Classic Comics World War II by John M Burns
To mark the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day landings, Classic Comic Store's special issue of Classics Illustrated, World War II, tells the astonishing and horrifying story of the Second World War in comic-strip format. Classics Illustrated traces the chronology of the most costly war in human history from its outbreak to its conclusion, with over 60 million dead, trials for crimes against humanity and a new, terrifying threat over the world: the atomic bomb! The book contains 100 pages - 96 of Classics Illustrated's famous comic-strip re-telling and 4 more pages dedicated to exploring the war further, with fascinating facts, pictures, discussion questions and more. All major events in the war are covered, including the coming to power of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, the Dunkirk evacuation, the Battle of Britain, the Siege of Stalingrad and many more. The book also has biographies of several major war leaders, from Winston Churchill to Erwin Rommel, Dwight D. Eisenhower to Hideki Tojo.JOHN BURNS was born in the county of Essex. In 1954, he began his career as an apprentice at Link Studios under Doris White. His first illustrations were for Amalgamated Press books such as Girls' Crystal and School Friend. He also contributed to Express Weekly before completing his military service in Singapore with the Royal Air Force. In 1960, he returned to the UK and began working with D.C. Thomson (Wuthering Heights' and 'Great Expectations' adaptations in Diana) and Odhams ('Kelpie' in Wham!). He later became a daily comics artist for newspapers.
From 1966 until 1971, he did a newspaper strip called The Seekers for The Daily Sketch. In 1978-79, he took up the strip 'Modesty Blaise' from Enrique Romero and worked on it for The Evening Standard. 'Danielle' (Evening News, 1973-74), 'George and Lynne' (1977-84), 'Jane' (Daily Mirror, 1985-89), and 'Smythie' (Evening News) are among his other newspaper strips. In 1987, he began drawing 'Julia,' a newspaper strip for the German market (later renamed to 'Lilli'). Burns also contributed to a large number of TV tie-in strips for TV 21, Look-In, and TV Action ('The Future People.')
'Wrath of the Gods,' 'The Fists of Dany Pike,' 'Dolebusters,' and 'Roving Reporter' are among his Eagle series. On the European continent, Burns is best known for his Sword & Sorcery series, 'Zetari,' which he co-created with Dutch scenarist Martin Lodewijk. Burns joined Fleetway/2000 AD in the 1980s, where he worked on series like 'Dan Dare,' 'Judge Dredd,' and 'Trueno.' He was the principal artist of 'Nikolai Dante' and co-created 'Bendatti Vendetta' for the Judge Dredd Megazine with Robbie Morrison.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781906814793 |
| ISBN 10 | 1906814791 |
| Title | Classic Comics World War II |
| Author | John M Burns |
| Series | Classics Illustrated Special Issue Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Classic Comic Store Ltd |
| Year published | 2014-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |