Continuing this great limited series from Marvel Comics, Greg Pak and Mirko Colak.

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This is a comic that I hope to see collected and discussed in college classrooms around the world.  When I buy the collected edition I think I’ll put it next to Maus.  The comic is becoming a debate of choices vs destiny.  In this issue Johann has the choice of joining a street gang or living with a far too nice Jewish family.  He has the choice of robbing them or living with them.  However, he lies to get into the house.  Johann claims to be a Jew to acquire their help.  He fights back against the young gang but also feels like them.  He has a code of honor to protect his new friend Emmy but that code doesn’t extend to holding back physical violence or not stealing from the family.

Its this issue that brings the word Incarnate into debate.  Is Johann Schmidt just destined to be evil?  The book toys with the reader’s emotions.  This is a child and every story has told us that children are meant to be sympathetic characters.  I want to forgive Johann and think that he’s doing what he has to do to survive.  Its not a matter of good or evil, its a matter of lying or stealing so he can live another day.

However, he is the Red Skull.  This isn’t meant to be a heroic story.  I’m not supposed to want to adorn my room in Red Skull sheets and pillowcases after reading this comic.  At this point every person reading this comic should set the money aside for the rest of the series.