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Project Superpowers by Alex Ross [Et Al.]


Superheroes are definitely popular right now, and as a result, a lot of publishers are bringing back some of their classic heroes for the Golden and Silvery Ages of Comics. With this book, which binds the first 7 issues of a new series, Dynamite Entertainment is reintroducing a number of the heroes that were popular during the World War II period.

Pandora's Box plays a major role in setting up this storyline. Shortly after the war, the Fighting Yank, along with an advising spectral ancestor from the Revolutionary War period, tricked his hero allies and captured them in an ancient jar that really was Pandora's Box.

Now, the world is faced with all sorts of problems, and The Fighting Yank has been warned that they only way to save the world is to release his former friends while knowing they are not likely to be too happy with them. The Fighting Yank always struggled with his ancestor's advice, and now it is more challenging as he is also haunted by the American Spirit, a new mysterious ghost that is haunting him.

Upon breaking Pandora's Box, the Yank is disappointed to find that his former friends aren't immediately freed, but they slowly start to appear, scattered all over the globe. With the help of the Green Lama, the Yank is able to reassemble old allies and new as they take on an evil zombie army that has been assigned to destroy them. The army had actually been designed to stop the horrors of warfare by continuously reusing the bodies of those who fall in battle.

The artwork and the storyline is definitely up to par, placing it in the same level of quality that pieces produced by Marvel and DC.

I am really looking forward to reading the next installment. This series is really worth a try for superhero fans. It also is a good try for those who enjoyed Watchmen.

posted on Feb 27, 2010 1:23 PM ()

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