Alex Ross, king of painted comics, plots and provides covers for a new Superhero team with a firm nod towards the Golden Age. Without giving too much away, issue #0 (why can't they call it #1?) introduces the team, including The Fighting Yank (imbued with the spirit of his patriotic forefather from the War of Indpendence) looking back on a World War 2 mission to prevent the Nazis from reopening Pandora's box, which since the time of the Titans had gradually 're-absorbed' all the sources of badness in the world. This he achieves at a terrible cost...for the full plot, see Wikipedia. Some blatant nods toward Watchmen's revisitation of an aging and scattered super team (including a graveside eulogy in the rain) and their power dynamic, but very enjoyable with the expected gorgeous art from Braithwaite and Ross. Prelude was issue #0 with #1 and #2 available now.Verdict: 8/10, on the pull list
