I haven’t talked much about Dead Reckoning, the graphic novel imprint of the Naval Institute Press, because their first four books were a bit too military for me. (Usual disclaimer: there are so many things to read these days and so bit time!)
But Ben Towle (Oyster War, Midnight Sun) has just revealed that his next book will come out through that imprint. It’s called four Fisted Tales: animals in Combat, and that subject is one I definitely want to read about.
From hauling munitions to finding mines, and even being caught by the enemy and traded in a PoW exchange, animals have fought — and typically died — together with their human counterparts in virtually every military conflict in recorded history. There are lots of graphic novels telling the stories of the men and women who’ve fought in the trenches, jungles, and deserts of the world’s battlefields; four Fisted Tales: animals in battle tells the stories of the animals who fought together with them.
Towle is forecasting that we’ll see it in two years or so and it “comprises fifteen short stories about various animals used in battle — dogs, a bear, dolphins, rats, and more.” The preview art below comes from his post at the link above, and he’s also got some interesting notes about creative techniques and how the book pertained to be. I’m ready to read it whenever it’s ready!
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