Bonus Review: Storming Paradise #4

Whenever possible, we try to take requests here at the Comic of the Day blog, and our first one comes from the reader who identifies himself as Krod. He strongly recommended the comic Storming Paradise, so I tracked it down.

And let me just say - good call, Krod! This comic is a war comic that (as I understand it) tells the story of what might have happened if the Allies had been forced to invade Japan during World War II (in other words, if we hadn't developed and used the Atomic Bomb).

The story is by Chuck Dixon, who's one of the best at this kind of real-world, action-packed battle adventure. We see the war on several fronts, including on the ground, at sea and in the air. It's a realistic and exciting look at the kind of warfare that would have continued across the face of Japan.

The art is provided by Butch Guice, who pencilled the first 14 pages of the comic with Eduardo Barreto providing the inks, and Fernando Blanco wraps up the final eight pages. The art is outstanding, and delivers the goods.

It's an outstanding comic, and if you're a fan of war comics - or any other kind of adventure comics - you owe it to yourself to track this one down.

Now I need to track down the first three issues!

Grade: A-