Things are looking bleak for the Twelve as they
attempt to adjust to modern day society. One is in jail for murders linked to
his firearms and a cold case from the 1940s, another is having trouble being
relevant in Hollywood, yet another must keep his mind control powers in check
or face a possible aneurysm. All the while several others of the Twelve are
coming to terms with the loss of loved ones, friends, and sidekicks.
As in the
first volume, someone is killing stereotypes and all evidence point to at least
one or more of the Twelve as the culprit. Now when one of the Twelve is
mutilated, it’s up to the masked vigilante known as the Phantom Reporter to get
to the end of these murders.
Volume 2
was much better than volume 1. It did not seem so much like a Watchmen rip-off.
The idea behind the story was in relation to the 70th anniversary of
Marvel Comics. I liked the old school approach. However, my favorite story
involving the Twelve was a one-shot inserted at the end of volume 2.
Titled The Twelve: Spearhead, that tale
explained how the Twelve wound up in the European theatre. There are some great
action sequences where members of the Twelve are teamed with Captain America,
the Whizzer, Human Torch and Toro, and Prince Namor giving the what-not to the
Nazis. The book fitting ends where the Twelve began, falling into a Nazi trap
and over 6 decades of suspended animation sleep.
Worth Consuming.
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
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