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Post by Ish Kabbible on Oct 19, 2016 22:18:45 GMT -5
Total War-Wally WoodOne of my favorites from the mid 1960's was Gold Key's Total War. That was the title for the first 2 issues, then renamed Total War-M.A.R.S. Patrol for # 3-10. Wally Wood did the art for the first 3 issues. I've only read the first 2 but the set-up fascinated me back then The earth is invaded by a mysterious army, seemingly human but slightly different. They can teleport anywhere but only had conventional weapons. They kill indiscriminately and commit suicide when captures As expected, Wally Wood always makes it a visual treat. I believe Dark Horse has come out with a collection of the complete series tht I need to find   
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Post by codystarbuck on Oct 19, 2016 22:44:57 GMT -5
I bought that collection, after hearing about the series, for years. It really was the ultimate in paranoia, as the invading army comes from nowhere. Wood had been a merchant marine and paratrooper and he knew how to tell a war tale. here are a few other "war" comics, that aren't what you expect:  Iron Empires began in Dark Horse Present, with "Tha Passage," which is reprinted in this trade. That was followed by Shadow Empires: faith Conquers, which was renamed the Iron Empires, once Christopher Moeller made up his mind. That was followed by another short piece, in Negative Burn, then Sheva's War:   Grease Monkey had many of the elements of a war comic, as well as a sci-fi story.  The Forever War adapts Joe Haldeman's sci-fi military classic. For military adventure, you can go overseas, to things like Tangy et Laverdure and Buck Danny, two military aviation series, as well as Area 88, the Japanese manga, about a mercenary air force in a Middle eastern/North African civil war. For some non-fiction, Eclipse had Real War Stories, which featured obscure stories from military history, with a decided anti-war slant. This is where I was introduced to the legacy of Marine General Smedley Butler, twotime winner of the Medal of Honor and author of the book War is A Racket, where he details how financial institutions had manipulated US foreign policy in Latin America, well before the advent of the Military-Industrial Complex, of which Eisenhower warned. Cinebook has their Cinebook Presents series, which has included volumes about the Falklands and the Battle of Britain. They also produced Marvano's (artist on The Forever War) Berlin: The Seven Dwarves, about a bomber, during WW2. |
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Post by hondobrode on Oct 19, 2016 23:35:26 GMT -5
I've never read any of the above, though I've heard of Sheva's War and The Forever War.
Ish, I've heard of Mars Patrol but had never heard of Wood's Total War until now. Thanks for the schooling.
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Post by brutalis on Oct 20, 2016 14:55:15 GMT -5
With all the talk about what constitutes a WAR comic, it occurs to me that technically the current ongoing Grant Morrison's 18 Days may qualify as it is the story of the God's of India at War among themselves. And for me G. I. Joe may be a toy tie-in and more sci-fi and fantasy it is still a War comic book with the story and ideals it attempts to play with. The weapons and way war is performed are constantly changing and there might even be some science fiction classified as War in some ways.
Westerns are/were full of Cavalry army versus Indians. Star Trek in its first season carried the war feeling into the episode Balance of Terror for the Federation meets their 1st Romulan vessel. That episode played just like a submarine war movie filled with tension and suspense. War carries many differing attributes. Might not the books and movie of Colossus: the Forbin Project be considered as war stories being a Cold War comparison in man versus computer? Lord of the Rings movies highlight war in their battles throughout the movies. Marvel turned War into a Civil fight of hero versus hero. Currently we face economic wars and terrorist wars that we have never properly prepared for or considered as possibilities.
War is where you see it or when it happens sometimes.
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