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

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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