Crimes of War (2008 Eng)

"The first in a series of specials covering the length and breadth of the larger-than-life legend of Captain America, as told by the industry’s leading experts in the field!" So goes the solicitation for this series of one-shot specials focusing on , an unabashedly patriotic superhero who first made his appearance in (March 1941), from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. He achieved the height of his popularity during World War II as a symbol of the fight against the Axis powers. This series with the long attention-getting title is definitely a tie-in to Marvel Comics' 70th Anniversary and perhaps also functions as Marvel Comics' subtextual patriotic contribution in honor of the soldiers deployed in the Wars the U.S. is now involved; whatever the aim, it has helped generate renewed interest in this iconic figure of comic book history. There have been seven issues published so far, the last released last December 2, 2009 entitled, "Captain America: Theater of War: Prisoners of Duty #1."

is a ongoing comic book series published by the DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint and based on the award winning, bestselling science fiction video game franchise created by Epic Games and that is owned and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The series is set after the events that took place in the video game and serves as a prequel to the recently launched . Initial response to the first issue was mixed, but started to pile favorably with each succeeding issue. Issues 1-6 cover the opening story arc entitled "Hollow." Issue #7, entitled "The Quickening" was a special standalone issue of the story of Tai Kaliso, the proud warrior with a gentle heart whose tragedy among the storylines of the mega-hit Gears of War 2 have quite resonated with many. The latest release is a filled with pin-ups from some of the industry's hottest artists and a cool short story written by Joshua Ortega and illustrated by acclaimed StarCraft artist Federico Dallocchio.