Review: Operation Broken Wings, 1936 #3

Another of Boom’s translated ports from Europe ends this week. I guess in order to continue this review I’m going to have to instantlygive a SPOILER warning. That is the unfortunate nature of this beast. Thisbook is so revealing that I can’t even tell you what emotion I felt towards theend of it, without possibly spoiling the series for you. I will try to save itfor the end, but hey… it could slip out sooner.

The Major finishes his daring escape only to head back intothe city. He meets with a waitress in the back of a bar who’s going tohelp him plant something… a gun. He hands her some money and tells her to leavetown. Then after all he's done, daring escape and drive through the water ways of the city, he sits down at acafé and orders a coffee. Of course the army shows up and we get the nowclassic image from the second issue cover of every gun pointed at him while hesits waiting patiently. From there he’s dragged to prison and tortured dailyleaving you to wonder for the moment, “What’s his plan?”

The ending to this book was a bittersweet. Overall it’s beena good series, but the last issue suffers from the same problem as Seven Warriors, its better as a wholerather than a standalone issue. Really all I can say without just saying theending is that if you haven’t read the first two issues don’t just pick up thisissue. It was entertaining and the Major is definitely a badass, but to behonest the book fell a bit flat with this issue and the ending felt rushed andawkward even if the results were appropriate.

Score: 2/5

Writer: Herik Hanna

Art: Trevor Hairsine

Publisher: Boom! Studios

Price: $3.99

Release Date: 1/11/2012

First issue review.

Second issue review.