The Tankies

author: Garth Ennis
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.25
book published:
rating: 5
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date added: 2021/03/28
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'The Tankies' by Garth Ennis with art by the late Carlos Ezquerra is a collection of three sets of linked graphic novels from the Battlefields series all about an irascible tank commander named Stiles.

The first story takes place after D-Day as British tanks struggled to keep up with troops and stay intact fighting the superior Tigers. Stiles finds himself in charge of a Churchill and trying to catch up with the other units while being stalked by a Tiger.

In the second story, later in the war and now in Germany, Stiles finds himself crewing a Firefly tank and hunting the larger King Tiger.

The third story finds an aging Stiles in Korea in the hills of the Imjin River, fighting the fears of the past when the younger brother of a former tank crewmate shows up and wants to fight alongside him.

The book ends with a great essay by Garth Ennis about tankies and the influences for these stories. The stories are gritty and often pretty bloody, but I couldn't stop turning pages. Carlos Ezquerra's art is great and there is a nice section of his rough art at the back of the book.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Dead Reckoning and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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