Battlefields #5

Garth Ennis and Carlos Ezquerra bring their unflinching approach to WWII storytelling to Battlefields #5 with "The Firefly and His Majesty," and the cover by Garry Leach sets the stakes immediately. A battle-worn Sherman Firefly tank — its hull strapped with field gear — dominates the foreground, while looming large behind it is a steely German officer in camouflage, SS insignia at his collar, pistol raised with quiet menace. The contrast between Allied steel and an enemy commander radiating cold confidence promises the kind of grounded, tense armored warfare that makes this Dynamite series one of the most compelling war comics of 2010.