Written by Garth EnnisArt by Russ Braun
There's something very comforting about reading a Garth Ennis war comic, whether it is published by Vertigo (War Stories), Marvel (Phantom Eagle), or now Dynamite, where apparently there are going to be a string of mini-series under the Battlefields banner (and the next one features art by Peter Snejbjerg!). You know you are going to be getting a good amount of historical accuracy, some dark, dark humor, and a good amount of bloodshed. As usual, Ennis doesn't disappoint.
This series focuses on the siege of Leningrad (I assume), and gives us the perspectives of a squad of German soldiers on one side, and a group of Russian female pilots on the other.
Braun's art is serviceable, and the story moves at a quick pace. The John Cassaday cover evokes Russian propaganda posters admirably. Nothing like reading a book like this right before Remembrance Day.... I hope at some point in this series he revisits the First World War.
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