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Battle Action Vol. 3 is a solid anthology collection with a mix of stories and creators

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All new Battle Action stories from series writer Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys), who is now joined by new all-star writers and artists including Brian K. Vaughan (Saga, Y: The Last Man) and Chris Burnham (Batman).

BATTLE RETURNS – NOW WITH MORE ACTION!

The third Battle Action collection features the return of Action favourites Hook Jaw, the controversial Kids Rule O.K., and Death Game – one of the culprits behind the suspension of Action in 1976.

Joining these stories are new adventures for El Mestizo, the Civil War-era bounty hunter, on the trail of a double-agent; German Panzer commander Hellman, who discovers the hard truth behind the cause he fights for; Major Eazy, fighting alongside American paratroopers in the invasion of Sicily; Nina Petrova and the Angels of Death, as the Soviet airwoman sets out to rescue a comrade from behind enemy lines; and Dredger, the ice cold secret agent, whose origin is revealed for the first time.

Featuring an all-star roster of talent, as writers Brian K. Vaughan, Torunn Gronbekk, Dan Abnett, Rob Williams, John Wagner, Garth Ennis and Steve White team up with artists Chris Burnham, Tom Foster, PJ Holden, John McCrea, Henry Flint, Mike Dorey, Dan Cornwell, Patrick Goddard and John Higgins to bring you the latest and greatest edition of Battle Action.

Story: Garth Ennis, Brian K. Vaughan, John Wagner, Steve White, Rob Williams, Dan Abnett, Torunn Gronbekk
Art: Chris Burnham, Dan Cornwell, John McCrea, Henry Flint, Tom Foster, Mike Dorey, PJ Holden, Patrick Goddard, John Higgins
Color: Len O’Grady, Matt Soffe, Jack Davies, John Higgins, Sally Jane Hurst
Letterer: Rob Steen

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Battle Action Vol. 3 #10 wraps up the volume with an issue focused on Johnny Red

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Johnny Red’s final adventure comes to an end in “a couple of heroes,” with the odds stacked against him, and the fate of the war in the balance, will he make it out alive?

Story: Garth Ennis
Art: Keith Burns
Color: Jason Wordie
Letterer: Rob Steen

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Battle Action Vol. 3 #9 is a bit of a mixed release with one solid story and then other…

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The penultimate episode of Johnny Red: A Couple of Heroes sees Johnny try and pull off a daring rescue mission and face off against his nemesis. Written by Garth Ennis and drawn by Keith Burns. Also in this issue: how did Dredger become the stone-cold bastard that everyone fears and only a mother could love? Find out in this brutal tale from Ennis and John Higgins.

Story: Garth Ennis
Art: Keith Burns, John Higgins
Color: Jason Wordie, John Higgins, Sally Jane Hurst
Letterer: Rob Steen

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Battle Action Vol. 3 #8 celebrates 50 years of Battle with two new stories and a bit of history!

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Johnny Red: A Couple of Heroes sees the Flying Gun turned loose in all its devastating firepower- and Johnny takes off on one last mission of his own. Written by Garth Ennis and drawn by Keith Burns.

And in a flashback story featuring Nina Petrova, Nina must rescue her fellow Angel of Death from a field hospital before the Germans overrun the facility, written by Torunn Grønbekk and drawn by Patrick Goddard.

Story: Garth Ennis, Torunn Grønbekk
Art: Keith Burns, Patrick Goddard
Color: Jason Wordie, Matt Soffe
Letterer: Rob Steen

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Battle Action Vol. 3 #7 features two more action-packed comics but lacks the cool history lesson

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In A Couple of Heroes the rescue of Nina Petrova gets underway, and the stage is set for the endgame, as Johnny “Red” Redburn learns more of the truth behind his top-secret mission. Written by Garth Ennis, and drawn by Keith Burns, with colors by Jason Wordie. The second new story in this issue features Major Eazy, as he assists American commandos with the invasion of Sicily, and with protecting Malati Bridge, a vital element of the plan to eliminate the Nazis from Italy. Written by Rob Williams, and drawn by PJ Holden.

Story: Garth Ennis, Rob Williams
Art: Keith Burns, PJ Holden
Color: Jason Wordie, Matt Soffe
Letterer: Rob Steen

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Battle Action Vol. 3 #6 features two more action-packed comics, one feels a bit odd

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Garth Ennis and Keith Burns continue A Couple of Heroes. As Johnny Red flies his final mission, his nemesis, Von Jurgen, has his own mission in mind-one last dogfight, one last chance to kill Johnny. Garth Ennis also writes the second story in this issue, as Hellman takes A Walk in the Woods and discovers horrific things that shake him to his core, drawn by Hellman’s original artist, Mike Dorey.

Story: Garth Ennis
Art: Keith Burns, Mike Dorey
Color: Jason Wordie
Letterer: Rob Steen

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Battle Action Vol. 3 #5 features two more action-packed comics highlighting some classics

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A Couple of Heroes continues as Johnny takes off in the Flying Gun, on a mission to avert the use of a weapon of mass destruction, in this final Johnny Red story by Garth Ennis and Keith Burns. And the second story featured in this issue brings you the return of the controversial Death Game, the story which was responsible for the banning of Action in 1976. This new take on the violent future sport is brought to you by Dan Abnett and Tom Foster.

Story: Garth Ennis, Dan Abnett
Art: Keith Burns, Tom Foster
Color: Jason Wordie
Letterer: Rob Steen

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Battle Action Vol. 3 #4 is another great entry with a new El Mestizo comic!

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In the fourth part of the final Johnny Red story, A Couple of Heroes, air ace Nina Petrova has been captured and is being interrogated about her association with Johnny Red, but her future looks bleak, and she holds on to her memories of the adventures she had with Johnny during the war. Garth Ennis and Keith Burns create this flashback story, looking at what happened to the infamous pilot as World War II comes to an end. This issue also contains a stand-alone western adventure, The General, featuring a Civil War-era bounty hunter on the trail of a double agent whose loyalty cannot even be assumed to belong to either army

Story: Garth Ennis, Rob Williams
Art: Keith Burns, Henry Flint
Color: Jason Wordie
Letterer: Rob Steen

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Battle Action Vol. 3 #3 delivers two solid stories including new Hook Jaw vs. Orcas!

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In Johnny Red: A Couple of Heroes part 3, Johnny Red must pilot the Flying Gun over the Arctic Ocean on a mission to stop the development of a strain of cholera as a weapon of mass murder. But with the conclusion of the war seemingly inevitable, Johnny cannot help but think about his missing partner, Nina Petrova, and what he needs to do to be reunited with her. Garth Ennis and Keith Burns ramp up the stakes in this final Johnny Red story. And in the bonus feature, the star of Action-Hook Jaw, the great white shark0-is back! Brought to you by Steve White and John McCrea, Hook Jaw must face off against a Killer Whale, as a nature documentary team and a group of shark conservationists get between them. Who will make it out alive?

Story: Garth Ennis, Steve White
Art: Keith Burns, John McCrea
Layouts: PJ Holden
Color: Jason Wordie, Jack Davies
Letterer: Rob Steen

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Battle Action Vol. 3 #2 has two really solid stories that fans of war comics shouldn’t miss!

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Garth Ennis and Keith Burns’ final Johnny Red story continues, as Johnny reunites with the pilot who got him kicked out of the RAF at the very beginning of his aviation career. Now a high-ranking officer, he requests Johnny’s help on a dangerous mission, and failure will irrevocably determine the war’s outcome, and foreshadow how wars are fought throughout the 20th century. This issue also features John Wagner and Dan Cornwell returning for another adventure featuring the crew of the HMS Nightshade, as Nightshade must protect a convoy from overwhelming Axis forces, but at what cost to themselves?

Story: Garth Ennis, John Wagner
Art: Keith Burns, Dan Cornwell
Color: Jason Wordie, Matt Soffe
Letterer: Rob Steen

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