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This epic graphic novel from acclaimed comic’s writer and artist Wayne Vansant collects his incredible mini-series that depicts the early days of the United States in the Second World War. Days of Darkness covers the darkest days of World War II, when the United States went from the tragedy of Pearl Harbor to the triumph…
The book “Get the Hell Out of There!” by Donald Harold Schuh is a historical account of the USS Helena CL50 and USS Houston CL81 during World War II. Based on the author’s father’s experiences, it skillfully blends personal stories with detailed descriptions of naval battles and life during the war. This historical non-fiction work…
The last installment in a series of graphic novels that began with We Hereby Refuse (Washington State Book Award Finalist) and Those Who Helped Us: This book tells the stories of six courageous Japanese American soldiers from the Pacific Northwest who volunteered to fight in the combined 442nd Regimental Combat Team with the 100th Infantry…
Contributions by Derek T. Buescher, Travis L. Cox, Trischa Goodnow, Jon Judy, John R. Katsion, James J. Kimble, Christina M. Knopf, Steven E. Martin, Brad Palmer, Elliott Sawyer, Deborah Clark Vance, David E. Wilt, and Zou Yizheng One of the most overlooked aspects of the Allied war effort involved a surprising initiative–comic book propaganda. Even…
The book “Get the Hell Out of There!” by Donald Harold Schuh is a historical account of the USS Helena CL50 and USS Houston CL81 during World War II. Based on the author’s father’s experiences, it skillfully blends personal stories with detailed descriptions of naval battles and life during the war. This historical non-fiction work…
Comic books transcend space and time. Regardless of one’s grasp of language, comic books allow the reader to insert themselves into the action by way of simple, exciting four colour graphics. Centered around Canadian war stories within American comic books, the comics featured in this book have a unique spirit to them and play a…
Set in January 1944 on the Eastern Front during WWII, this graphic novel depicts a story based on the battle of the Korsun Pocket, sometimes referred to as the Cherkassy Pocket. The Russians claimed to have encircled and destroyed a large German force, by killing or capturing over 60,000 soldiers and their equipment. It was…
１９４４年、冬が明ける直前の数日間、ベルギーの小さな街で、 ２組の強力な軍隊が激しく血を流し戦った。その間、 銃撃戦の真っ只中で身動きのとれなくなった民間人のことを 心配する者はほとんどいなかった。戦闘と殺し合いの最中で、 １人のアメリカ兵が、上官の指令に従うか、ある民間人の命を 救うかの狭間で揺れていた。 どの道を選んだとしても、その代償は高く、 彼はすべてを失う可能性さえあった。 戦争という舞台では、公平という言葉など意味を成さない。 良い人間であれば、良い兵士になれるのだろうか。人を殺すこと、 自分が生き延びること、その２つにはどんな風に線引きをするのか。 正しい行いの代償とは･･･果たして正義に価値などあるのだろうか。
Near the end of World War II and after, a small-town Nebraska youth, Jimmy Kugler, drew more than a hundred double-sided sheets of comic strip stories. Over half of these six-panel tales retold the Pacific War as fought by “Frogs” and “Toads,” humanoid creatures brutally committed to a kill-or-be-killed struggle. The history of American youth…
Near the end of World War II and after, a small-town Nebraska youth, Jimmy Kugler, drew more than a hundred double-sided sheets of comic strip stories. Over half of these six-panel tales retold the Pacific War as fought by “Frogs” and “Toads,” humanoid creatures brutally committed to a kill-or-be-killed struggle. The history of American youth…
The Allied victory in World War II relied on far more than courageous soldiers. Americans on the home front constantly supported the war effort in the form of factory work, war bond purchases, salvage drives, and morale-rallying efforts. Motivating these men, women, and children to keep doing their bit during the war was among the…
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