- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: DC Comics (Dec 1 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1401200540
- ISBN-13: 978-1401200541
- Product Dimensions: 16.6 x 1 x 25.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 440 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #411,232 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
For more than 30 years, legendary comics artist Kubert (Yossel) drew and occasionally wrote stories for Our Army At War, a war comic chronicling Sergeant Frank Rock and "the combat happy Joes of Easy Company" as they fought their way through Europe during WWII. Kubert's stark, mood-saturated drawings set Sgt. Rock apart as a classic. After many years away from the character, Kubert has teamed up with Eisner Award-winning writer Azzarello (100 Bullets) to produce an impressive and often moving graphic novel that showcases the development of Kubert's powerful, understated drawings. It's 1944 and Easy Company is battling through the Hurtgen Forest toward the German town of Grosshau. Out on patrol, the men of Easy Company - among them Bulldozer, Ice Cream Soldier, Wildman and Little Sure Shot - take four SS officers prisoner. But after the fighting, they return to their prisoners only to find that three of them have been murdered, shot at point blank range. The fourth prisoner has disappeared, forcing Rock to solve a murder mystery: is the killer from Easy Company, or is it the vanished officer? Azzarello contributes a fine script, taut with looming danger and the fatalistic humor of soldiers facing combat. Sadly, the ending (Rock and the killer banter while a beautiful French woman looks on) seems contrived and disappointing. Nevertheless, this is a terrific war yarn that conveys some measure of the grim courage and despair of American WWII infantrymen.
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
Sgt. Rock is synonymous with the war comics that flourished in the 1950s and 1960s, before Vietnam changed the pop-cultural climate. This upscale graphic-novel revival teams Rock's original artist, the venerable Kubert, with scripter Azzarello, known for his hard-boiled contemporary comic-book thrillers. Grittier and grislier than the original, this Sgt. Rock is more Band of Brothers than the larger-than-life heroics of the old war genre. As the battle-scarred troops of Easy Company take some green replacements through their baptism of fire, they must ferret out who is behind the brutal murder of three German prisoners. Besides heightened realism and more gruesome combat scenes than were permissible four decades ago, Azzarello adds moral ambiguity to Easy Company's exploits and his trademark mordant dialogue. And Kubert, who recently released an ambitious graphic novel about the Holocaust, Yossel, has never been better in his 60-year career. Revisiting one of his signature characters, his solid mastery shows on every page of this proof that there's life yet in a genre long fallen into neglect. Gordon Flagg
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
classic sgt rock,
By DaveTheRed "timone312" (las vegas, NV, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sgt. Rock: Between Hell & a Hard Place (Hardcover)
I used to love comics like sgt. rock and g.i. combat as a kid, and this hardcover novel really brought me back. A great story, great art, it had me holding my breath like i was a kid again! I wish they would do a graphic novel like this for the unknown soldier, jeb stuart, all of the old war comic greats...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Don't listen to that other guy,
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This review is from: Sgt. Rock: Between Hell & a Hard Place (Hardcover)
Simply put, if you love the art form and are a fan of movies like Kelly's Heroes, The Dirty Dozen, and especially recent outings like Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers, this is for you.The art is great, as should be expected from a true master such as Kubert. Comparing this to his previous work on the characters (back in the 70's), you can see how much he has grown as an artist. It's classic Kubert through and through. Give it a shot, especially at the price they're offering here.
2.0 out of 5 stars
A disappointing result from two talents that usually shine,
By Ryan Splint (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sgt. Rock: Between Hell & a Hard Place (Hardcover)
Considering the talent and well-established (and well-deserved) reputations of Brian Azzarello and Joe Kubert I was eager to see this collaboration come about. Especially considering Joe Kubert's legacy on Sgt. Rock, I thought we would really be in for a treat. However, I found myself ultimately disappointed with the end result.Kubert's art is inconsistent, with the majority being very loosely drawn and relying on colors making up for lack of line art. Those panels stand in sharp contrast to other detailed, cleanly illustrated panels that ARE scattered throughout the book. Considering Kubert's expansive portfolio of stunning art, I expected much better from him. Fans of Azzarello's work on 100 Bullets, etc. will likely be disappointed by the simple, straightforward nature of this story. The plot twist(s) are minor and unsuprising, and like the art, it seems rushed and spotty. Perhaps it has something to do with the number of characters to explore over so short a time, but I never felt they had much depth like the characters in his other work. Considering Azzarello's fantastic work before now, I expected much better from him as well. Being a huge fan of work by both men, I am very disappointed with this book. Even if you are a die-hard fan of Azzarello and Kubert, I would not recommend you purchase this book unless it is steeply discounted. If I had been able to see the contents in a bookstore, I would have never purchased it.
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