War Stories is one of the series on the Second World War written by Garth Ennis, which the editions have just recovered in a first full volume

Garth Ennis Hunger reached thanks to the preacher in the publishing house VertigoBut at the end of this, the novelty was born War stories –War stories– which was published by From 2001 to 2003. In Spain, part of the material has been published through the licensee, since then, of Vertigo who was an editorial rule and, later, in 2009 Planet of Agostini did it in a single full volume.

The success of this series, as well as the conscientious and detailed investigation of Ennis to elaborate their scripts, made the Norwegian artist to continue scripting and publishing war stories with great welcome of criticism and public, such as the series BattlefieldsThe string, of Out The Blue or Johnny Red. El Hurricane.

A war, several fronts

In Full war stories 1 Are collected Four stories one of Tanquistas, Johan’s tigerWith a German crew Tanquista as the protagonist. The deserters of the day dfollowing some British children. Eagle Eaglewhere the protagonists are American paratroopers; And finally, a history of air in Nightingale.

In Johan’s tigerthe armored vehicle that gives the history, nicknamed Max For his crew, he is the absolute protagonist of this, putting the action in the post -imerma of the conflict of war when the Eastern front I was already close to Berlin, with the Soviet troops that advanced in an unstoppable way as it can also be read on the Ost / West front. Therefore, Johan’s crew wants to fight as much as possible, but must surrender, do it in front of the American troops and not in front of the Soviet.

The deserters of the day dIt is the second story, in which the action is transferred to the transalpine peninsula, to the city of San Carretto, ten months before the first history. The protagonists are Norrrandi infants, under the orders of Lovatt and Ross, belonging to the fictitious rifles of Antrim, who after success Landing in NormandyA British parliamentarian accuses them (unjustly) of lazy for not having fought in France.

The third story that was under the title Eagle Eagle It is a work with this celebration Aerial division of the American army. –101th “Screaming Eagles” Airbone Division-. The Calva Aquila called Old Abe They look at their shield, like a tribute to belong to the Wisconsin militia, gave them that nickname. The Americans, under the non -commissioned officer, as the Nazis had sacked numerous works of art and had kept him in an Austrian city.

In Nightingale The action transports us to the North Sea, near the Norwegian coast, in which the Royal Navy Boat, HMS NightingaleIt must escort a convoy of supply for the Soviets, in waters infested by Nazi submarines and the threat of German battlefrom the Bismarck class, TirpitzSo the British command decides to order its destroyers to disperse … with terrible consequences for sailors.

A screenwriter, several cartoonists

The Second World War is one of the most used war conflicts to tell stories, both in films, literature or cinema. One of the reasons, like Garth Ennis himself justified at the beginning of the 21st century, is that it was a crucial point in history because if the Great War ended with the great empires, this conflict opened a new world order whose branches are still visible today.

Garth Ennis In war stories they try to be Equal in history Of different stories with fighters, not focusing on a country or concrete unit, providing a wider point of view and a coral of characters showing the virtues and shadows of the human being in a context of restlessness and violence.

Las stories narrated by the screenwriter is fictitious, but Broasted in real historical eventsWhere the Norzandés conducted a large documentary research to strengthen the vast knowledge he already owned, in which his artistic cast, such as the cartoonist Chris Weston.

Each plot of those written by Garth Ennis is designed by a different artist, who does not remain an apex of interest but, on the contrary, underlines even more these pergeñado stories from Northerlandé, giving them a particular touch to each of them. In fact, to be drawn The deserters of the day dEnnis was already planning to be designed by John Higgins.

Chris Weston is the cartoonist of Johan’s tigerWhere we must highlight the spectacular of the cartoonist to recreate the battles of the battleship of the battleship. In fact, this author offers great realism in Max’s drawing, the tiger I who makes the protagonist of the story, as well as in the uniformity of his crew, at a time when the supplies decreased and the attempt of the Reich to obtain Europe.

The aforementioned John Higgins He is responsible for showing the southern front after landing in Italy in 1943. The characteristics of the protagonists, such as Lieutenant Ross or Captain Lovatt, are perfectly reflected by the cartoonist, therefore the layer of personal feelings naturally reaches the skin of the protagonists.

The cartoonist of another essential work, as well as Watchmen, Dave Gibbons gives his personal touch Eagle Eagle With a superb representation of the American paratrooper and an overwhelming intensity in the fights they have, as well as the threats of the enemy Air Force that is looming on them.

The cartoonist of another essential work of Vertigo, as well as V of revenge, David Lloyd gives your personal touch Nightingalewhere it transmits that feeling of opprobriums, humidity and darkness that worked so well in the work scripted by Alo. The impressive setting that are the north seas is captured by Lloyd to show the fear of sailors to the Nazi threats and since the terror of the war has on board its vision of particularity.

Edition

The first volume of Full war storiesPublished by NewsstandsIt allows you to recover a classic of the war comic from which she made three decades that has not been published, keeping the same vigor and interest that a quarter of a century ago was published for the first time. This edition is in axisA colorwith an extension of 240 pageswhich includes an epilogue and a small bibliography.

RUSSIA. ITALY. GERMANY. The North Atlantic. The chaos of the Second World War in all of them … and every man who fought had a story.

Together with some of the best artists, the writer Garth Ennis (preacher, The Boys, Battlefields) gives life to four new stories of those brutal days in this first full of his famous war stories:

Johann’s tiger, illustrated by Chris Weston (the disgust).

The deserters of the Day-D, illustrated by John Higgins (Hellblazer).

Aulating águilas, illustrated by Dave Gibbons (Watchmen).

Nightingale, illustrated by David Lloyd (V revenge).

From the withdrawal of the Wehrmacht of Russia to the advance of the allies in the Gothic line, from the occupation of Germany to the seas that surrounds Europe, stories of war, war stories is a visceral experience for the greatest conflict of humanity.