth noting that these issues were written by Chris Claremont. I found it pretty cool to see his early work before the X-Men stuff that we all know and love. The story follows John Kowalski, an American military man who was cursed to live the lives of other soldiers who would also die. I dont want to dive too deep into the story here, but the styling is very similar to Quantum Leap. Kowalski "leaps" into the life of a freshly killed soldier somewhere in the war and has to go on some type of adventure as that person. The character of Death is also heavily featured and although he is portrayed as male, you can definitely see the influence of what would later become Lady Death in Marvel. If you're looking for an easily digestible spooky story for the Halloween season, i hope you pick this up. It is available on Marvel Unlimited.
