Lord Samper's Library

My mental health is being gnawed at and my reading has taken a little hit, as a result, so I thought it would be a good time to avoid being bogged down by a longer read and go for the shorter reads instead. I’ve got a day off tomorrow and that might be the time to tackle something longer, we’ll see. In the meantime… I have finished a couple of comic books so let me tell you about them :o) ‘Uber: Volume 2’ – Gillen, White (Avatar Press) The first blow in the battle between English and German Ubers has been wrought and neither nation walks away whole. The war rages on in the Pacific Theatre as Japanese Kamikaze pilots attempt to drive the US forces out while delivering devastating losses to the enemy naval fleet. But the tides of war change as the Japanese deploy their own enhanced soldiers and the Germans deliver their devastating secret attack. Uber Volume 2 collects issues #6-11 of the comic book series. I’ll be honest, I’m not sure how the Japanese are suddenly able to deploy their o...

I last read ‘Uber: Volume 1’ just a tiny bit over eleven years ago (click Here for my thoughts from back in the day); I had vague plans to work my way through the series but, as is typical for me, everything else seemed to happen all at once and I never got round to it. A tiny bit over eleven years later… ‘Uber’ had been on my mind, just recently, and the first two volumes for a tenner (thanks eBay) was the ideal chance to dive back in and see if I could make it a little further with the series. I think I’ll have better luck this time, and not just because I’ve got Volume 2 lined up and ready to go ;o) April 24, 1945. The world holds its collective breath as the war is only days away from ending. Russian troops move through Germany to the final objective... Hitler himself. As those around the mad dictator crumble, the much ridiculed threats of the "Wunderwaffen" materialize. A new weapon is delivered, one with unstoppable power - a weapon like no other and with a madman pull...