Elephantmen: War Toys vol. 1 TPB

By Starkings & Moritat, wraparound cover by Boo Cook

YEAR 2239: Africa and China are at war
KILL ZONE: virus-devastated Europe
ENTER: MAPPO's soldiers, the Elephantmen

Even in the face of blistering resistance, it seems that nothing can stop MAPPO's advance across France to the North. But as Hip Flask comes face to face with the last vestiges of humanity in the frozen Scandinavian wastes, he discovers that only the dead see the end of warfare.

Collects War Toys #1-3 in a 104 page paperback, with a wraparound cover by Boo Cook and extensive sketchbook by Moritat and Cook.
July 2008 | $9.99

Diamond #MAY08 2184
ISBN #1582409803

"Quite simply, the most effective work of 2008. Book of the Year."

— Ryan the Iowan , Newsarama Yearly Power Rankings

"It's breathtaking... amazingly intense and a powerful statement about the human condition. A fantastic introduction to the world of Hip Flask and his cronies."

— Greg Burgas , Comics Should Be Good

"Though the elements are over the top and fantastic, the central message -- of the wasteful and spiritually devastating nature of war -- is clear and quite down to earth."

— Don MacPherson , Eye on Comics

"Picture Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People crossed with Sarah Connor from the Terminator flicks. A damn fine war-comic if I've ever read one."

— Erik Wise , via GoodReads

"An old-fashioned war comic in which combat is a character itself."

— , A.V. Club

"I enjoy the way that Starkings, Moritat, Ladronn and everyone else involved is slowly building up the world of the Elephantmen. War Toys shows the Elephantmen as the weapons that they were intended to be but also shows the beginnings of their own development into individuals."

— Scott Cederlund , Wednesday's Haul

""War Toys" is a book that I would recommend for adult readers who want a serious storyline that transends comic stereotypes."

— dragonwomant , Bookspot Central

"Absolutely fantastic book with brilliant greyscale artwork from Moritat. If you require your comics with color you probably will still be able to enjoy this do to fantastic shading and linework. And if you need full color to enjoy a comic...well this isn't for you...and you are an idiot."

— Chris Hansbrough , Geek Syndicate

"Starkings creates a collage of images, characters and events that slowly reveal a grander picture, visible only from a distance. All of this is brought to life by Moritat, who here produces some of his finest work on the series to date. An invaluable edition to an increasingly fine canon of work."

— Paul Skevington , Sci-Fi Crowsnest

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