The Loxleys and the War of 1812 #1

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• 8.0

  Comic Bastards - Dustin Cabeal

  Jun 15, 2012

  I'm not big on historical war books; they're just not my genre. The thing is that this book is quite good even if it wasn't something I would usually seek out. At times the pacing can drag and it suffers from what any story trying to be historically accurate suffers from in that it can't follow the three act story structure. Additionally some of the battles became kind of stale and could have been easily romanticized just a touch. Even still it was a solid read and held my interest from beginning to end. Read Full Review

• 6.0

  Eye On Comics - Don MacPherson

  Jul 01, 2012

  The Canadians and natives are portrayed as being ethical and honorable to the point of incredulousness, and the Americans as being greedy and hungry for territory they don't need. It's certainly an interesting change of pace, as Americans have been predominantly cast as the white knights of history throughout pop culture. It might make this something of a tough sell to an audience beyond Canadian borders. Read Full Review