Union Jack : London Falling

Union Jack (2006) #1-4

by Christos Gage, Mike Perkins (Illustrator)

Spinning out of Captain America, Britain's premiere super hero has mere hours to prevent multiple terrorist attacks on London by an army of super-villains! Union Jack leads Sabra and the new Arabian Knight into battle! But when his boss at MI5 risks innocent lives to bring down the enemy, Union Jack faces a tough choice - and the fate of London itself rests on his decision. Don't miss the book that redefines Union Jack for the 21st century, with stunning pencils by fan-favorite Captain America artist Mike Perkins! Guest-starring Sabra, Arabian Knight, Batroc the Leaper, Machette, Zaran, Boomerang, Crossfire, Jack O'lantern, Shockwave and more! Collects Union Jack #1-4.

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Superheroes, Comic Book

96 pages, Paperback

First published July 18, 2007

About the author

Chris N. Gage is a writer for comic books and television.

Reviews

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Britain's answer to Captain America. It's a simple story. Union Jack along with Sabra, the Arabian Knight and Contessa Allegra Valentina de la Fontaine of SHIELD have to stop a bunch of D-list Marvel villains from murdering everyone in London. Simple but action packed and fun.

[Guilherme Smee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eu já havia lido esta minissérie do Union Jack na época da falecida revista Marvel Action, da Panini Comics, que também publicou concomitantemente a minissérie Doutor Estranho: Juramento. Na época, foram duas das melhores leituras de super-heróis que tive. Union Jack voltava às luzes da ribalta por ter participado das histórias do Capitão América por Ed Brubaker, atrás do Soldado Invernal. Lá ele era desenhado pelo mesmo Mike Perkins que faz um ótimo serviço nesta minissérie. Esta minissérie também tem como mérito colocar no holofote outros heróis classe B/C da Marvel, como a israelense Sabra e o saudita Cavaleiro das Arábias, que formam um "odd couple". Completa a equipe a Contessa Valentine DeFonatine, amante de Nick Fury pai, desalojada pela SHIELD. A equipe baseada em Londres tem como missão evitar diversos ataques terroristas ao redor da cidade por supervilões acostumados com o terreno americano. Uma bela HQ de contra espionagem recheada de ação, mas que não é aquela ação besta e brucutu dos filmes dos anos 80, é uma ação mais inteligente ao nível da espionagem britânica mesmo.

[Gary Varga · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was going to give it 3 stars then halfway through I thought that it was going to be a solid 4 but ended up sneaking a 5. Why? Maybe because it is a bit British in flavour. Partly because of the excellent storytelling both written and artistically. Definitely because it is one of the few mainstream outputs to call out the haves for down treading on the have nots.

Plus it is a great story full of interesting characters and packing a punch of action. Very enjoyable.

Good fun with a huge helping of seriousness.

[Johnny Andrews · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the second mini series featured in the Mightiest Heroes collection and a lot different as the supernatural element is out and it is full on terrorism. This is fantastic stuff, Joey has to both work with the British government and a team of international people who are heated because of their countries to thwart multiple terrorist attacks around London.

[Roman Colombo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I barely knew who Union Jack was before reading this, but it was a great intro to the character. The story and art are really fun, and it made me want to know a little more about the character.

[Sam Whale · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very well written post 9/11 terrorist story which mixes the grim grit of the 2000's with the most colourful world of comics better than most Marvel books of this era.

Joey is very well written and makes for an easy to get behind protagonist. the shooting gallery of C and D list villains acting as part of a large scale terror plot was a lot of fun to see and the ending shot the whole book up to five stars.

[Ed · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice little side story to the character after his appearance in Brubaker's Captain America (just before civil war). Definitely a character I would be happy to see more of.