No matter what your parents tell you there really are monsters in the world though it's unlikely (but not impossible they're hiding in your wardrobe but they are in every town, every city and every country has them. They're not like the Frankenstein, the Wolf-Man or Dracula. In fact they don't even remotley look like the Hulk or the abomination of comics fame.
The real monsters in this world are human.
A lesson that young homeless Bobby Bailey is about to find out as he walks into an army recruiting centre in 1964. The military have a use for him but it's not going to turn the boy into Captain America. Super-soldier experiments don't usually end well.
This story is a tour de-force of the human condition and how men are used and corrupted. A tale of abuse and betrayal. The army will end up chasing the wrong monster. The real ones are very human indeed.
This graphic novel is an intensive read with top notch black and white pen and ink linework across it's 360 pages. I read this over a three day period and it's worth taking one's time to delve into the world that the author creates. It brought a tear to my eye. Not many comics have ever done that.
Rating: 5 Stars Plus (Highly Recommended)
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