Synopsis
The intense, foundational trilogy of the franchise concludes with a blistering 10-page standalone masterwork. As the Rittmeister stacks up a lethal tally of aerial victories over the trenches of the Western Front, he quietly buckles under the crushing contradiction at the heart of his existence: he is celebrated as a public hero by his country for executing acts of mechanical violence that fill him with deep, private dread. Seeking refuge from the unrelenting noise of the airfield, Hans von Hammer retreats to the heavy stillness of the Black Forest, using his silent bond with The Black Wolf to process the psychological trauma of the day's high-altitude slaughter.
