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zare_i's review
5.0
My second entry into Rogue Trooper universe. This time from the perspective of the baddies, the Norters.
We follow Atalia Jaegir, captain in Norters' security services (all with the very silly names that are sounding so prescient today, brrrr) as she slowly works through the war criminals within Norters' ranks. She works together with her squad and I have to say I truly enjoyed the stories where she takes care of the untouchable elite and uncovers more and more about the genetic experiment that basicaly doomed the entire Norters military elite.
What helped me a lot to get into the story is the way Norters are depicted - for all means and purposes this is W40K Imperial Guard - but more humane. People in constant warfare with the Southers and ready to do whatever it takes to win. Similar to IG they are mix of Tsarist and Revolutionary Russian troops mixed with fatalism of the Prussian armies. With that being said Atalia and her team act like some pseudo Inquisiton team and it is truly great to watch them as they march stoically to any danger that stands in their way.
Art is beautiful, reminds me greatly of Lazarus comic. Level of details and constant gloom of heavy technological worlds dedicated only to war is amazing. Pages truly come to life - always under ever present fog of war and ever present scream of jet engines as they transport troops onto the battlefields.
Only downside is that story ends on the high note (same as 86ers) and I hope, truly I hope, that they will publish new stories soon.
Recommended to fans of gritty SF warfare.
We follow Atalia Jaegir, captain in Norters' security services (all with the very silly names that are sounding so prescient today, brrrr) as she slowly works through the war criminals within Norters' ranks. She works together with her squad and I have to say I truly enjoyed the stories where she takes care of the untouchable elite and uncovers more and more about the genetic experiment that basicaly doomed the entire Norters military elite.
What helped me a lot to get into the story is the way Norters are depicted - for all means and purposes this is W40K Imperial Guard - but more humane. People in constant warfare with the Southers and ready to do whatever it takes to win. Similar to IG they are mix of Tsarist and Revolutionary Russian troops mixed with fatalism of the Prussian armies. With that being said Atalia and her team act like some pseudo Inquisiton team and it is truly great to watch them as they march stoically to any danger that stands in their way.
Art is beautiful, reminds me greatly of Lazarus comic. Level of details and constant gloom of heavy technological worlds dedicated only to war is amazing. Pages truly come to life - always under ever present fog of war and ever present scream of jet engines as they transport troops onto the battlefields.
Only downside is that story ends on the high note (same as 86ers) and I hope, truly I hope, that they will publish new stories soon.
Recommended to fans of gritty SF warfare.
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