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Crécy

(San Diego variant cover)

By Warren Ellis, Raulo Caceres (Illustrator)

(13)

| Paperback | 9781592910441

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Book Description

This is the story of England's greatest battle. A highly trained but under equipped army invades another country due to that country's perceived threat to home security. The army conducts shock-and-awe raids designed to terrify the populace. This army is soon driven to ground, and vastly outnContinue

1 Review

"The British Bastards" meet "Those Foulty French"

This book tends to be over-rated, probably because of Ellis' recent ascension to "Internet-Jesus" status. It's basically a sort of "Horrible Histories" episode for late-teenagers, in classic Ellis' style. Rhythm is good for what it's essentially a long monologue, and art is average; at times, ... (continue)

This book tends to be over-rated, probably because of Ellis' recent ascension to "Internet-Jesus" status. It's basically a sort of "Horrible Histories" episode for late-teenagers, in classic Ellis' style. Rhythm is good for what it's essentially a long monologue, and art is average; at times, though, it feels like something Garth Ennis could write, which is disappointing.
The most significant element of the operation is the commercial success it achieved, despite being outside the superhero genre, with very little marketing and based on such an unfashionable subject. Ellis tried for years to demonstrate that there is a market for unconventional work, and this is a good proof.
In short: if you like Warren Ellis, you'll like Crecy; just don't expect a masterpiece.

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