PREVIEW: Enemy Ace: War In Heaven #1 Official Press Release

Hans Von Hammer, the greatest fighter pilot of World War I, has repeatedly earned the nickname "Hammer of Hell." But two decades have passed, and Hell's fires don't burn as bright. PREACHER's heavy-hitting writer Garth Ennis (The Punisher, HITMAN) returns to one of his favorite subjects -- war -- in ENEMY ACE: WAR IN HEAVEN, a 2-issue DCU Prestige Format miniseries. Issue #1 features wonderful breakdowns by Christian Alamy (LOBO'S BACK) and exquisite and dynamic finished art by Chris Weston (THE INVISIBLES, THE AUTHORITY, LUCIFER), while issue #2 features art by the legendary Russ Heath (G.I. COMBAT). Both issues have eye-catching painted covers by Alamy. WAR IN HEAVEN follows in the success of the UNKNOWN SOLDIER in bringing one of DC's great war titles back to life. It's 1942 and the Second World War rages. Russia has just joined the battle against Hitler and Hans Von Hammer, the finest pilot Germany has ever known, is now a 46-year-old man with plenty of enemies in the new Nazi regime. All Hans wants to do is live a quiet life in the mountains of Bavaria, but in the skies above, the sound of battle calls out a name... the name of fire and metal ripping through clouds... the name pilots hear in their nightmares... Enemy Ace, the "Hammer of Hell." Strap yourself in for a caustic, gritty, and heart-stopping look at what war looks like from 20,000 feet. What happens when the enemy's greatest killer begins to wonder if he's really on the side of the angels? Is the battle greater than the man fighting it? ENEMY ACE: WAR IN HEAVEN #1 (JAN01 0403) is a 48-page Prestige Format issue that arrives in comic-book stores on March 28.