'68, Volume 3: Jungle Jim TP

'68 #3

by Mark Kidwell, Jeff Zornow (Illustrations), Nate Van Dyke (Illustrations)

In 1968, the zombie-infested jungles of Vietnam and Laos explode with the coming of a grim hero for earth's new dark age! Jungle Jim is a one-man army, a reaper in a gas mask... Jack the Ripper with an M-16... armored in burlap and bamboo against the living and the dead as he searches relentlessly for redemption in the heart of a rotting, war-torn apocalypse! The world of the award-winning, sold-out '68 universe expands as this collected volume presents Jim's origin from the original one-shot comic along with the full-length mini-series in one massive, extras-packed graphic novel. Collects '68: Jungle (one-shot) and '68: Jungle Jim #1-4.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Zombies, Horror

176 pages, Paperback

First published October 16, 2013

Reviews

[Gianfranco Mancini · Rating 4 out of 5]

In questo terzo volume il realismo lascia il posto all'azione ed al gore più sfrenati, tralasciando per una volta le sotto-trame di Saigon e New York, e regalando finalmente al lettore un protagonista interessante e sopra le righe.



Praticamente Rombo di Tuono (1984) con Chuck Norris misto a Il giorno degli Zombi (1985) di Romero (il sergente Jim, primo zombie intelligente della saga, è praticamente Bub di Day of the Dead!): carneficine di Viet Cong e zombi come se piovessero, ma la vicenda del soldato Brian Curliss, secondo uomo dietro la maschera antigas di Jungle Jim, è anche la storia interessante e piacevole da leggere di un uomo che combatte la propria guerra personale all'interno di una più grande.



Uno dei fumetti più originali ed avvincenti usciti sull'onda del revival del genere zombie di qualche anno fa, da leggere assolutamente se siete appassionati di morti viventi cannibali, ucronie e racconti di guerra.



Provare per credere.

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good volume, but not quite at the level of the first two. The first two volumes seemed like realistic stories of the Viet Nam War with zombies involved, which made the horror that much more "real." In this case, there's still some of that but since the character is almost a superhero type killing machine a little of the realism slipped away. We also get to see some evolution in the zombies, but I preferred the more fact based stories of the first two volumes. Not bad at all, just a little more like a traditional comic book than earlier stories and the non traditional feel is one of the series' strengths.

[Paul Allard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Vietnam with Ghouls – lots of bloodshed

Not having read Volumes 1 & 2 was not a problem in following the story in this volume: it takes place during the Vietnam War and involves fighting against not only the Viet Cong but also zombies/ghouls. One soldier, known as Jungle Jim but actually a succession of soldiers, wages a one-man campaign.

Each chapter is practically a story in its own right but they all end up with Jungle Jim killing ghouls and Viet Cong. Loads of bloodshed and gore ensue: this is quite well-illustrated and well-written but will not be to everybody’s taste

[Daniel · Rating 2 out of 5]

My least favourite run of '68 was this collection. I feel like the jungle Jim character would have been a really interesting one, but this just didn't hit for me. Still needs to be read for the wider story.

[Don · Rating 5 out of 5]

18+ Mature R

Not for the faint of heart.

Jungle Jim could be the next successful movie action hero.

[Bob · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume mostly chronicles the adventures of Marine Brian Curliss, who takes on the mantle of "Jungle Jim," a gas mask wearing killing machine who cuts a swath of death and destruction through war torn Viet Nam. In addition to the great story line and gruesome illustrations, I enjoyed the facts presented at the end of each chapter. Very highly recommended

[Craig · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not bad, but seems like more of the same. I'd like to see something more from this title than the same old re-hashing of the same old stories.