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I always thought the Unknown Soldier was one of DC's more unusual war comics. As much spy story as a war story if told some very different war tales. Excellent wart and writing throughout made it a enjoyable read. Recommended
A Showcase that I read without any major delays! That alone is a huge accomplishment, though I managed to plow through the David Michelinie/Gerry Talaoc stories only by realizing how close I was to the end of the book.Kubert's art is, as always, gorgeous! Bob Haney, Archie Goodwin and Frank Robbins turn in some decently creative scripts, and Dan Spiegle, Jack Sparling and Doug Wildey turn in solid artwork after Kubert moves on to other projects. But Joe's stories are still the book's highlights....
I’m pretty sure I put this on my TBR list way back when I read a similar volume of Enemy Ace comics because the Unknown Soldier starred in Star Spangled War Stories alongside that character. After reading the relatively more recent collection of DC war comics I figured I’d check this one out too.The Unknown Soldier is firmly in World War II, as I think most of DC’s war comics of the time were. And it’s, as far as I can tell from this volume, World War II largely as it happened in real life. Well...
Rereading this and other old comics that I read as a kid is like visiting a childhood friend and discovering the relationship hasn't changed a bit.
Arts great but the stories are pretty meh.
Created by the legendary Joe Kubert, The Unknown Soldier follows a hideously scarred soldier who expertly assumes different identities through various World War II espionage missions in the European and Asian theatres. The never-named Unknown Soldier's earliest missions, while entertaining, are standard military-comics fare. The stories are littered with historical events – including a stint impersonating Adolf Hitler – so much so that you begin to wonder if the Unknown Soldier, like some comics...
Five-hundred plus pages of black-and-white stories about a deformed master of disguise kicking the hell out of the Nazis and their Axis allies, printed on appropriately cheap paper. It's trashy and formulaic, but pretty well made, particularly the early sections (drawn by Joe Kubert) and the last handful of stories, drawn by Gary Talaoc.
I am kind of obsessed with these Showcase Presents editions lately this is the third of about ten I have bought in the last month. This was another edition of DC war comics,something that I had not really read before. The adventures were pretty good but the art was best in the beginning of the book when Joe Kubert did it. While the stories stayed at the same quality, by the end of the book the art was pretty dreadful.
If I were only reviewing the Kubert illustrated stories from the beginning of this collection, I would give it 5 stars. His work is fresh, exciting, and shows a fascinating variety in ink line and brush. I was surprised how quickly I lost interest in these tales as soon as they switched artists -- I just didn't care anymore.
