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Charley's War (Vol. 1) - 2 June 1 August 1916 by Pat Mills (Hardcover, 2004)
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From renowned UK comics writer Pat Mills (Marshal Law, Slaine) and legendary artist Joe Colquhoun (Johnny Red) comes a truly classic piece of British comics history, by turns thrilling, humorous and horrifying. 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 artillery barrage of horror and needless sacrifice amidst the trenches of the First World War. Rich in the detailed minutiae of the terror-punctuated existence of a 'Tommy', Charley's War features a brand new introduction and 'director's commentary' by Pat Mills, a cultural history of the comic, and an essay on the Battle of the Somme.Product Identifiers
PublisherTitan Books LTD
ISBN-139781840236279
eBay Product ID (ePID)87843742
Product Key Features
Book TitleCharley's War (Vol. 1) -2 June 1 August 1916
AuthorPat Mills
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
GenreComics
Number of Pages112 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height296mm
Item Width220mm
Item Weight753g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorPat Mills
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 27 Jan, 2023
step back in time
Seeing the Remembrance Day-themed cover, it took me a while to be certain that this was the action-packed comic strip I used to read in Battle Action as a lad. But it is, and to meet my six-year-old self in its pages was a strange experience. Its vivid recreation of the WWI trenches is something that has stayed with me all my life, and which I have still never seen surpassed in any art form. I also now know that, for a strip of this type, it was pretty well-researched and authentic in the details. There are some notable exceptions, such as the much-used word 'Jerry' which didn't come in until WWII and strikes an incongruous note. It manages to combine intense action with an overall anti-war message, but at times the combination is a strain. When all's said and done this was a comic strip for boys, meant to be exciting, and so the note of sanctimoniousness - brought out even more in the writer's notes supplied in this volume - can be pushed too far. He obviously saw himself as making a political statements; but this is, necessarily, a heroic world in which the status of the characters is proportional to the strength of their chins (actually, I think the platoon sergeant owes something to Windsor Davies in It Ain't Half Hot Mum).Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 31 Oct, 2022
'It does what it says on the tin!'
'It does what it says on the tin!'Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 May, 2024
Perfect!
Perfect!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
