It doesn’t rely on shock and awe, gore or sex to appeal to its audience it’s simply good, believable writing with depth. The writing itself is the same dark stuff you expect from Mignola. The combination of these two artists really sets and maintains the tone throughout the book, the muted colour scheme emphasizing key moments with flashes of brightness the red band of a nazi uniform, blood splattered against glass, explosions and gunfire. Laurence Campbell handles the artwork on this run to great effect and Dave Stewart’s inks are magnificent. Treachery and black magic lurk around every corner and there are also some cosmic forces at work here, which manifest a little differently on paper due largely to John Arcudi’s influence but still maintain that old-god Mignola touch. You always know it’s going to be a fun story when you combine Mike Mignola and Nazis. Of course, the mission takes a turn when he encounters the Nazis’ own super soldier, Raimund Diestel, otherwise known as The Black Flame. Although hesitant to re-enter the violent outside world, he reluctantly accepts a mission to rescue a soldier and some secret allied technology, which has been captured by the Nazis. Set in 1944, as the Second World War draws to a close, it depicts the Vril Energy Suit, inhabited by Private Patrick Redding as he comes to term with his inner turmoil. Lightning War follows on from the story arc contained in the first 2-issue Sledgehammer miniseries, simply named Sledgehammer 44.
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