By: Garth Ennis Publisher: Wildstorm Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Wildstorm Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 120 Publication Date: May 02, 2007 Release Date: May 02, 2007
Product Description: Garth Ennis, the writer of the best-sellingthought-provoking series PREACHER tells a an exciting tale of WorldWar II in this riveting new graphic novel. In October, 1942, Allied forces are on the run from the unrelenting forcesof the Nazis in North Africa.Wing Commander Robert "Battler" Britton ofthe Royal Air Force and his squadron are dispatched to an American airstripto spearhead a joint action against Hitler's war machine.Now they mustsurvive taunts, threats, and assaults ... and that's just from the Yanks!
A very British comic More British than British - one of Britain's iconic characters returned to life by an exceedingly British writer and an artist for 2000 AD.
Yet, in the end, it feels like this was written for an American audience. British slang is discreetly translated in the footnotes, and the story - about Allied cooperation in 1942 - is almost defensively critical of the Americans.
Still a 'ripping good yarn', Ennis does a good job updating the pilot Britton for a modern audience - without crossing the line into ultraviolent parody (as he's prone to do).
The plot takes a backseat to the character development. Britton's sidekicks steal the show, and rightfully so.Britton is so annoying perfect as to be a bit dull; his American counterpart is so annoying imperfect as to be a bit dull; but everyone else is involved and entertaining.
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