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Charley's War: 2 June - 1 August 1916: Vol. 1 (Charley's War #1)
by
Pat Mills
From renowned UK comics writer Pat Mills (Marshal Law, Slaine) and legendary artist Joe Colquhoun (Johnny Red) comes a truly classic piece of graphic storytelling, by turns thrilling, horrifying and deeply moving.In 1916, Charley Bourne lies about his age to enlist and fight on the battlefields of France. But thoughts of glory and patriotism are swept aside by the bloody a...more
Hardcover, 112 pages
Published
March 1st 2005
by Titan Books
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This comic book story of a naive, patriotic young British soldier in World War One captures the imagery of life and death in the trenches in gritty, brutal detail, probably better than any other illustrated work out there. As comics go, this is a sternly polemic one, the authors making no secret of their outrage at the politicians who sat safely at home, demanding victory at all costs from the young men doing the fighting, or at the ruthless inhumanity of some of the soldiers' own officers. Howe...more
One of the best approach to the theme of World War I have ever seen. Authors like Ennis and Ellis, with their "I-want-to-shock-the-readers-at-any-cost" attitude, should learn much from Pat Mills and Colquhoun. Not a single drop of blood is depicted in the novel. Nevertheless the horrors of the war are described in a manner that I found overwhelming. It is surely a condemnation to the jangoism that led to the conflict; but, first of all, it's the story of a bunch of young and naive men sent to th...more
Charley's War is always brilliant, the collection of Battle comic strips of young Private Charley Bourne, fighting in the worst hells of the Western Front. In this collection we at the Front in August - October 1916, as the first 'landships', better known to us as tanks, are unleashed on the Germans. If the powers that be had used the full capacity of these new weapons the war would have been over, but as ever Mills and Colquhoun express the incompetence of the generals with brilliant black and...more
This was a pretty brutal read - the writer and artist are very good at underlining just how ugly war is, page after page. It's beautiful, though, and as the granddaughter of two war vets (one in the first, one in the second), something I felt was important to read. What I liked most about this story was the fair treatment of all involved. Among the officers, the soldiers, and the enemy, there are good men and bad, cowards and heroes, moments of shame and moments of pride. Everyone comes out of t...more
I had a bit of a hard time adjusting to the style of this graphic novel. It has an excess of exclamation points, and because it was published in short bits as a serial, each issue has a brief synopsis at the beginning as well as footnotes about important events in previous issues. All that was a bit distracting, but once I adapted to it was a very moving read. It is set during World War I and is a true anti-war chronicle that delves into class issues, the disconnect between superior officers and...more
Amazing graphic novel of World War I. Started as weekly comic in Britian. Charley starts at the first British battle of the Somme. Black and White drawings bring the horror of war to life without being too gruesome.
Feb 08, 2013
Aujul Majdi
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Very good depiction of atrocities in World War I. One of anti-war stories recommended for all anti-war activists to read
3.5 stars-- It's rather slow to start, but by the end its a gripping, heartbreaking, and darkly funny anti-war story.
blimey! beyond me expectation. am already saving to buy the bloody second volume :D
This is great
Strong, compelling and brutal.
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Pat Mills, born in 1949 and nicknamed 'the godfather of British comics', is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since.
His comics are notable for their violence and anti-authoritarianism. He is best known for creating 2000 AD and playing a major part in the development of Judge...more
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His comics are notable for their violence and anti-authoritarianism. He is best known for creating 2000 AD and playing a major part in the development of Judge...more
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