Garth Ennis' visionary series reaches deep into the recesses of history and finds the most spine chilling tales of conflict and war throughout the modern era. This new volume delivers powerful stories that illustrate the horror and humanity within the violence and misery. In this tome are two stories written by Ennis and illustrated by Thomas Aria including: Our Wild Geese Go: 'T'was England bade our wild geese go, that small nations would be free…' In the Second World War, any Irishman wanting to fight the Nazis had to join the British army- the Republic of Ireland having declared neutrality when the war began. Now, a small unit of Irish soldiers join the advance into Germany- where the going is rough and the enemy nowhere near surrender. And old tensions remain from Ireland's own struggle for independence, as well as the bloody civil war that followed. The Tokyo Club: How do you join The Tokyo Club? Simple. You climb into your single seat, single engine fighter- loaded with fuel and…….
Graphic Novels by : Avatar Press
Tag: War
Great War July 1 1916 Battle of Somme Panorama
Launched on July 1, 1916, the Battle of the Somme has come to epitomize the madness of the First World War. Almost 20,000 British soldiers were killed and another 40,000 were wounded that first day, and there were more than one million casualties by the time the offensive halted. In The Great War, acclaimed cartoon journalist Joe Sacco depicts the events of that day in an extraordinary, 24-foot- long panorama. Printed on fine accordion-fold paper and packaged in a deluxe slipcase with a 16-page booklet, The Great War is a landmark in Sacco's illustrious career and allows us to see the War to End All Wars as we've never seen it before..
Books by : Puffin Books
Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths GN
A landmark publishing event by one of Japan's most famous cartoonists. Shigeru Mizuki is the preeminent figure of Gekiga manga and one of the most famous working cartoonists in Japan today. Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths is his first book to be translated into English and is a semi-autobiographical account of the desperate final weeks of a Japanese infantry unit at the end of World War II. The soldiers are told that they must go into battle and die for the honor of their country, with certain execution facing them if they return alive. Mizuki was a soldier himself, and he uses his experiences to convey the devastating consequences and moral depravity of the war..
Graphic Novels by : Drawn and Quarterly
Classic G.I. Joe TPB Vol. 18
Larry Hama picks up the storyline from the original G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero. The hunt for the Blue Ninjas rages on all sides. The JOEs go to Comic-Con as a new enemy that may share a history with the Arashikage clan emerges. Meanwhile, Darklon remains a G.I. JOE prisoner until an attempt to transfer him from The Pit goes horribly awry. Continuing an American comic book tradition for 34 years!.
GI Joe Graphic Novels by : IDW Publishing
Walking Wounded Uncut Stories From Iraq HC
For hundreds of thousands of young Americans, after the shock of 9/11, there was Ramadi, Baghdad, Abu Ghraib, Fallujah… the war in Iraq. Then came the trauma. Olivier Morel gave them a voice in his compelling documentary On the Bridge. Walking Wounded is the story of Morel getting close to the young vets, their troubled experience and lives. So close he could not avoid living their trauma himself, seeing all too clearly their vision of the world after their gut-wrenching experiences. From torment to reflection, Morel and artist Mael relate through these vets the impossible return of those who do aspire vividly to get back to a normal life..
Graphic Novels by : NBM
Tannhauser Rising Sun Falling Shadows MMPB
In the midst of perpetual war, a far-Eastern warrior sect with a shadowy agenda sets out toward the evergreen peninsula of Kamchatka. Can Union Major John McNeal and the elite soldiers of the 42nd Marines stop their sinister plot before it's too late? And what terrible powers lie hidden in the verdant wilderness? The race is on to discover ancient secrets that could finally bring the Great War to its climactic end!.
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G.I. Joe Disavowed TPB Vol. 07
The conclusion of G.I. JOE: Disavowed! The final three parts of 'Union of the Snake' see G.I. JOE's new Commanding Officer take over as the decision is made to take COBRA out once and for all. In the two-part series 'Dawn of the Shadows' G.I. JOE, after many losses, must find a way to fight a new enemy..
GI Joe Graphic Novels by : IDW Publishing
Guerillas TPB Vol. 03
Discover the secret origins of Adolf, Goliath and the rest of the simian squad as Dr. Heisler struggles to regain control of an increasingly dangerous situation in the jungles of Vietnam. When the land itself turns against the troops, death and destruction will follow in their wake..
Graphic Novels by : Oni Press
G.I. Joe Complete Collection HC Vol. 09
G.I. Joe IDW Collection HC Vol. 06
G.I. JOE: THE IDW COLLECTION presents all of the G.I. JOE stories in recommended reading order. Volume 6 depicts the beginning of the epic storyline 'Cobra Civil War.' Cobra Commander is dead, and a deadly competition ensues within the organization to find a new leader that places the JOEs squarely in their sites..
GI Joe Graphic Novels by : IDW Publishing