WWI aces and giant bats – keep watching the skies with Black Max Vol.2
13th October 2021
Thrilling supernatural war comics from the pages of classic British comics Lion and Thunder – the second volume of the misadventures of nefarious German World War One air ace Black Max and his giant bats is out now!
This new collection comes in paperback with a new cover by Chris Weston (Judge Dredd, The Filth) while the exclusive hardcover comes with a new cover by legendary artist Ian Kennedy (War Picture Library, Dan Dare).
Ace fighter pilot Baron Maximilien Von Klorr is the scourge of the skies, menacing the Allied forces during the bloodiest battles in WWI. Skilled, ruthless and in possession of two giant, mutated kingbats who fight by his side, Von Klorr AKA Black Max is almost unstoppable. Only the brave pilots of the Royal Flying Corps, including Lieutenant Tom Wilson, oppose the Black Max’s complete dominance of the air…
These strips were originally printed in Lion and Thunder from 15 May 1971 to 25 December 1971 and the Thunder Annual 1973.
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Paperback cover by Chris Weston 
Hardback cover by Ian Kennedy
Black Max Vol.1
Skilled, ruthless and the master of a legion of deadly, giant bats who fight by his side, Von Klorr AKA Black Max is almost unstoppable. Only the brave pilots of the Royal Flying Corps, including Lieutenant Tom Wilson, oppose Black Max’s complete dominance of the air… Originally serialised in Thunder from 17 October 1970-13 March 1971, Lion & Thunder from 20 March 1971-8 May 1971, Lion & Thunder Holiday Special 1971 & Thunder Annual 1972.