World Famous Comics: Showcase Presents: Sgt. Rock, Vol. 1
Showcase Presents: Sgt. Rock, Vol. 1
By: Robert Kanigher, Joe Kubert Publisher: DC Comics Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 544 Publication Date: November 14, 2007 Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: November 14, 2007 Studio: DC Comics
Product Description: Over 500 pages of classic adventures are included in this value-priced volume! War is helland no one knows that better than Sgt. Rock and the fighting men of Easy Company. These classic tales of World War II take readers deep behind enemy lines, where Easy Company never has it easybecause battle can break out at any moment. These are the stories that introduced the man they call Rock and the colorful members of his platoon, including Wildman, Ice Cream Soldier, Bulldozer and more as they face the enemy in one hopeless situation after another.
Showcase Presents: Sgt Rock Vol. 1 ^ I have stopped in many out of the way bookstores and comic stands looking in vain for comics of my past over the years. I remember being a kid and running with my allowance money every month to buy the newest Sgt Rock and G.I. Combat. I wasnt into Spiderman or Batman or any of those leotard wearing phonies. To me Sgt Rock was THE man, someone who at least "could" have been real, unlike Bruce Wayne. So when I found these books available, I went nuts and went on an ordering frenzy! Even a couple I remember reading only once or twice like Enemy Ace and The Unknown Soldier. All my old comics have been lost over the years,as many of you can probably say the same. And as corny as this sounds, it was most likely Rock and the GI Combat crew that inspired me to learn about WWII history and eventually join the military. At least in a small way. I KNOW the writting is corny, and repetative, and maybe even, dare I say, dumbed down? But reading these comics again brings me back to my younger days, and gives me an escape for a little while. It is worth a read if you are new to it, and you MUST have it if you were a fan of The Rock. Thanks.
Classic Kubert Sgt. Rock...hard to beat! ^ I give this Showcase volume about as high a recommendation as possible. Joe Kubert's art is outstanding and way ahead of its time. The stories are consistently fun and often thought-provoking. Any fan of the comics medium should own this collection!
Sgt Rock Volume ! ^ When i was a kid I read all of the DC war books: The Haunted Tank, The Unknown Soldier, The Losers, and Our Army At War, featuring Sgt Rock and Easy Company. Beautiful artwork and great stories. Every Saturday I would go to the drugstore. IT had three spinner racks of comics. I would buy a whole stack of books and sit in a booth reading them while drinking a coke from the fountain. This book brings back all of those great memories. I can't wait to get my hands on Volume 2. DC needs to release all of the USS Stevens stories in a volume.
I would reccommend this book to anyone interested in DC War Comics.
Almost identical to Archives Vol.1 ^ I just ran across this. It has almost the same content as the Archives edition. Which I already own (in color to boot). But at 3x the price. It would be real helpful if the Amazon review gave the issues covered in this book. I had to do a search on another site to find out the specific contents! Plus it should be mentioned that the contents are black & white (as pointed out by others).
The Rock Survives ^ What a surprise -- the greatest comic book of all time is a war comic featuring a regular guy doing exactly what's expected of him. Month after month, year after year, Kanigher and Kubert wrote and drew real stories about real people in scary situations. This is the truth, played out in grand style in a theater of life and death. Swamped by superheroes, the Rock of Easy strode on and he has basically survived them all. How strange -- here in the 21st century, my teenage sons say this -- and Legion of Super-heroes -- are the greatest comics they've ever read. Great art stands the test of time. Grab this one!
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