The Regiment #1

Part of Cinebook's "recounts" line of historical graphic novels, The Regiment: The True Story of the SAS – Book 1 opens this ambitious adaptation of one of World War II's most storied special-forces units. The cover, by Legrain and Brugeas, sets the tone perfectly: three soldiers in desert gear pose around a captured German aircraft — one standing triumphantly atop its nose, another leaning against the fuselage, a third crouching in the foreground — the warm ochre sky lending the scene a gritty, sun-scorched atmosphere. If you're drawn to meticulously researched war comics with a cinematic feel, this 2019 Cinebook release looks like a compelling place to start.