Faded, muted colors inspired by WWII aesthetics, combined with dystopian beige and gray tones. Retro scan of a 1940s wartime comic book, grainy, vintage, melancholic yet cinematic. A dramatic close-up of a lightly armored WWII soldier standing amidst the ruins of a destroyed urban battlefield, gripping a weathered baseball bat close to his chest. The bat is scarred with the marks of countless battles, its surface glinting faintly in the dim light. His helmet, slightly dented and dusty, casts a shadow over his determined face, while his uniform is torn and marked with soot from explosions. Thick, swirling smoke rises around him, illuminated by sporadic flashes of distant artillery fire. Behind him, the skeletal remains of bombed-out buildings loom against a sky heavy with storm clouds, the faint wail of an air-raid siren adding to the suffocating tension. The horizon is shrouded in a haze of dust and ash, with flickering remnants of fires casting an eerie glow across the landscape. Volumetric lighting and a subtle film grain enhance the melancholic atmosphere, while the cinematic composition focuses on the soldier's fierce resolve, his grip tightening on the bat as he prepares to face the next wave of chaos. Cinematic lighting