The Foot Soldiers

In the early 2000s, writer Jim Krueger and artist Steve Yeowell brought a gritty, character-driven war story to AiT/Planet Lar with The Foot Soldiers, a three-issue miniseries that follows a squad of American soldiers on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines during World War II. Rather than focusing on grand strategy, the series zeroes in on the psychological toll and raw camaraderie of the infantry, rendered in Yeowell's stark, expressive linework. It stands as a compact, intense exploration of men under fire from a publisher known for its creator-owned, offbeat genre work.