If you're a lover of Sgt. Rock, The War That Time Forgot, or just dinosaurs eatin' dudes, chances are Chronos Commandos is your cup of tea. While the debut issue suffers a great deal from its lack of character focus and a reliance on too many familiar beats, its bouncy dialogue, pretty digital paints, and wacky (though sparse) time travel plot might be enough to warrant your cash.
Writer/illustrator Stuart Jennett seems less concerned with building his cast here – most of them serve as cannon fodder anyway – and is happy to rely on the reader's familiarity with the archetypes. Think about Sgt. Rock's Easy Company and you've got an idea of every character in Chronos Commandos #1. In lieu of notable character work, Jennett offers a fast-moving romp through a dinosaur-ridden island on a hunt for Nazis. Just as character work isn't a concern, neither is plot, though it works well enough. We understand that these soldiers are on the hunt for time-disrupting Nazis, and the rest is pure spectacle.
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