Second Wave: War of the Worlds #5
In "New America," the tension reaches a breaking point as the Sheriff arrests Miles, Duke, and James, leaving Clint and Gladys to deal with the Sheriff’s severely burned brother. Gladys makes a grim decision to end his suffering, then drugs Clint before the Sheriff prepares to execute James for theft—only for a sudden, mysterious arrival to scatter the group and shatter the moment. Written by Michael Alan Nelson and illustrated by Chee, with letters by Ed Dukeshire and a striking cover by Sunder Raj, this issue delivers a pulse-pounding escalation in the war-torn landscape of Second Wave: War of the Worlds.
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The Sheriff puts Miles, Duke and James under arrest and leave Clint and Gladys to take care of the Sheriff's burned brother. Gladys promptly kills the man (a mercy killing as he had third degree burns over 90% of his body) and drugs Clint. The Sheriff is about to chop off James' head for stealing when something lands near the group, scattering them.
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