Red Menace

(WildStorm, 2007)

In 1953, Steven Tremain, aka the hero known as The Eagle, appears before Joseph McCarthy’s House Committee on Un-American Activities and reveals his secret identity. Soon after, he is caught in a secret plot which brands him a traitor to America and a Communist spy. What is the truth behind his being branded a Red Menace? Who is the true traitor? And how does the super-powered human known as The Grey Falcon fit into the picture?

A beautifully written and illustrated series, Red Menace gives a glimpse of a time in which few super-hero stories have taken place: during the early days of the Cold War when simply being associated with the wrong person could lead to your being branded a criminal, despite any evidence to the contrary. A must-read for fans of patriotic heroes and conspiracy theorists!

Written by Danny Bilson, Paul DeMoe and Adam Brody with interior pencils and covers by the legendary Jerry Ordway and variant covers by Darwyn Cooke (issue 1) and Mike Kaluta (issue 2). Interior inks by Al Vey. Published by Wildstorm.

— Stacy Wayne Baugher

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