The Unnamed's Redcoat is just getting started! It is 1892! The year of Coca-Cola, the first public basketball game, and Lizzie Borden picking up an axe! It's also the year that immortal mercenary and former British Revolutionary War soldier Simon Pure finds himself the target of a mysterious cult. One that seems to know everything about him. And now Simon must do something he's never done before-accept help. Help in the form of the most unlikely of allies: a 12-year-old Albert Einstein obsessed with unlocking the secret to Simon's magic!
When Simon's immortality malfunctions in Redcoat #2, he and Albert Einstein race across New England to prevent the magic inside him from sparking a holocaust that consumes the United States. Read Full Review
Redcoat #2 remains a very unexpected surprise with its fun main character who's not a hero and a concept with plenty of life in it. Read Full Review
The icing on the cake is the absolutely gorgeously detailed art. Every single page moves the story along while sucking you into this world of the past. This issue saw Simon at a ball in the 1800s, and no details were missed. From the clothes, to the ballroom, lighting, and more. Emotions are also perfectly portrayed as you get completely lost in the story. Read Full Review
Red Coat #2 is another rollicking good time with plenty of action and many answers. Those answers tend to come by way of heavy doses of captioning, but this is a historically-minded period piece adventure not to be missed. Read Full Review
Geoff Johns continues to build his new superhero universe at Image by following newly formed American icons, and Redcoat remains one of the best books of the bunch. Read Full Review
REDCOAT #2 teams up Simon Pure with young Einstein for a traveling adventure to stop a fiery apocalypse from consuming America. Johns successfully transitions Pure from a thoughtless bum to a potential hero, and Hitch's art is excellent. Read Full Review
It's a fun read. It's nice to see familiar historical figures in new contexts. The action is top notch but it could use with less exposition and much less inner monologuing. If you're into civil war era attire and stories then definitely give this a try. Read Full Review
Plot
Simón Pure is unearthed by a young teenager named...ALBERT EINSTEIN, who comes to warn him that his existence is key to stopping something that will happen in the future that his sister Maja saw, related to characters already known in the Ghost Machine universe. , a robot and a brilliant man.
Albert helps Simon escape from a group of attackers dressed in the same cult robes whose ritual gave Red Coat immortality.
Albert's German-accented dialogues are hilarious, he is an interesting character as it shows him interested in magic even though his future will focus on advanced physics, his interactions with Simon are great, as are the sequences of fight.
Simon is injured by a mysterious axe, which beg more
So the first issue for me was a bit of a head scratcher, but issue #2 is picking up steam. Some more interesting characters are showing up, and this is one I’ll be continuing to read to see where we’re headed. I’m gonna sit back and let Geoff cook a little.
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Another great issue with a young Einstein digging up our main character, Simon Pure.Mr.Pure and Albert are trying to save the world as new character's appear to thawrt them.Great story and great artwork.A must read kinda comic.
I don't think it's anywhere near issue one. It did however entertain me, it just didn't do much to take it to the next level.
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