Someone had commented recently that they found themselves liking the "bad guys" in Stosstrupp. Well,it's OK to like the Eurasian characters; one of the real "messages" of this comic is there are no "good guys" or "bad guys". Life, and war, is rarely so black and white. Sure, there are some characters who may not be nice people, but most people are over all decent folks, and most people have some character flaws too, but fortunately, truly evil people are kind of rare. Of course, in the old war movies all those enemy soldiers are heartless killers and the hero is fighting the good fight. I didn't want to do a story like that.

The Eurasian dictator may have started the war, but that doesn't make the guy in the trench a bad fellow. He was likely drafted, and fighting is on his home turf. And the Europa forces may gone to war to prevent an invasion, but that doesn't make them all saints.

Of course, as in a real war, the leaders on both sides claim to be the "good guys" and say the other side is the "bad guys". Eva, young and reckless, totally buys into this, but that doesn't mean I expect you readers to. Just because she is the main character doesn't mean she is always right. My characters aren't perfect people.