A review by alexutzu
The Mammoth Book of Best War Comics by Edvin Biuković, Archie Goodwin, Ulli Lust, Pat Mills, Keiji Nakazawa, Sam Glanzman, John Severin, Will Eisner, Tom Veitch, David Kendall, Joe Colquhoun, Alexey Malakhov, Mark Chadbourn, Nathan Massengill, Eric Drooker, Darko Macan, Kai Pfeiffer, Joe Orlando, Carol Swain, Daniel Zezelij, Raymond Briggs, Askold Akishin, ILYA, Don Lomax, Fabian Göranson, Greg Irons, Alex Toth

dark emotional informative fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Overall, a reasonably built collection of comics about the atrocities caused by war and the situation on the front during those times (lack of food, casualties, how people reacted). I learnt a bit about different conflicts and their impact, and the different styles as well as the variety of authors and perspectives made the topic intriguing.

As with any anthology, some stories were more meaningful than others. On the other hand, some of them were also tough to go through due to the utilised writing font or the not great image quality, and others had a rather strange style. 
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