tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489622848939498705.post3291814616047751278..comments2024-03-18T17:34:56.486-04:00Comments on Four-Color Shadows: Death Stand-Gene Colan-1952Bookstevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797445163866512849noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489622848939498705.post-78405111903642464022014-07-16T04:07:15.349-04:002014-07-16T04:07:15.349-04:00Kurtzman's depictions were rather more subvers...Kurtzman's depictions were rather more subversive, as they often implicitly questioned the cost or the objective. But certainly, when I first read these Timely stories, I was surprised at how <i>grim</i> they depicted things. The war comics of the '60s were far more reassuring when it came to the <i>survival</i> of American soldiers.<br /><br />(Actually though, I found Sgt Rock unengaging, and Sgt Fury still less so. It was von Hammer whose stories moved me.)Daniel [oeconomist.com]https://www.blogger.com/profile/06763094285750736837noreply@blogger.com