The Flutist of Arnhem covers “A Bridge Too Far”. Ray Garbee. The Flutist of Arnhem: A Story of Operation Market Garden. Author: Antonio Gil. Publisher: Dead Reckoning. 152 pages. Price $ 24.95 ISBN: 9781682474631. I first encountered the defense of Arnhem bridge in Cornelius Ryan’s book “A Bridge Too Far”. Later came the movie with a… Read more
Four-Fisted Tales: Animals in Combat Ben Towle. Dead Reckoning, $24.95 trade paper (120p) ISBN 978-1-68247-416-7 Possibly the first military history that could be described as adorable, this episodic graphic novel from Towle (Oyster War) recounts the animal cohorts of human warfare. Towle devotes each chapter to either a particular species or one unique creature, which… Read more
Antonio Gil is a Spanish illustrator that specializes in historical graphic novels, a handful of which are being published in English speaking countries through The Naval Institute Press located in Annapolis, Maryland and their comics Imprint Dead Reckoning. So far, I have had the pleasure of reading The Flutist of Arnhem and Stalingrad: Letters from… Read more
Home » Reviews » Rich Reviews » You are reading » RICH REVIEWS: The Tankies by Richard Vasseur on May 30, 2021 RICH REVIEWS: The Tankies2021-05-30T08:01:52-07:00 – Reviews, Rich Reviews Share Tweet Plus+ Title: The Tankies (GN) Publisher: Dead Reckoning Written by: Garth Ennis Penciled by: Carlos Ezquerra Inked by: Hector Ezquerra Colored by: Tony Avina Lettered by:… Read more
We’re about halfway through 2021, so I thought it was a perfect time to do a little writing about some of the indy titles that have been sent my way so far this year. Independent Comic Spotlight has always been one of my favorite parts of my position as Chief Creative Officer of Comic Booked…. Read more
One of the first war movies I ever watched was A Bridge Too Far. It told the story of the paratroopers who dropped into the Netherlands during World War II as part of Operation Market Garden. Since that time, I have studied the battles of that operation, played tabletop and video games about those battles,… Read more
Graphic Novels & Comics (General): Narrative works in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format.
Most military histories focus on high ranking leaders and battle strategy. However, a focus on the individual soldiers who had to do the actual fighting and endure the horrors of war is equally if not more important to consider. While many can learn about war through movies and books, graphic novels are becoming an increasingly… Read more
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books Art Young’s Inferno, by Art Young, edited by Glenn Bray (Fantagraphics) Atlas at War! edited by Michael J. Vassallo (Dead Reckoning) The Complete Hate, by Peter Bagge, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics) Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salty Sea, by Hugo Pratt, translation by Dean Mullaney and Simone Castaldi (EuroComics/IDW)… Read more
John Hewson is a Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent stranded in Holland. He’s trying to smuggle critical intelligence to the Allies, but the country is crawling with Nazis. However, when Operation Market Garden roars upon Holland, the military strike might just provide Hewson the opportunity he needs to escape. The Flutist of Arnhem is a… Read more