Secretidentitypodcast.com, the website of the popular long-running Secret Identity podcast, posted a review of Katusha by Matt “Matman” Herring on October 15. Highlighting Vansant’s long career as a graphic novel creator primarily working in military history and military-related historical fiction, “Matman” wrote:
If you have ever read any of Wayne’s previous books, you know what an amazing artist he is. KATUSHA takes his talents to the next level. The art is stunning and not only accurate, but so full of emotion. As I read the book I was so drawn in by the expressions of our young heroine, especially her big beautiful eyes.
“Matman” went on to praise Katusha for it’s stark depiction of the human toll of war, concluding that Katusha may be Vansant’s most powerful work yet:
KATUSHA is a tale about survival in a time of hopelessness and is so much more than a war comic or history lesson. There are some brutal moments but what the people of Russia went through in the early 1940’s was brutal. If you loved Wayne’s previous work, than KATUSHA will blow you out of the water.