Wolves of Summer Volume 1
Alterna Comics
Written by: Tony Keaton
Ilustrated by: Andrew Herbst
Reviewer: Rob Wrecks
Summary: As a boy soldier, a WEREWOLF, he lived through impossible evil. Years later, this former Hitler Youth forges a bloody path to redemption.
Review: Now ordinarily a lot of characters in comics you tend to want to root for as its usually the good guy you're rooting for, which occasionally includes a bad guy doing something of the good or at least close to it. But with Tony Keaton's Wolves of Summer, the characters aren't exactly likable aside from one of them and in fact its the other three who are in good need of a strong slap to the back of the head. Though it probably would just make them angry rather then do much to help rid them of the Nazi propaganda they've grown up with and have running around in their brains to the point its just these 4 awfully young boys on their own and willing to do what it takes. Even though their side has already lost at this point their still gonna do what they can to get in a few good hits!
Not only do we have these 4 boys out to kill some Allied forces, but in the distant future we got an older man who doesn't exactly seem all that happy with his lot in life. And if I'm thinking right, he's one of the four Werewolf boys who are off on their own. Leave it to the Nazis to pervert the good name of Werewolves by having Nazi molded children in their own little group called Werewolves who also fight against the Allied forces when they have no business doing so.
Alterna Comics
Written by: Tony Keaton
Ilustrated by: Andrew Herbst
Reviewer: Rob Wrecks
Summary: As a boy soldier, a WEREWOLF, he lived through impossible evil. Years later, this former Hitler Youth forges a bloody path to redemption.
Review: Now ordinarily a lot of characters in comics you tend to want to root for as its usually the good guy you're rooting for, which occasionally includes a bad guy doing something of the good or at least close to it. But with Tony Keaton's Wolves of Summer, the characters aren't exactly likable aside from one of them and in fact its the other three who are in good need of a strong slap to the back of the head. Though it probably would just make them angry rather then do much to help rid them of the Nazi propaganda they've grown up with and have running around in their brains to the point its just these 4 awfully young boys on their own and willing to do what it takes. Even though their side has already lost at this point their still gonna do what they can to get in a few good hits!
Not only do we have these 4 boys out to kill some Allied forces, but in the distant future we got an older man who doesn't exactly seem all that happy with his lot in life. And if I'm thinking right, he's one of the four Werewolf boys who are off on their own. Leave it to the Nazis to pervert the good name of Werewolves by having Nazi molded children in their own little group called Werewolves who also fight against the Allied forces when they have no business doing so.
Though which boy is Johnny Summer is a hard one to tell, though I do think he might be an older Hans. And if he is, I wonder how he went from a kid who was all about Hitler and fighting against the Allies to what we see of the older man. One who's effectively still able to kick some butt at his age, much to the disbelief of a bunch of punks!
While Tony and Andrew do a great job with the writing and art duties, there is a strong lack of color in this title. Which makes things a little interesting at times when the boys appear to have wolf heads. And cause of how things tend to happen between the boys, (especially with how Hans as the leader handles things) there's a Lord of the Flies vibe to it all for me. I do find myself curious to see if that vibe sticks around for the entirety of this series. That and what Johnny's up too near the end also has me curious due to some things that were mentioned but weren't fully explained.
Despite not being entirely sold on the idea of 4 Nazi minded kids in this story, I do recommend giving this a chance to see if it might be for you.
While Tony and Andrew do a great job with the writing and art duties, there is a strong lack of color in this title. Which makes things a little interesting at times when the boys appear to have wolf heads. And cause of how things tend to happen between the boys, (especially with how Hans as the leader handles things) there's a Lord of the Flies vibe to it all for me. I do find myself curious to see if that vibe sticks around for the entirety of this series. That and what Johnny's up too near the end also has me curious due to some things that were mentioned but weren't fully explained.
Despite not being entirely sold on the idea of 4 Nazi minded kids in this story, I do recommend giving this a chance to see if it might be for you.