Commando issues on sale 23rd March 2017.
From the skies of northern France to ruined towns and the sometimes sunny, sometimes stormy Mediterranean, our heroes brave it all in the next few issues of Commando. All set during the turbulence of WWII, each issue tackles different conflicts in Europe – and it’s not always clear who the enemy is…
Commando 5003 – American Eagles
Kicking it off, with story by Steven Taylor, issue 5003: American Eagles features Spitfires and Thunderbolts fighting against German ME 109s in the skies over northern France. American Lieutenant Eddie ‘Mac’ MacDonald was one of the first to travel across the Atlantic and join the Brits in their Eagle Squadrons. But then, after the bombs fell on Pearl Harbour, his homeland ventured into the war and Mac couldn’t wait to share his experience with his fellow Yanks. But not everyone wanted to learn… Bullets are fired straight at the reader from ME 109s in Janek Matysiak’s cover, preparing adventure seekers for the perils within!
Story – Steven Taylor
Art – Jaume Forns
Cover – Janek Matysiak
Commando 5004 – Trouble Squadron
Then, from one squadron to another, we find out
that not everyone is as friendly as Mac, and your wingmen don’t always
have your best interest at heart. Story by Boothby, issue 5004: Trouble
Squadron follows Michael ‘Scatty’ Wilson, who is the only surviving
pilot of his unit. Bitter and twisted, he’s ready to take revenge on the
Nazis – even at the cost of his new squadron. Emotionless, he’s a
zombie among his new men. His chief objective is to hit his targets -
his men’s survival no longer a priority. Framed in cover art by
prestigious veteran Commando artist, Ken Barr, who designed the first
ever cover of Commando, Trouble Squadron’s cover contrasts serene sky
blues against a trail of fire spurting from the engine of a Spitfire…
Story – Boothby
Art – Auraleon
Cover – Ken Barr
Commando 5005 – Urban Gunners
Then,
from the tight American formations of the Eagle Squadron and the
perilously low altitude flights of Scatty Wilson’s Blenheims, issue
5005: Urban Gunners shows our heroes in the claustrophobia of the
American infantry after the D-Day landings. Bored and eager to see the
action of the front, American Private Brad Lynch had no idea of the fear
he would soon know all too well. Part of the anti-tank division tasked
with covering infantry under German machine gun fire at Aachen, Lynch’s
nerves are shaken. His friends are dying – shot down by enemy snipers.
His aim is off; he’s tormented by nightmares. Will he ever regain
control of himself as he deals with the horrors of war? With interior
and cover art by Manuel Benet, the blackness of Aachen’s crumbling
streets compresses the panels, showcasing the confined paranoia of
Lynch, as the tight buildings offer no escape from the pressure of the
front.
Story – Ferg Handley
Art – Manuel Benet
Cover – Manuel Benet
Commando 5006 – Go Down Fighting!
And finally, with cover
art by another veteran, Jeff Bevan, issue 5006: Go Down Fighting follows
two heroes in their battle for the Mediterranean. On one side, Italian
navy Lieutenant Ricardo Brazzo fondly remembers his youth, working on
his father’s fishing boat. He had wanted to see the world, so joined the
navy. He was good, eager to chase The Royal Navy out of the Med – to
make it Mussolini’s Lake. But he had no idea how good the British navy
was. Still he fought on. On the other side, British navy Lieutenant
Norman Ryan commanded a Fairmile launch. He easily tore through Italian
convoys and tankards. Then a storm hit, damaging Ryan’s engines. Both
men’s paths will cross, but both will fight on against all odds. Ian
Clark’s captivating story of the war at sea shows a side not often seen,
blurring the line between hero and villain, friend and foe.
Story – Ian Clark
Art – Peter Foster
Cover – Jeff Bevan
Thursday, March 23, 2017
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