Kieron Gillen

Caanan White

Kieron Gillen redefined the alternate history comic by radically revitalizing the super soldier in the pages of Uber. This sweeping war epic shows all the grime, and fear, and blood of enhanced soldier warfare in an unrelenting World War II drama. The first blow in the battle between English and German Ubers has been wrought and neither nation walks away whole. The war rages on in the Pacific Theatre as Japanese Kamikaze pilots attempt to drive the US forces out while delivering devastating losses to the enemy naval fleet. But the tides of war change as the Japanese deploy their own enhanced soldiers and the Germans deliver their devastating secret attack. Uber Volume 2 collects issues #6-11 of the ongoing comic book series.

Uber

"1945. The war is within days of its end. All Hitler's mad promises of wonder-weapons and victory from the the ashes have thankfully come to nothing. The world holds its breath, counting seconds until all this can be over-- The emergence of Nazi superhumans changes everything. Über charts this horrific third-act for World War 2, presenting a dark and uncompromising alternate history with superhumans explored in a way unlike any you've seen before" -- p. [4] of cover.

Bryan Alexander

An interesting alternate history, based on the idea that the Third Reich created super humans (super villains) during the last month of WWII as we knew it. The war turns around and many bad things occur.

It's not a new idea - Bitter Seeds does this, for example - but Gillen carries it out well. It's very well grounded, down to architectural, command, clothing, and tactical details. Gillen is also unafraid to built up heroes then destroy them.

What else works? Some good dialogue, which I expect from Gillen. Dark visuals that are actually interesting and not exploitive. 

What doesn't work? Some of the plots feel nearly tongue in cheek, like the British super spy; that clashes with the grim horror of the rest. A lack of attention to the eastern front, all too typical of western treatments of WWII (and, honestly, of post-Roman history) glares and unbalances the story. It felt a bit repetitious or slow (NB: this could just be my bias from having read too many WWII and alt.history tales).

I'm tempted to give it an extra star because of bad reviews. I don't mean negative reviews, but stupid ones. People who complain that a war story is too violent, or reviewers who think depicting Nazis at all is a form of fetishism, or that a horror story upset them by being disturbing... they need to get out more.

So I'm intrigued, and would like to read more.

Gabriel

Gabriel Andrade

With the realization that the Nazis have pulled far ahead of the Allies in development of Ubers, hope starts to fade and some greater gambles are taken in hopes of turning the tide. Desperation is the currency of the hour with no end in sight to the horrors of enhanced human warfare. The German war machine has been developing the most powerful weapons ever fashioned. Their Battleship class Ubers are like living atom bombs annihilating every obstacle in their paths. But they were once humans, and it takes more than power to make a monster, so what could have forged such cold, murderous beasts? The past is revealed with the genesis of the German Battleships in this groundbreaking alternate history war story. Kieron Gillen, Daniel Gete, and Caanan White spin a new chapter of fear and genocide in the pages of the most devastating war comic being published. And for the first time ever, the origin and first missions of Sieglinde and the German Battleships are declassified and illustrated by Gabriel Andrade. This volume collects issues #18-22 of the ongoing Uber comic book series and the Uber 2014 Special.

André Nóbrega

Kieron Gillen's reimagining of superpowers and history is back with Americaunder attack! In the waning days of World War II, the Germans discovered a wayto enhance soldiers into unstoppable monsters. With these weapons Hitlerconquered all of Europe and now has set his sights on the United States. Thisis Uber: Invasion! The German battleships are on American soil and with theallies struggling to make up lost ground in Enhanced Soldier development; theUSA is facing the possibility of annihilation! Uber Volume 6 collects the firstseven issues of the Uber: Invasion series.

Daniel Gete

Kieron Gillen's groundbreaking, alternate war history begins a new terrifying chapter in super human World War II warfare. The Nazi's have enacted Hitler's master plan - the Great Burn is now turning all of Europe into a fire-blasted wasteland. City after city, country after country, the very earth itself is being purged by the unparalleled power of the German onslaught. With no answer on the horizon to stopping the Axis from purifying the entire continent, the Allies turn to Stephanie and the monster that is the HMH Churchill for a glimmer of hope. The horrors of super human warfare continue to rage throughout Europe and the destruction mounts to global levels. Uber is an unforgettable vision of the misery of war turned apocalypse. This volume collects issues #23-27 of the ongoing Uber comic book series and the Uber 2014 Free Comic Book Day Special.

Uber

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