Crécy (comics)
{{Short description|2007 graphic novel by Warren Ellis}}
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| publisher = Avatar Press
| date = July, 2007
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| writers = Warren Ellis
| artists = Raulo Cáceres
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Crécy is a graphic novel written by Warren Ellis and illustrated by Raulo Cáceres, depicting some of the events surrounding the historical Battle of Crécy (1346). The graphic novel was published in 2007 by Avatar Press, under the Apparat imprint. The story is told from the point of view of the fictional William of Stonham, a sarcastic and foul-mouthed English longbowman. It features several important characters from the event, including Edward III and Philip VI, the kings of England and France respectively.
See also
V sign, the two-fingered "Longbowman's Salute" described in Crécy, and shown on the cover of the book.
References
- {{comicbookdb|type=issue|id=84873|title=Crécy}}
External links
- [http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=3884 www.warrenellis.com - CRÉCY]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081015235936/http://kvltsite.com/content/view/374/66/ Crécy Review At The KvltSite]
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Category:Fiction set in the 1340s
Category:Comics set in the 14th century
Category:American graphic novels
Category:Comics by Warren Ellis
Category:Cultural depictions of Edward III of England
Category:Hundred Years' War in fiction
Category:Graphic novels set in France
Category:Graphic novels about war
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