Reading The Great War: Comics' Greatest World War I Stories

[CBR News]

On the 100th anniversary of World War I, CBR looks back on the comics that chronicled the struggles of those affected by the conflict.


Full article here.

[dimo1]

One that should be mentioned is Arrowsmith by Busiek and Pacheco. It is a mix of WWI with fantasy elements. Excellently executed.

[Billy Batson]

Good stuff.

One that should be mentioned is Arrowsmith by Busiek and Pacheco. It is a mix of WWI with fantasy elements. Excellently executed.

Yeah, that was a great one.

[Jorge]

Fantastic list. I see more than a few I want to pick up. Thank you!

[FanboyStranger]

Charley's War, in my opinion, is the finest war comic ever produced, and I'd rank it pretty high among the finest comics of all time. Tardi's books are up there, too.

[Ngoldie]

There is some amazing other stuff coming out as well --

To End All Wars edited by Jonathan Clode & John Clark/ Intro by Pat Mills

Above the Dreamless Dead edited Chris Duffy

But looove Tardi!

[dupont2005]

White Death looks good. I already have the Jacques Tardi ones.

[FanboyStranger]

White Death looks good. I already have the Jacques Tardi ones.

White Death is good. My only complaint is that I felt it sorta ended abruptly, but a good story overall.

[joshneufeld]

These are all good suggestions. Another one to definitely check out is (cartoonist) Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #4: Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood , published by the good folks at Abrams. Hale's Hazardous Tales series are amazingly illustrated, intensely researched stories for kids about American history. They have a great conceit, that of the famous Revolutionary War patriot Nathan Hale, at the moment of his execution, taking a time-out to tell stories of the future to the British soldier and executioner who are putting him to death. Macabre yet hilarious and clever. And the author's name really is Nathan Hale!

Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood is an excellent history of World War I in all its confusion and horror -- yet somehow still kid-appropriate. Check it out.

[Pinsir]

WWI > WW2

Prove me wrong

[FanboyStranger]

WWI > WW2

Prove me wrong

It's a strange way to put it, but I'd say that WWI has a greater influence on European conciousness than in America. As a European historian, I know we tend to place more emphasis on WWI as the first truly 'modern' war and as the culmination of a century's worth of political and economic backdealing. As a US citizen, however, we tend to place more emphasis on WWII, mostly because we had a more active rallying point (Pearl Harbor) and the post-war period truly signified that the US was a true power to the rest of the world.