What is also quite novel about the series, other than the enemy gaining the upper hand, is the way the book focuses upon those other than the Allies. But one thing that is clear, is that these two creators have given us a book that may be gruesome in most respects, it is also one that is highly entertaining in its methodical approach to the horrors of the enemy and their ability to create superhumans before those who are good are able to do so. While Gillen and White seem to be tearing everything down around them, there are some moments within the book that provide a little hope, though they are few and far between. The alternate history of World War II continues by Kieron Gillen and Caanan White in a second volume of mass killings, murder and devastation.
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