“Yesterday’s” Comic> Warstrike #2

Pretty sure the human body can’t do half of the things you’re doing.

Warstrike #2

Malibu Comics/Ultraverse (June, 1994)

“Darkness”

WRITER: Dan Danko

PENCILER: Hoang Nguyen

INKERS: Bob Downs & Larry Welch

COLORING: Micky Rose & Violent Hues

LETTERER: Dave Lanphear

EDITOR: Roland Mann

Warstrike is attacked by a guy with rocket boots, which Warstrike calls “Captain Space Shuttle” because at no point is he or the reader given anything else for a name. So that’s what I’m going with. Warstrike’s premonition abilities allow him to beat Captain Space Shuttle, who tells our hero a place to get answers. Even though is powers tell him where he can find Snowden, he still wants to get info from this guy and falls into the obvious trap. While he escapes he does find the girl he’s been trying to track, but she’s been dead longer than the exploding building they got out of. With the help of his tech guy, Giz, Warstrike goes to Sao Paul, and after getting “help” from the locals, he gets a location only to be attacked by a nutcase in a suit of armor riding a robot horse. Is this Snowden, or just another obstacle? And is Warstrike right about something not feeling right about this whole thing besides the dead child?

What they got right: Nice to see a hero with a support team. I’m usually in favor of that, and seeing him treat them like important allies in his mission. The story is getting more interesting as we go on.

What they got wrong: Never a fan of dead children, though it does expose there’s something in Warstrike’s past involving a dead child. I don’t know why the comic starts with reports of people with ultra powers that may or may not be important to the Ultraverse later. Some of the panels are as bad as the cover, but most of it is okay. I had to go to a wiki to find out that “Captain Space Shuttle” is called Backlash (a name that makes as much sense as this comic’s title…which very little) and the other guy is Blind Faith from last issue. So his big plan is “bomb the building while Warstrike rescues a long dead kid”. So not worth what he’s being paid.

What I think overall: I’m just curious enough to see the next issue, but I don’t know if I’ll be following past this arc. It’s not a bad comic but not really grabbing me the way I want.