With chapters on the 1907 TT, many stories about the pioneer record breakers at Brooklands and all of the author's archive material, 95 % of which has previously been unpublished. Many stories from the likes of Rem Fowler, Dan O'Donovan, Rex Judd, Pat Driscoll, Dan Bradbury and of course letters and lectures by James Lansdowne himself Ken Barr who has produced the cover art for over 200 issues, including the earliest ones printed in 1961. [17]

Chosen by the current editor George Low, who has worked on Commando comic books for over 40 years, the brilliantly drawn stories in this brand-new classic collection range from daring bomber raids over Germany and close-combat fighting against hard-as-nails Japanese in Burma, through depth-charge blasted midget submarine warfare, to hard-hitting battles across North Africa, Italy and northern Europe. Manuel Benet Blanes (credited as Manuel Benet), an artist from Spain, is one of the most prolific of current artists on Commando, having illustrated the covers and interiors of hundreds of issues. Achtung!’, ‘Gott in Himmel!’, ‘Donner und Blitzen!’ For the generations of men whose obsession with military history was triggered by reading war comics in their youth, here at last, is Commando’s ultimate collection of Second World War stories.Graham Manley, an artist who had previously worked on The Dandy and 2000AD, began providing artwork in 2022 with his first cover on issue #5585 and interior work in issue #5589. The stories contain certain characteristic motifs; to mention a few – courage, cowardice, patriotism, dying for the sake of one's country, noble actions, and making a cup of refreshing tea while in the face of danger, enmity turning into friendship when the going gets tough, and so on. Apart from portraying these universal qualities, Commando Comics also show soldiers in national stereotypes, glorifying Allied soldiers, but showing soldiers as a mixture of good and evil. [2] There was usually no continuity between books; each book was a complete story with start and finish, though recently series (2 or 3 stories) of books following the same character have been published. Hmm, I don't know. This one just didn't blow my skirt up. I'm a connoisseur of war books and there are very few on the Boer War from the Boer perspective but this wasn't my favorite. Containing 10 issues: The Flying Avengers, Upside-Down Ace, Battle of the Boffins, Winged Wolves, Danger Below, Czech Mate, Squadron Scramble, No Mercy, Spitfire Spirit, Death of a Cobra. Commando released their 5,000th issue, 'Zero Hour,' in March 2017. [14] Artists and writers [ edit ]

A 'bookazine' of Norton history and development based around a collection of images from the Mortons Archive Commando Artist Interview: Ian Kennedy". Commando Comics. 25 February 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Ian Kennedy who, since 1970, has produced the cover-art for over 1200 issues of Commando and has also done the interior story art for a number of them (he also worked for Battle, Air Ace & War Picture Libraries). [20] Ian, who had over 70 years experience working in comics died in 2022. These comics have also been published in India in Hindi, under the title Commando - Sachitra Yudh Kathayein by Gowarsons Publishers Pvt. Ltd. Commando in its long history has employed 140 writers, over 100 cover artists & 120 interior artists. [10] These artists & writers have been based in a variety of locations including the UK, Italy and Argentina. Some writers and artists who have worked on Commando include:-

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Go, Justin (6 August 2012). "Book Review: Commando, by Johnny Ramone". The National Post. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013 . Retrieved 29 September 2013. Note: This book is a 10 story version of Dirty Dozen or Best 12 Commando Books Ever and contains the same stories. In August 2013, Prion (Carlton) Books released collections of Commandoes that each featured six stories, published in the original size. Please note, these editions feature stories already included in the earlier anthologies. Containing 10 issues: Operation Firebrand!, Half-Pint Commando, Terror Team, The Iron Sergeant, Time of Terror, The Mad Major, Spring the Trap, A Born Leader, Marked Man, Ten Tough Paratroopers.

In 2019 Commando began publishing stories with a supernatural or horror theme around Halloween each year. The stories maintain a war theme, but have featured zombies, vampires, werewolves and ghost stories. Dansby, Andrew (8 April 2012). "Review: Commando, Johnny Ramone's manual for punk living". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved 29 September 2013. The following titles make a comprehensive, although not necessarily exhaustive, list of books about Nortons:- Containing 6 issues: Trouble Spot, Three-Two-One-Zero!, The Specialists, VLR-Very Long Range, Fight or Die!, Fearless Freddy.Handle this bumper book of the best of Commando war stories with care. Features stories such as “Desert Fox”, “They Flew by Night”, “Sea Strike”, “The Death or Glory Mob”, Zero Smasher”. Where else could you go into action alongside a British army sergeant hunting down a Jerry tank with only his Tommy gun and a couple of grenades… or the Lancaster pilot who knew no fear until he was put behind the controls of a bomber that was jinxed. You can read about all these ordinary men turned into heroes and their stories for yourself. A comprehensive history of the Manx Norton, including information on tuners and the current classic racing scene Shane Filer, a novelist whose first book Exit was published by Biblio Publishing [24] is a more recent contributor. He has written 7 issues, including No 5133- The Home Front which featured a rare female protagonist, and was illustrated by Carlos Pino. [25] Handle this latest bumper book of the best Commando war stories with care. You’ll need nerves of steel to cope with the drama and the excitement, and once you’ve found a safe spot to settle and open the book . . . well, you’ll be hooked. Containing 6 issues: Inland Navy, The Ship-Busters, March of the Monsters, Bright Blade of Courage, Mighty Midget, Another Tight Spot.