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''Battlefields'' is a comic book metaseries written by Garth Ennis, comprising several mini-series, each illustrated by a different artist and published by Dynamite Entertainment.〔(Garth Ennis Takes to the "Battlefields" ), Comic Book Resources, August 21, 2008〕 ==Publication history== The series was announced at the 2008 Philadelphia Wizardworld.〔(WW Philly: Ennis Tells Dynamite Stories of "Battlefields" ), Comic Book Resources, June 1, 2008〕〔(WW Philly: Garth Ennis Brings War Stories to Dynamite ), Newsarama, June 1, 2008〕 The series is divided into self-contained mini-series of three issues, all of which are set during World War II. The first volume in turn consisted of three mini-series. The first mini-series, with artist Russell Braun, titled ''The Night Witches'' is set on the Eastern front and concerns a women-only Soviet bomber regiment.〔〔(Garth Ennis on Battlefields: Night Witches ), Newsarama, August 15, 2008〕 The second series, with artist Peter Snejbjerg, titled ''Dear Billy'' concerns a British nurse, who had survived rape and attempted execution by Japanese soldiers in Singapore, and her relationship with a decorated flying ace.〔(Garth Ennis Writes To “Dear Billy” ), Comic Book Resources, November 25, 2008〕〔(Ennis & His Editor - Talking Battlefields and War Comics ), Newsarama, November 28, 2008〕 The third series was ''Tankies'' with artist Carlos Ezquerra. It concerns an inexperienced British tank crew of Londoners in a Churchill Tank led by a Geordie veteran sergeant as they attempt to catch up with their company, enduring attacks by Nazi Tiger tanks as the Battle of Normandy rages on.〔(Garth Ennis on Battlefields: The Tankies ), February 20, 2009〕〔(Garth Ennis Talks "Battlefields: The Tankies" ), February 27, 2009〕 Starting in 2010, Ennis began work on the second volume. He used a similar format, with two storylines, ''The Firefly and His Majesty'' and ''Motherland,'' being sequels to ''Tankies'' and ''Night Witches'' respectively. The other, ''Happy Valley'', was also the first of these to be published, with art by P. J. Holden.〔(Ennis Heads Back to the 'Battlefields' ), Comic Book Resources, October 26, 2009〕〔(Garth Ennis Returns to the BATTLEFIELDS in HAPPY VALLEY ), Newsarama, October 27, 2009〕 ''Happy Valley'' deals with a novice pilot assigned to an Australian bomber crew bombing German targets while hoping to stay alive for the three missions remaining until they return home. ''Firefly'' follows the same British tank crew as they try to take down a powerful German tank. And in ''Motherland,'' the star pilot of the Witches gets transferred into a squadron of fighters defending the Russian front and must learn to once again work well with others. In August, 2012, Dynamite announced the return of the series, with a sequel to "The Tankies" and "The Firefly and His Majesty", titled "The Green Fields Beyond", and set during the Korean War.〔()〕 This micro-series began publication in November, 2012. In February 2013, another series, ''The Fall and Rise of Anna Kharkova''. As the third and final instalment of the storyline that began with ''Night Witches'' and ''Motherland'', this volume covers Anna's experiences from her post-war imprisonment in a Siberian labour camp and her exploits as a jet pilot in the Cold War.〔http://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?CAT=DF-Battlefields_Fall_and_Rise_of_Anna_Kharkova〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battlefields (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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