Plot
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!
Contents:
Note: all were scripted by Garth Ennis with lettering by Rob Stein
Introduction by Garth Ennis
Johnny Red Vs. Skreamer of the Stukas (Art: Keith Burns; Colours: Jason Wordie; Johnny Red created by Tom Tully and Joe Colquhoun; Skreamer of the Stukas created by Gerry Finley-Day and Rossendo Franch)
The Sarge (Art: PJ Holden; created by Gerry Finley-Day and Mike Western)
Crazy Keller (Art: Chris Burnham; Colours: Len O'Grady; created by Alan Hebden and Eric Bradbury)
Dredger (Art: John Higgins; Co-Colours: Sally Jane Hurst; created by Pat Mills, Gerry Finley-Day and Horacio Altuna)
Hellman Vs. Glory Rider (Art: Mike Dorey; Hellman of Hammer Force created by Gerry Finley-Day and Mike Dorey; Glory Rider created by Gerry Finley-Day and Geoff Campion)
Kids Rule O.K. (Art: Kevin O'Neill; created by Chris Lowder and Mike White)
Nina Petrova and the Angels of Death (Art: Patrick Goddard; Colours: Jason Wordie; created by Tom Tully and Joe Colquhoun)