Redcoat 14 was a strong table clearing episode that clears the path for the First Ghost series and Simon's seemingly inevitable clash with Washington. This book remains one of Image's best reads. Read Full Review

REDCOAT #14 proves you don't have to torch the house to light up a comic, but waxing poetic about legends sometimes leaves the living plot gasping for air. Sharp, witty dialogue and tense escapes fight for the spotlight with period detail and heroic posturing, but Dolley Madison's stubborn streak steals the prize for crowd-pleasing bravado. If comic book history class always looked this good, the textbooks would burn themselves for attention. Read Full Review

Plot
This comic tells how Simon Pure unwittingly became involved in a significant historical event, when the English Admiral George Cockburn attacked President Madison's home on August 24, 1864, as a sort of unsuccessful coup d'état.

Simon happened to be there because he had been given a dinner party and just happened to witness First Lady Dolly Madison rescue George Washington's portrait from the flames. Simon doesn't like the idea because it's dangerous and because he's not a fan of Washington, as his immortality comes from a ritual to grant Washington immortality, which Simon mistakenly received.

George Washington reappears in a flash of lightning, determined to find Simon.

The comic closes in the present day, where a portrait of Simon hangs in the White House, right below Washington's. Simon is known as the unsung hero who helped First Lady Dolly Madison save the portrait; he's considered an unsung hero.

Art
Bryan Hitch offers his cinematic vision, directing mesmerizing action sequences and capturing the details and tones of each era. The colors create the perfect atmosphere of a harsh post-war era.

His mesmerizing command of scale transports and shocks you with striking realistic visions in a very cinematic format.

Summary
Simon accidentally becomes an unsung hero on the very day of Admiral Cockburn's ill-fated attack on President Madison. An excellent fictional story based on true events. more

Incredible work by Johns and Hitch.Finally,a story that is patriotic to America.Well done