Obergeist Ragnarok Highway #1 Image

Title: Obergeist Ragnarok Highway #1

Publisher: Image Minotaur

The first book from Minotaur under Image publishing.

Based upon the Nazi doctors of world war 2 and their experiments on the Jews during that period.  This story is about their hunt for the creation of super soldiers who can use ESP.  

Portrays the sickness and depravity that the regime did to people during that dark period, and it does it well without glorifying the gore or trying to put any funny twist that some comics try to lighten the book.  Pulls no punches and makes no apologies as the deeper question it poses is can a monster who sees the light redeem their soul.

Not for children, a definite for adults comic and a good read, but not a light one.

Buy Obergeist Ragnarok Highway from Boarder Comics

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OCT Occult Crime Taskforce #1 Image

As title suggests if you like X-Files or even Men in Black, this could be a series for you.  

Taking place in modern day Manhattan officer Ortiz is cast into the OCT, a special unit beyond the normal cops to investigate the gateway portal to ‘hell’ or ‘limbo’, not made clear in book 1 which one it is, that is Manhattan island.

I have not read the other numbers yet, but there is a decent vibe but if ever a story needs some background this ones does, and this may be covered in the next few chapters.

My main question is why she is promoted to the unit as all she is is the first responder to a supernatural crime and doesn’t seem to have any special gifts etc.  Maybe these will be revealed in later books, but the only qualification she has is nepotism.  

But there is potential for a great storyline as well as crossover series, but checking on wikipedia there are only 4 books in the series, I will be keeping my eye out for the other 3, but will there be enough to truly tell a worthy tale, we shall see.

If you want to buy OCT #1 then check out Boarder Comics

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