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Summary: Answers the one remaining question from the first book
Review: The place to begin with Jack Staff is, of course, the first trade collection - EVERYTHING USED TO BE BLACK AND WHITE - a thorough, thrillingly overwhelming, introduction to Paul Grist's world of superheroes. The book repeatedly mentions that, twenty years ago, Jack Staff mysteriously retired. With the second trade collection, JACK STAFF: SOLDIERS, you finally learn the reason.
This book fits well with the first, as it contains many of the same characters, plus a few new ones. As in the first book, many of the new characters bear more than a passing resemblance to classic Marvel heroes, and that's no surprise, as Jack Staff was originally conceived as a story for Marvel's hero Union Jack. It's good that the art for this volume is in color, as you finally get to see the characters as they're meant to be seen. It's not so good that the page count is only about 1/3 that of the 1st trade, yet almost the same price. Another complaint is that the story frequently jumps between past and present, and it's not always made clear as to exactly where you are. This led to my having to re-read sections several times. So be aware that JACK STAFF: SOLDIERS, while entertaining, will not necessarily wrap you up for hours of reading, like the first volume; however, you may have to spend quite a bit of time figuring out the non-linear progression of the story.
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