Battlefields #6

Written by Garth Ennis
Art by Carlos and Hector Ezquerra

The Firefly and His Majesty ends as we all knew it had to, with the final battle between the Firefly tank and the King Tiger it has been hunting for the last two issues.

This arc, the sequel to The Tankies, has been interesting for the way it has changed the tank crew from a bunch of misfit jokers into a seasoned, and very hardened, group of veterans.  The events at the end of the last issue have totally drained any enthusiasm for warfare that might have been left in them, and it is clear now that the simply want to finish their job and go home.  At the same time, their rivals in the Tiger want the same, yet they know that they are on the losing end of the war.

As usual with Ennis, this is a very well-realized portrayal of warfare, and one that I found interesting throughout.