Thursday, August 27, 2009

Unknown Soldier #11

Written by Joshua Dysart
Art by Alberto Ponticelli


Similarly to Scalped, I find it difficult to think of new ways to praise this comic every month. Dysart and Ponticelli are putting out a very nuanced and intelligent book, which seems to draw me ever deeper into the story of Moses Lwanga and Uganda.

In this issue, many different groups converge on a hotel in Kampala, where Margaret Wells has organized a benefit dinner in tribute to Moses. There is a plot to assassinate her at this dinner, and now Moses, with Jack Howl, is looking to stop them.

Most interesting though, is that his former fiancee and her father have arrived for the benefit. The scenes between Sera and her are the strongest in the book, as they make obvious to Sera that no one seems to know her husband very well.

Great book.

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