Battle Hymn: Farewell to the Golden Age

by Jeremy Haun and B. Clay Moore

It's 1944, and the first gathering of super-powered heroes may well be the last. What happens when the government assembles a new breed of super-powered beings at the height of war? Who lives? Who dies? And what exactly does the government have planned for the "heroes?" Battle Hymn: Farewell to the First Golden Age answers these questions with this beautiful collection of the sold-out acclaimed miniseries.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582405654
• ISBN13: 9781582405650
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Image Comics
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 13 to 16 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 11

Customer Reviews

I enjoyed this book

While this book is a short (152 pgs) one-shot, it was easy to quickly get into the characters. They are essentially arch-types (at first) of characters many readers have seen before. The art is very good, and fits well with the tone of the book. While this isn't the first book to take on a more realistic take of the golden age comics/characters we're familiar with, B. Clay Moore does a particularly good job here. My only gripe is that I think the plot warrants a somewhat longer book, although you do get your money's worth with this one.

A MUST BUY!

The above reviewer obviously is talking about a completely different book or series. There is NOTHING about WWII in this book at all! What we DO have is the best damn writing Witchblade has ever seen! The characters are written so realistically and with such a breath of fresh air it's amazing! The artwork is great, the story is great... buy this now. You won't miss it! Those turned off Witchblade by Paul Jenkin's terrible take should pick the series back up with this!