DC Vertigo Comics War Story 'Nightingale' (2002) By Garth Ennis et al.
Narrated by her executive officer, HMS Nightingale is a destroyer assigned to escort convoys on the Murmansk Run. When they are given foolish orders that lead to ships under their care being lost, she gets a reputation as cursed. Her crew are forced to make the ultimate sacrifice to set things right. With art by David Lloyd.
When asked at Wizard World, Philadelphia, what comic Ennis was the most proud of, his response was this issue, saying: "If I had to hold up one thing and say this is what I can do, that would be it".
War Stories is a comic book series written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by a number of artists.
The first two series, originally under the title War Story and published by Vertigo, consisted of two four-issue mini-series. The two series were printed monthly, the first beginning in November 2001 and the second beginning in January 2003.
A third series, now titled War Stories, published by Avatar Press, commenced in October 2014 and ran for three issues. A fourth series began publication in June 2015. A fifth series commenced in 2016. The first issue of the sixth series was released in May 2017.
Each mini-series consisted of three or four stand-alone issues. Most of the stories were set during World War II. One exception was set during the Spanish Civil War and another in the Middle-East in 1973. Each deals with the horror of war experienced by those on the frontline.
