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This is a horror comic set during World War II.
With that in mind, only, does the first issue make
any sort of sense. It starts with the monster
attacking on the battlefield. It gives you a
brief flash of the soldiers and their names.
Then it flashes back to earlier that day and
normal soldier stuff with some witty banter.
Now, perhaps I was just feeling ADD, when I read
it, but it didn't make much sense to me the first
time. I had to read it a second time to even
really understand what was going on.
The art is very cool looking, but it is hard to
tell characters apart at times. The
characterization, at least in the first issue, is kind of
lacking.
And aside from the witty banter, it's not really
something I'd expect from a Keith Giffen comic,
but perhaps I've just read too much of his
superhero stuff.
Upon the second reading, I can see how the first
part will relate to the second and how the title
ties in. It should be interesting to see the
details of how that happens. And what they do
once they decide that they have to unite against
their common foe.
If you're interested in checking it out, you can
see a five page preview at
http://www.desperadopublishing.com/Comics/Common%20Foe%20Number%201.htm.
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