A man can go by many names, and when someone has been around as long as Michael, he can gain more than just a few aliases. Now he's Michael Smith, but back in the 1940s he went by James. When the obituary for John, who Michael met during WWII, comes up in the paper, Michael finds himself reflecting on a lifetime he left behind-and the horrors and experimentation he, John, and others, endured at the infamous Manchuria-based Japanese facility known as Unit 731.
I've always been fascinated with immortal or long-lived characters as seen in shows such as Highlander and the short-lived NBC series Forever. As they are a cool plot device to explore bite-sized bits of history with. And while this is neither Highlander or Forever. I'm really looking forward to reading more of this story as it evolves over the next few issues. Read Full Review
The provided story isn't what was expected from the introduction, and it just feels somewhat scattered to where it will end up going. Read Full Review
This first issue offers nothing in the way of a hook to keep you reading, nothing to set up that the story could be more than just a miserable time as a prisoner of war. Read Full Review