MWSA Dispatches, the website of the Military Writers Society of America, has published a highly positive review of Wayne Vansant’s Katusha: Girl Soldier of the Great Patriotic War by reviewer Rob Ballister.
Ballister praises Vansant’s historical epic, writing:
This book is a wonderful introduction to graphic novels if you are not familiar with the genre. Well-researched, the military illustrations, technology, and nomenclature are spot on, as is the history of the Eastern Front. I particularly liked how the author showed the human side of so many great battles; it is easy to research the strategy of a battle, but harder at times to grasp the feelings and emotions of the people that fought it. Vansant does an excellent job of developing characters, especially since compared to a novel he has limited text in which to do so. There are also a few actual photographs worked into the story, which are used to great impact.
GDC handles licensing rights for Katusha, as well as Wayne Vansant’s newest graphic novel series, Battron: Before the Chariots.
