I love this book. I really do. I just don't know how to explain it. The writing is fantastic. The art work, while not flashy, is perfect for this series. Both are done by Rick Veitch. He's a very talented, hard working guy. He writes a fantastic war story. It's filled with irony and contempt and just plain facetiousness. I love it. As and example, this squad gets some intel that there's going to be some terrorist activity at this circus. After doing some recon, they discover that it's coming from the Elephant tent. "Genghis Kong and his Pachyderm Harem of Harlots" Hilarious! Anyways they don't know what to do. Since Elephants are an endangered species, they don't want to fire their guns, or use grenades, for fear of hurting the animals. So here they are, some of the Army's best minds, and they can't think of a positive way to get to these terrorists. But, then one of the grunts mothers come to the scene. Her son is slightly retarded, so she wants to make sure he's being treated the same as the rest of the troupe. She happens upon the situation and says that she'll take care of it. She leaves and returns with a box. It looks like it may be a bomb or something. She puts it in the tent and opens it. What is it? A box full of mice. The elephant stampede, killing all the terrorists, but survive the experience. And she tells the Captain that she wants her son put in for a metal for bravery. But you see what I mean. How can I explain that irony without just telling you the details of the story? It's hard. But that's the way the whole book is. It's a fantastic piece of political commentary. Worth every penny.
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