In short, this is a comic book series you should jump on at the very beginning because, like all things Vertigo, you really don't know how long it will last. Plus, if the first issue's any indication, this is a tale that will contain a lot of emotional power that will reward those readers looking for something more in their Wednesday pile. Read Full Review

I think Unknown Soldier, as an ongoing series, has a lot going for it. It hit all the right notes with its first issue, such as detailing the political climate of Uganda, giving deep enough character development to our main cast without revealing too much, and delivering a memorizing and nightmarish cliffhanger to keep the hooks in. These are all the ingredients of a series that plans to stick around for a good long while and by what I saw in issue #1, it has the potential to do just that. Read Full Review

As a collective, the creative team achieved their goal in getting me to feel for the people of this war torn part of Africa, depicting the atrocities of tribal belief systems in the way of mutilated children and corrupted minds of youngsters molded into ruthless soldiers. Due to the socio-political nature of the book, I felt it started off a bit sluggish but picked up speed once the story moved to Uganda, hooking me for the purchase of the second installment of this book. After all, I need to know who the hell Moses really is. Read Full Review