No discussion of Irish comics can go too long without mentioning Garth Ennis, unquestionably the most high-profile Irish creator of the past quarter century. Having made his name writing for 2000AD, the Belfast man etched himself into the high pantheon of comics writers by creating crossover behemoth Preacher and, ten years later, The Boys –… Read more

I never had much interest in war narratives until I came across Tanya the Evil. It’s a completely fictional isekai, but its war nerd creator did such a wonderful job dramatizing the varied aspects of military conflict that it completely hooked me. Since then, I’ve checked off Tom Hanks’s Greyhound and the Ken Burns documentary… Read more

In the history of civilizations, sea power has always played a preponderant role. This symbol of a nation’s scientific and military genius has very often been the deciding factor during major conflicts, putting the names of several clashes down into legend. With this collection, Jean-Yves Delitte and Giuseppe Baiguera plunge into the heart of three… Read more

This is another stunning volume from Dead Reckoning. Short of film, I don’t think any format can make these three epic war time stories come alive again. These battles which may have been one of four options on your high school history class explode off of the page and create the attention that the teaching… Read more

Dead Reckoning is the graphic novel imprint of the non-profit U.S. Naval Institute. It has put out some cool comics about history, war, and the like. One of their latest books, “Great Naval Battles of the Twentieth Century,” focuses on three key battles in naval history and presents them in the manner of historical fiction… Read more

Great Naval Battles of the Twentieth Century: Tsushima, Jutland, Midway by Jean-Yves Delitte and Giuseppe Baiguera is a graphic novel depicting three naval battles with deeper historical context. Delitte is an official “Painter of the Fleet” and a full member of France’s independent Académie des Arts & Sciences de la Mer (Academy of Arts & Sciences… Read more

Baltimore Comic-Con Live! October 23 – 25. Dead Reckoning is a publisher of graphic novels and an imprint of the Naval Institute Press located in Annapolis, Maryland. We publish nonfiction and fiction with a special focus on military and naval history, military and naval biography, history, and stories of the high seas. We are committed… Read more

The Photographer of Mauthausen and Great Naval Battles of the Twentieth Century called The Comics Beat most anticipated graphic novels for Fall 2020. As we head into the final stretch of 2020, it seems like many of us have lived a lifetime of misery since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the span of… Read more

This compilation restores some of Atlas Comics’ classic combat tales! by Jamie Frevele Back before Marvel became the House of Ideas we know and love today, it started out under the name Atlas Comics. During the 1950s, people of all stripes were looking for stories, and Atlas wanted to tell them. From horror to science… Read more

A standout sequence relates Kirby’s time in the Army: Arriving in France shortly after D-Day, he is plunged into a universe of lethal violence. (When his superiors realize he’s the artist who drew Captain America, they send him ahead as a scout to make maps.) Kirby channeled some of his firsthand experience into fictional war… Read more