PS Artbooks Softee: Military Comics #1

Jo and her crew, once test pilots, are handed a second chance when they’re recruited by the enigmatic Red Dragon Squadron after a disastrous crash ends their contract. Now, with the skies calling and a new mission in the balance, they’ll have to prove they’re more than just survivors.

In the scorched aftermath of a failed British expedition in Ethiopia, American engineer "Wild Bill" Dunn crosses paths with Australian private Jones, and together they forge an unlikely alliance. From the wreckage of fallen Fascist machinery, they build the enigmatic Blue Tracer—a machine of uncertain purpose, born from desperation and ingenuity. Their journey is one of survival, invention, and the quiet hope that a single creation might shift the tide against an unseen enemy.

In "Episode with a Goat," three British soldiers struggling to reach their besieged battalion stumble upon an unlikely savior—a billy goat—leading them to a hidden group of French soldiers. The story unfolds with quiet humor and unexpected camaraderie, capturing a moment of connection amid the chaos of war.

In "The Coming of the Yankee Eagle," a covert network of Nazi spies infiltrates America’s military, quietly working to sabotage its most vital naval assets. As trust erodes and danger lurks within the ranks, a lone patriot must rise to expose the traitors before it's too late.

Joan, a quiet civilian, is suddenly empowered by the Statue of Liberty herself to defend the nation from threats both foreign and domestic. When a violent attack leaves her with a new identity and a mission, she steps into the light—deflecting a bomb and stopping a fleeing car, her powers already testing the limits of what she thought possible.

In "Sink the Kaiser Adolf," the crew of the schooner Albatross finds themselves in a desperate race to hold onto their hard-won prize—the captured battleship Kaiser Adolf—only to face an even more formidable threat: the Nazi war machine's new dreadnought, Kronzprinz Albrecht. Taut and relentless, this 9-page wartime tale delivers a pulse-pounding standoff where every decision could mean the difference between survival and ruin.

In "The Battle of Bordeaux," the Patrol trades their usual gear for snappy new uniforms and welcomes their first new recruit, Stoney Rock—only to face a high-stakes mission that tests their resolve when they must protect a vital Red Cross shipment bound for France. The story blends sharp wartime humor with the quiet weight of loss, all set against the backdrop of aerial action and wartime urgency.

In "Message in a Mirage," the military commander of Dunn and Jones is stunned to learn the two men—long presumed dead after their harrowing clash with the M'Bujies—are still alive. The revelation sets off a tense, uncertain chain of events as the truth of their survival unfolds.

In "The Doomed Battalion!", Chop-Chop’s crash landing on Blackhawk Island sets off a chain of events that pulls the Blackhawks into a dangerous mission in the Drina River Valley. When the team learns of a food profiteer named Markov targeting a Red Cross nurse who’s secretly feeding crippled soldiers, they move in—only to find themselves ambushed by a formidable Nazi force.

In "The Stratosphere Bombs," the Death Patrol investigates a mysterious aerial threat over London—bombs raining from the sky with no visible aircraft. As the team scrambles to uncover the source, a shocking loss shakes their ranks when Slick, one of their founding members, falls in the line of duty.

In "Desert Death," Blackhawk confronts the elusive Black Tigress in the harsh sands of Africa, only to find her more than just a prisoner—her cryptic warning of an impending Arab uprising and the fall of British control over the Suez Canal sets a tense, urgent tone. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, the story unfolds with the weight of impending war, grounded in the stark realities of the desert frontier.