BattlefieldsVol 1: Night Witches
Written by Garth Ennis
Art by Russell Braun
2009
Available now from Islington Libraries
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BattlefieldsVol 2: Dear Billy
Written by Garth Ennis
Art by Peter Snejbjerg
2009
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BattlefieldsVol 3: Tankies
Written by Garth Ennis
Art by Carlos Esquerra
2009
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BattlefieldsVol 4: Happy Valley
Written by Garth Ennis
Art by PJ Holden and Garry Leach
2010
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BattlefieldsVol 5: The Firefly and His Majesty
Written by Garth Ennis
Art by Carlos Esquerra
2010
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BattlefieldsVol 6: Motherland
Written by Garth Ennis
Art by Russ Braun
2011
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Garth Ennis shows off his mature, softer side in these series of stories from the Second World War - "softness" obviously being a relative term when dealing with bloody death and murder. With writing full of interesting historical details (the Russian female bomber pilots of Night Witches), snappy character work (Sergeant Stiles in Tankies) and big emotional hooks (the sweeping romance in Dear Billy). With little of the juvenile high-jinks of his other books - this shows that when he puts away the gross-out humour and broad crazy slapstick - guy knows how to write a story that will make you care. With each volume telling a stand-alone unconnected story (apart from Vol 5: The Firefly and His Majesty which is a sequel to Vol 3: Tankies and Vol 6: Motherland which is a sequel to Vol 1: Night Witches) you can pick it up from any point: and they're all very much worth reading.
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Links: Newsarama Garth Ennis Interview.
Further reading: War Stories, The Shadow, Alan's War, Last Day in Vietnam, 303, Arrowsmith: So Smart in Their Fine Uniforms.
Profiles: Garth Ennis.
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