Gangsters Versus Nazis #2 is a comic written by Matt Garvey with art by Andrea Schiavone. The supernatural creatures brought to New York by the Nazis are running loose. This is a supernatural science fiction and semi-historical comic that has a bit of horror, some drama, and violence galore. There are three sides here: The Gangsters, the Nazis, and the “Monsters”. The gangsters are led by Sal and Scarletti and with them is an untrustworthy woman whose loyalties are unclear. The Nazis are led by General Bracht who has two large and bulky twin guards and a doctor who assists with the monsters. The monsters are generally well-known creatures like: A werewolf, a Medusa, a swamp creature, an Egyptian mummy, a Frankenstein, and a flying bat-man. The story continues from where the last issue left off with the Nazis letting the monsters loose on the Mafia. Unfortunately for them the werewolf attacks General Bracht and ultimately the monsters just start fighting anyone in the vicinity, regardless of allegiance. The action here is very bloody with some gory moments. The pacing here is steady overall with some fast combat scenes. The tone is like that of a classic gangster film from the black-and-white era. There are intense moments throughout due to danger and violence. The dialogue has that 1950’s feel with old slang and decent back-and-forth. There are no word-heavy pages. This is a sequel issue that brings a lot of excitement and different perspectives on this situation that has gotten out of hand.
The art here is cartoonish with a style reminiscent of some classic comics. The colors lean towards the dark and faded as this takes place at night; there is also some strong lighting and shading. There isn’t much in the way of natural scenery as this takes place inside and around other buildings. The main location is a warehouse on the docks but there are also scenes set in moving vehicles. The backgrounds are split between showing the actual surroundings and just being a solid color. The expression level here is a bit below average as a stone-faced look is default for most of these characters. The emotions we’ll see here are anger, fear, annoyance, irritation, and rare sadness. The faces have decent details and being cartoonish mean the reactions can be a bit more intense on occasion. The weapons of choice here are Tommy guns and revolvers. There are some gruesome attacks and a lot of blood and light gore. The action scenes come in bursts of varying length with an overall smooth flow.
“Is this worth reading?”
Yes, if this is up your alley.
“Would I like this?”
If you like supernatural science fiction stories that star the Mafia during WWII going up against Nazis with some horror vibes, drama, and violence then this is for you.
“What would this comic’s film rating be?”
R. Violence, blood, light gore.
“Could I get a quote from the comic?”
“This is all going sideways. Fast.”
Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mattgarvey/gangsters-versusmonsters-2-wwii-action-horrow-comic/description
***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***
Probably Contains Spoilers
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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 24
Violent Pages: 11, for 46% of the comic
Sexy Pages: 0, for 0% of the comic
**The levels below aren’t necessarily maintained throughout the whole comic, but they were definitely reached**
Violence Level – 3
“Wasn’t no tussling at all.”
“Sometimes you gotta hit somebody.”
“I’m getting charged with how many counts of assault?”
“This was a tournament arc.”
“All my life I had to fight.”
Gore Level – 3
“The only thing leaking out your face is tears.”
“Looks like somebody spilled some ketchup.”
“Might need to soak that up with a bath towel.”
“That isn’t supposed to be outside the body.”
“This is a slaughterhouse.”
Death Level – 3
“And everybody lived happily ever after.”
“We might have gone to a couple funerals.”
“It just LOOKS like a serial killer was here.”
“Yeah this was a tragedy.”
“Think Gettysburg.”
Porn Level – 1
“Everybody kept their clothes on.”
“I guess it was too hot for a bra.”
“Sometimes you got to let everything air out.”
“This is like late night Cinemax in the early 2000’s.”
“Oh. This is porn.”
