One of the worst Allied catastrophes of WWII is dramatized in this mostly successful graphic novel that founders in bolting a somewhat unbelievable personal story onto the military action. Gil (Stalingrad) sets the scene for 1944’s Operation Market Garden—an ambitious but poorly planned Allied assault on the Netherlands, using airborne troops to seize bridges ahead… Read more

What They Say: From the bloody battle for Normandy to the Nazi heartland, from war’s end to the killing fields of Korea, the men of the British Army’s Royal Tank Regiment fight battle after battle against terrible odds. Whether outnumbered or outgunned, the Tankies soldier on–as their motto would have it, “From Mud, Through Blood,… Read more

All good writing provides a hook, a way into a story. War stories might seem challenging for unfamiliar readers since they might seem remote–but not if you have characters as alive as the action. Garth Ennis knows this well and it has resulted in numerous thrilling and engaging war stories. In the case of The… Read more

Garth Ennis has been writing comics since 1989. Credits include Preacher, The Boys and Hitman, with successful runs on The Punisher and Fury for Marvel Comics. As well as his own war series War Stories, Battlefields, and Dreaming Eagles. For this interview, Henry Chamberlain chats with Garth about the new edition of The Tankies, published… Read more

I have read a good amount of graphic novels based on historic events. Some of them told the inspiring true stories of famous figures. Others told me historical events I had never heard of before. When I heard about The Tankies I was looking forward to reading it. I was able to get a digital… Read more

Il libro che vi presento oggi non è esattamente un libro, ma una graphic novel che ci porta a conoscere attraverso un espediente letterario la vita e vicenda politica e umana di uno dei più grandi presidenti della storia americana: Theodore Roosevelt. Questa graphic novel parte raccontandoci di un vecchio e ormai piagato dalla malattia… Read more

Review Fix chats with comic book writer Garth Ennis, who discusses his new Dead Reckoning graphic novel, “The Tankies,” as well as what it’s like to work with original characters. About The Tankies: From the bloody battle for Normandy to the Nazi heartland, from war’s end to the killing fields of Korea, the men of… Read more

I’ve always thought Theodore Roosevelt was a pretty good president, but I didn’t really know a lot about him. Most of my view came from hearing or reading some of the legends surrounding the man. When I had the chance to read Teddy by Laurence Lukinbill (adapted by Eryck Tait), I seized the opportunity to… Read more

I have always been a ‘fan’ of Teddy Roosevelt for his dogged determination, forthright manner and an unrestrained desire to do good for his country and its people. So I was somewhat surprised, when this book arrived for review, to find what I would describe on first sight as a ‘comic book’. That however would… Read more

Before Marvel Comics was Marvel Comics, it was known as Atlas (and before that, Timely). While most of us today associate Marvel with the colorful superheroes dominating the movies, there was a time, just after World War II, when superhero comics died. Only three superhero characters––Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman––stayed in continuous publication throughout the… Read more