# Battle Action: New War Comics by Garth Ennis - Hardcover

by **Garth Ennis** (Author), **Kevin O'Neill** (Illustrator), **Mike Dorey** (Illustrator)

**A brand-new collection of hard-hitting war stories from modern master Garth Ennis (**Preacher**, **The Boys**), drawn by a host of top talent including Kevin O'Neill (**League of Extraordinary Gentlemen**), and Chris Burnham (**Batman**).**

Two of the greatest British comics of all time join forces- and bring you seven new stories of blazing **Battle Action!**

Writer Garth Ennis (**Preacher, The Boys**) presents his own take on the classic characters of **Battle** and **Action.** Ace fighter pilot **Johnny Red** battles **Skreamer of the Stukas** on the nightmarish Russian front. Veteran leader **The Sarge** and his section face hell in the brutal Italian campaign. Wheeler-dealer **Crazy Keller** drives for his life as World War Two comes to its bloody conclusion. Lethal British agent **Dredger** doles out justice- of a kind- on the streets of 1980s London.

All these and more in this high-octane collection of fantastic new combat strips, featuring scripts by Ennis and art by some of the biggest names in modern comics, including Kevin O'Neill (**Nemesis The Warlock, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen**), Chris Burnham (**Batman**) and John Higgins (**Watchmen, Dreadnoughts**). Get your front-row seats to the front line, as only the legendary **Battle Action** can deliver!

### Author Biography

**Garth Ennis** first came to prominence as writer on _Troubled Souls_, the Northern Ireland-set series he created with John McCrea for **Crisis**. As well as scripting its sequel, _For a Few Troubles More_, and _True Faith_ (created with Warren Pleece) for that title, he was also a regular contributor to **2000 AD** and the **Judge Dredd Megazine**, writing _Judge Dredd_, _Strontium Dogs_, _The Corps_, _Time Flies_, _Chopper_, and _Sleeze 'n' Ryder_. Outside of the Galaxy's Greatest Comic, his well-received run on **Hellblazer** was followed by **Preacher**, the hugely successful DC Vertigo series he created with Steve Dillon, as well as titles such as **Hitman**, **Goddess**, **Bloody Mary**, **The Boys** and a lengthy run on **The Punisher**.

**Kevin O'Neill** is a **2000 AD** legend. From working as an art assistant on the very first prog, he quickly became involved in the creative side of the comic, co-creating classics like _A.B.C. Warriors_, _Bonjo From Beyond The Stars_, _Metalzoic_ and _Nemesis the Warlock_. O'Neill has also written for the comic on strips including _Dash Decent_, _Future Shocks_, _Tharg the Mighty_, and has illustrated _Judge Dredd_, _M.A.C.H. 0_, _Ro-Busters_, _Ro-Jaws' Robo-Tales_, _Tharg the Mighty_ and _Torquemada_.

Outside the Galaxy's Greatest Comic, O'Neill was briefly notorious as the only artist ever to have his work rejected wholesale by the Comics Code Authority! Happily, his notoriety quickly became fame and acclaim, as his work on strips like **Marshal Law** and most recently **The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen** have raised him to a very high profile. O'Neill's other work includes **Green Lantern** and **Batman**.

**Number of Pages:** 96

**Dimensions:** 0.46 x 10.88 x 8.55 IN

**Publication Date:** August 16, 2022

## Details

- **Price:** 24.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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