BEST OF THE STACK - CAPTAIN AMERICA: THEATRE OF WAR

These "Theatre of War" one shots with Cap have been hit or miss. They're all set in WWII, so it's generally Nazi blastin' good times. The big miss was the last one which was helmed by Chaykin. Ugh. Piss poor. Left that one on the rack. Which sucked, because the 1st one was dope. That sucker had Cap going after a Nazi UFO operation. Well drawn and cool as hell. So I was glad to see the next one continuing the tradition of good.

This has Cap and some GIs going in behind enemy lines to stop a dam from being blown. Things go wrong and they have to hole up in a pillbox and fight off German attacks. In the process a German soldier is taken prisoner. The dude is roundly hated, but Cap points out that the dude is Heer, not SS. The prisoner offers to help as a medic during the firefights as they are shorthanded and eventually the GIs respect him.

Yada yada yada, it all ends badly, but it's a fun ride and it's nice to see the German army given a human face. Though douche bag SS show up eventually and jerkitude ensues. Anywho, nicely drawn (scans later maybe), full of action, and containing some philosophical bits to chew on when it comes to war and and the illusion of "sides".

One bad poitn was the part where they have a mini tank battle with a pair of panzer IVs...from like 5 feet away. Kinda budge. But, hey at least there were panzers - and no Chaykin!