War Stories

Marc Notes: Originally published: New York: Vertigo, 2004.; Includes bibliographical references.; Garth Ennis enlists celebrated artists to join him in wading through the horrors, the humour and the hardware of the Second World War. In four very different engagements, Ennis battles with tank warfare, faces withering fire on the beaches of Normandy, chaos and mayhem with the American Airborne elite, and the bad luck of a jinx. Review Citations:

Booklist 04/15/2006 pg. 35 (EAN 9781401210397, Paperback)

School Library Journal 07/01/2006 pg. 130 (EAN 9781401210397, Paperback)

Booklist 09/01/2004 pg. 77 (EAN 9781401203283, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Ennis, Garth A cornerstone of the modern comic industry, Garth Ennis is most easily recognized as the creator of Preacher, one of the best-selling graphic novel series of all time. His full list of writing credits is nothing short of extraordinary; his career highlights include "Judge Dredd, Hellblazer, The Demon, Hitman, Punisher, The Pro, War Story, and The Boys". Over the past ten years, Ennis has published numerous acclaimed and fan-favorite projects through Avatar Press, including "Dicks, Chronicles Of Wormwood, 303, Streets Of Glory", and the wildly successful Crossed series. He wrote and directed his first film, "Stitched", which Avatar Press continued as an ongoing series. Beginning his career in comic books as a freelance artist in 1990, David Lapham founded El Capitan Books in 1995 exclusively to publish his Eisner Award-winning crime comic book series, "Stray Bullets". In recent years, he has worked as a writer for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, IDW Publishing, Dark Horse, and finally Avatar Press, on three "Crossed" projects ("Family Values", "Crossed 3D", "Badlands", and "Psychopath"), "Ferals", and "Caligula". Simon Spurrier, a British author of comic books and novels, first began writing professionally in 2001. He contributed extensively to the library of respected UK publisher 2000 AD, including their flagship comic book series "Judge Dredd, Harry Kipling, Lobster Random, and The Simping Detective". He also wrote several novels set in the 2000 AD and Warhammer 40,000 story continuities. With the debut of his creator-owned series "Gutsville" in 2007, Spurrier began to work in the American comic book market, predominantly on such Marvel Comics properties as "Silver Surfer, Ghost Rider, and X-Men". In 2011, Spurrier launched a successful web comic through Avatar Press, "Crossed: Wish You Were Here", which presents his take on the on the popular horror franchise (CrossedComic.com). Contributor Bio:  Gibbons, Dave Dave Gibbons is is unquestionably best known for his work on the award-winning classic Watchmen, however he is also a celebrated writer, penning The Originals for Vertigo. one of 2000 AD 's most popular artists, having co-created Harlem Heroes and Rogue Trooper. He has also pencilled A. B. C. Warriors, Dan Dare, Judge Dredd, Mega-City One, Ro-Busters, Tharg the Mighty, Tharg's Future Shocks. Will Simpson's work beyond 2000 AD includes Aliens, Animal Man, Batman, Hellblazer, and his cocreated Vamps series at DC/Vertigo. For 200 AD he is the co-creator of Universal Soldier, and has also illustrated Judge Dredd, Future Shocks, Psi-Judge Anderson, Tyranny Rex and Witchworld. Contributor Bio:  Lloyd, David David Lloyd, born in Dublin, is a writer and critic living in Los Angeles, California. ARC & SILL collects his five previous books of poetry: Taropatch (Oakland: Jimmy's House of Knowledge, 1985), Coupures (Dublin: hardPressed Poetry, 1987), Change of State (Berkeley: Cusp Books, 1993), Sill (Los Angeles: Cusp Books, 2006), and Vega (Los Angeles: Mind Made Books, 2009). As a critic, he works on Irish literature and culture and on poetry and aesthetics. His most recent critical book is Irish Culture and Colonial Modernity, 1800-2000: The Transformation of Oral Space (Cambridge University Press, 2011). He is also the editor of Cusp Books, a chapbook press based in Los Angeles.