Team Orphan, a U.S. Special Forces team made up of three hardened soldiers, has been tasked with assassinating a maniacal terrorist guilty of genocide on a massive scale. In their desperate quest to rid the world of the rogue terrorist, Team Orphan will soon learn they are not the only ones seeking his death. The terrorist's many small victims - the children he has destroyed - have returned from the dead, bent on revenge. Team Orphan is caught in the middle, wondering who they should fear most: the terrorist, themselves or the Children of the Grave?
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Revenge, retribution and renewal. Children of the Grave is all those things in this TPB reissued release from IDW Publishing. While most horror driven reads focus on the horror aspect and carnage, COTG is a bit different in that respect.
A special forces group by the name of Team Orphan are sent on a mission to the Kilipan mountains of Stinwan to investigate a series of graves left behind by the terrorist Akbar Assan. The team sent in to check things out are about to embark on much more than they ever anticipated. What they find is a valley of empty grave sites that look like someone had dug them up.
Led by Sergeant Reginald Shiv, the team of 3 are ordered to take out the entire platoon led by Askar and assassinate him in the process. Akbar has gone off the deep end and has ordered all the children to be killed to eliminate the threat of future generations of enemies popping up. Akbar leads a merciless team known as the Desert jackals. Because of his paranoia thousands of innocent Kilipanese children were murdered in cold blood.
Time in the desert starts to set in and in the process the team begin to hallucinate. Or are they? Souls of the fallen children begin to appear to the team and warn them of upcoming plans they have in store for the Jackals. Supernatural elements begin to over shadow and in turn it becomes more than a war story but a ghost tale filled with haunting overtones. Team Orphan although only 3 seem to possess the skills to take out many as they attack on stray platoons that have wandered from their posts. Much of the story involves attacks, shots to the head or war crimes that evolve as we build to a haunting conclusion. Still to the dismay of his team, Sergeant Shiv advises his team not to attack any more and wait till further instructions. This sets a sense of doubt in the team though they do as advised. Along the journey we share a bit of the soldiers past, some bonding and a purpose for their current place in life.
COTG evolves into the righteous of the dead as corpses and spirits from beyond begin to take charge of wronged pasts and the present coming forward to rectify what is owed.
A unique story that cleverly incorporates horror into its story telling. Many films came to mind when reading this but somehow the thought of Asian horror came to my mind the most. The tale of a vengeful spirit and war atrocities is something they use quite often in many of there films. COTG had a mix of that influence combined with modern finesse. Art by Casey Maloney is clear, and very well done with a color pallet of earth tones through out provided by Jon Alderink. In this reissue Ashley Wood, a IDW favorit,e has brought his unique art style with a new cover piece. Most of all, the story written buy Tom Waltz is heart warming, brutal and rich in a bit of the beyond. A nicely done and clever tale. --Horrornews.net
A special forces group by the name of Team Orphan are sent on a mission to the Kilipan mountains of Stinwan to investigate a series of graves left behind by the terrorist Akbar Assan. The team sent in to check things out are about to embark on much more than they ever anticipated. What they find is a valley of empty grave sites that look like someone had dug them up.
Led by Sergeant Reginald Shiv, the team of 3 are ordered to take out the entire platoon led by Askar and assassinate him in the process. Akbar has gone off the deep end and has ordered all the children to be killed to eliminate the threat of future generations of enemies popping up. Akbar leads a merciless team known as the Desert jackals. Because of his paranoia thousands of innocent Kilipanese children were murdered in cold blood.
Time in the desert starts to set in and in the process the team begin to hallucinate. Or are they? Souls of the fallen children begin to appear to the team and warn them of upcoming plans they have in store for the Jackals. Supernatural elements begin to over shadow and in turn it becomes more than a war story but a ghost tale filled with haunting overtones. Team Orphan although only 3 seem to possess the skills to take out many as they attack on stray platoons that have wandered from their posts. Much of the story involves attacks, shots to the head or war crimes that evolve as we build to a haunting conclusion. Still to the dismay of his team, Sergeant Shiv advises his team not to attack any more and wait till further instructions. This sets a sense of doubt in the team though they do as advised. Along the journey we share a bit of the soldiers past, some bonding and a purpose for their current place in life.
COTG evolves into the righteous of the dead as corpses and spirits from beyond begin to take charge of wronged pasts and the present coming forward to rectify what is owed.
A unique story that cleverly incorporates horror into its story telling. Many films came to mind when reading this but somehow the thought of Asian horror came to my mind the most. The tale of a vengeful spirit and war atrocities is something they use quite often in many of there films. COTG had a mix of that influence combined with modern finesse. Art by Casey Maloney is clear, and very well done with a color pallet of earth tones through out provided by Jon Alderink. In this reissue Ashley Wood, a IDW favorit,e has brought his unique art style with a new cover piece. Most of all, the story written buy Tom Waltz is heart warming, brutal and rich in a bit of the beyond. A nicely done and clever tale. --Horrornews.net
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Tom Waltz is a former active duty U.S. Marine, Desert Storm vet, and former California National Guard Military Policeman. He is an editor for premiere comic book publisher IDW Publishing (www.IDWpublishing.com), as well as the writer of critically-acclaimed graphic novels, including CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE, FINDING PEACE (with Nathan St John), SILENT HILL: SINNER'S REWARD, SILENT HILL: PAST LIFE, and others. He has also written for video games, including as co-writer for SILENT HILL: DOWNPOUR (Konami), and as the script writer for GHOSTBUSTERS: SANCTUM OF SLIME (Atari). He grew up in Clinton, Michigan and currently makes his home in San Diego, California with his wife and two children.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
COG - Great Read,
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The underlying theme is terrorism, but this story takes a new approach at capturing the moral and social effects and packaging it in a comic book format. Very innovative.The art work is classically elegant, and intensifies the story. The writing flows naturally, and carries the reader along the journey, using authentic military details. The talent that was put into this book is captivating. I really enjoyed this book!
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A movie set in the sequential form,
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Tom Waltz found his artistic soul mate in Casey Maloney and it's evident in their first pairing, Children of the Grave. The duo deliver a taut, horror filled tale at breakneck pace in these 128 pages offered up by IDW.COTG is the story of the aptly named Team Orphan in a fictional Middle Eastern country. Their roll is to eliminate a ruthless dictator. Along the way the leader of Team Orphan has some strange encounters. And then it spreads. Waltz spins a yarn that could be ripped from today's headlines. Ethnic cleansing, mass graves, zombies...Well, maybe not the last part. He paces the story perfectly to the final page leaving us wanting more Orphan. The only fault I could find was that, perhaps, he toned down the use of "salty" language by Team Orphan. Anyone who has spent anytime around members of the military will know they have honed obscenity to an art form. There's also a scene where light discipline isn't maintained, but I figure Team Orphan is the baddest bunch of bada&@es around, so they could handle anything thrown at them. Which leads me to the art of Casey Maloney. The aforementioned scene with the cigarette is just one of many where his art astonishes. I realize it's just a scene with guys talking, but it shows his attention to detail and ability to draw the reader in. He goes to great lengths to show such details in the story that I had to read the book two or three times just to make sure I fully appreciated his art. The griminess of the children, the carnage of battle, the accurate weaponry...Maloney shows off his mastery of the artistic skills in this book. So if you're still reading this, what are you waiting for? Buy the book already? I have the original copies, the original trade and the color version. It's that good. Trust me. You won't regret it. It's easily the best independent war series to come out in the past five years.
4.0 out of 5 stars
It Delivers!,
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Children of the Grave delivers an unflinching view of a fictional black-ops unit operating in the Middle East... who run into more than they bargained for in their latest mission. Written by Tom Waltz and drawn by Casey Maloney, the work draws authenticity from Tom's own military experience.Both the writing and the artwork are quite good and the book delivers on several levels. There's plenty of in-your-face, blood-and-guts action and a growing creepiness as the members of team Orphan1 begin to realize what's really going on. However, Waltz reveals a depth to his characters not common in such works as he draws us into the spiritual journey underlying the events. At the end, the book is strangely uplifting. A fine addition to my graphic novel collection.
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