*STRIKEFORCE: MORITURI #16 is a release from Marvel back in March of 1988 written by Peter B. Gillis and drawn by Whilce Portacio. I would have to say that the most exciting thing about this comic book would be the title. The Strikeforce: Morituri is a group of, as near as I can guess, military rejects who have been drafted for an experimental process that will turn them into super-humans, the catch is that they can only hold onto the super powers for the span of one year, at which point, they die. The purpose of creating these "one-year-wonders" is to be a last line of defence against and alien race known as "The Horde."
The excitement of this comic begins as our "heroes" are making breakfast. None in the crew can get along with one another and all try to use their newly created powers to cook their breakfasts and to cook each other. Speaking of arguements, I've read better dialog in Dr. Seuss books. For instance, when Walther gets offended by Burke (keep in mind that they are allies in the strikeforce) and throws an energy blast at his chest that is capable of blowing a fatal hole through Burke's heart. Intervening is the team leader, whose name isn't even mentioned, as he throws his bare hand into the energy beam. "Hold it! Watch out for the lamp! [Lamp is blown apart] If I hadn't deflected that bolt, you might have cut him badly? If we can't do something as simple as breakfast?" Keep in mind that all of this excitement basically wastes the first four pages.
Even the artwork wasn't very redeeming on this one. The characters were very plain and the women in the book were down right ugly. Honestly I got more enjoyment out of reading the advertisements which took me down memory lane, reminding me of the Captain Power Starship Blaster that I wanted as a kid. It actually shot back at the TV! How cool is that? A lot cooler than this comic book, I'll tell you that. That's why I'm only giving this one a single star out of five.
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