Source: 4thletter.com

4. War Stories/Battlefields

For: Your Dad

What I mean is, “for anyone in your life who knows more about World War II than their financial records”. But let’s be honest, that means your dad. Unless you personally know me. In which case, it means me AND your dad.

Garth Ennis friggin’ L O V E S World War II, and he’s created at least three comics that are devoted to it. But War Stories and its spiritual sequel, Battlefields, are the best examples.

Both books are anthology series with each issue or mini series taking place with a different cast of characters and in a different time period. But what makes both of them excellent is the narrow focus and meticulous research. Seriously, every time I read a volume of either of these books, I wind up buying another book about the war.

Personal favorites are Archangel from War Stories and Night Witches from Battlefields. They’re both air combat stories, because I love planes.