Strikeforce: Morituri Omnibus Brent Anderson Ultimate Sacrifice Cover

by Peter B. Gillis

Genres: Comics

1080 pages, Hardcover

Published July 1, 2025

About the author

Peter B. Gillis (born December 19, 1952) is an American comic book writer best known for his work at Marvel Comics and First Comics in the mid-1980s, including the series Strikeforce: Morituri and the digitally drawn comic series Shatter.

Reviews

[OmniBen · Rating 2 out of 5]

(Zero spoiler review) 2.25/5
An utterly generic sci-fi / superhero story, that despite being created in the greatest comics decade ever (the 80's), fails to be anything other than demonstrably mediocre. If only the lackluster writing was on par with the fantastic art and colour work. If you're looking for a good team comic, then there are any number of better books out there worthy of your time. Still head and shoulders above anything Marvel are currently sharting out these days. 2.25/5


OmniBen.

[Rex Hurst · Rating 5 out of 5]

Contains all 31 issues of Strikeforce: Morituri, plus the Electric Undertow mini-series. Aliens have descended from the stars to enslave and loot the Earth. The planet's only real defense are Strikeforce Morituri, humans given superpowers via an injection. The only problem is that whoever takes the process is guaranteed to die within a year. And the book lives up to its promise. No character is safe. The superheroes come and go like mayflies, all living and dying tragically. But that is part of the problem with the series. It is impossible to become attached to a character, as by issue ten none of the original are still alive.

The concept becomes played out by issue 20 when James Hudnal takes over writing, and he quickly turns it around, adding detail and depth to the world, turning it eventually into a cyberpunk story more than a superhero one. But for it's time, this is a unique series.

[RJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty compelling post-Watchmen era storytelling. Fans of the classic 80's Suicide Squad comic would do well to check this hidden gem out. Fairly unpredictable and genuinely shocking, it would definitely make a great movie or television series someday. I really respect this series for proving you don't need traditional or established superheroes to launch a great comic at one of the Big Two companies, just a great one sentence premise that would hook anyone.

[Gabriel Rojo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Above-average scripts and (for the most part) artwork, but the series never fully takes off. The original idea is striking, but sadly peters out when the second writer takes over (even though his scripting is perhaps more competent than Gillis').