Bluecoats, The

Bluecoats, The #1: Robertsonville Prison

By: Cinebook

ISBN: 9781905460717 (48p.) (2008) Format: Softcover

The Bluecoats is a humorous comic-book series starring Sergeant Chesterfield and Corporal Blutch, soldiers in the Union army during the Civil War. Our two heroes are captured by the Confederates and taken to Robertsonville prison camp, from which Blutch and the Sergeant try to escape five times. The camp commandant despairs, and Chesterfield and Blutch make a final attempt... Robertsonville Prison was inspired by the Andersonville prison camp situated in Georgia, which operated from mid-1863 to mid-1864.

Bluecoats, The #2: The Navy Blues

By: Cinebook

ISBN: 9781905460823 (48p.) (2009) Format: Softcover

This humorous series on the American Civil War centres around two cavalrymen in the Unionist Army: Cornelius Chesterfield, a zealous and devoted sergeant and Corporal Blutch, a reluctant soldier, highly critical of authority and who always tries to eschew yet another senseless battle. This highly comical duo does what it can to escape the often obtuse military mindset, absurd orders and the madness of war. In this volume, the Sergeant obeys the Captain for the first time and ends up in the Marines...

Bluecoats, The #3: The Skyriders

By: Cinebook

ISBN: 9781849180146 (48p.) (2010) Format: Softcover

Blutch and Chesterfield go up in an observation balloon in order to spy on the Confederate troops. But the plot thickens when our heroes crash land on their superiors. The generals send them behind enemy lines to try and free Stark who has been captured on a previous sortie. A tricky mission, not only for our heroes, but also for the other side.

The Blue Tunics: The Blues in Black and White

By: Reney Editions

As: 'The Blues in Black and White'

ISBN: 9780975268803 (46p.) (2004) Format: Hardcover

Bluecoats, The #7: The Blues in the Mud

By: Cinebook

ISBN: 9781849181839 (48p.) (2014) Format: Softcover

While out on patrol, Blutch and Chesterfield encounter an unusual soldier: a woman wearing a Union uniform, who has come to join the army to look for her brother and uphold the family's honour. Blutch is unconvinced, but the sergeant, won over by the combination of bravery and a pretty face, agrees to help her. That, however, means taking her along for Captain Stark's demented charges - a prospect that could drive anyone to shirk their duty of desert

Bluecoats, The #4: The Greenhorn

By: Cinebook

ISBN: 9781849180665 (48p.) (2011) Format: Softcover

Blutch and Chesterfield get away from the 22nd Cavalry and go spend some R&R at - Fort Bow, their old posting on the frontier. That's where Chesterfield's flame Amelia lives-the daughter of Colonel Appleton. But when the cavalrymen arrive, they find the young lady dancing with a dashing young lieutenant. When a young Native American boy gets mixed up in it by mistake, it doesn't take long for the situation to spiral out of control.

Bluecoats, The #5: Rumberley

By: Cinebook

ISBN: 9781849181082 (48p.) (2012) Format: Softcover

After an even bloodier battle than usual, the Union army is out of men. But so are the Rebels, and General Alexander decides to retreat and come back with reinforcements quickly before the enemy can do the same. To move faster, he leaves his wounded-including Stark and Chesterfield-behind in the nearby town of Rumberley, in the care of its inhabitants and Corporal Blutch. But Rumberley's a Rebel village...

Bluecoats, The #6: Bronco Benny

By: Cinebook

ISBN: 9781849181464 (48p.) (2013) Format: Softcover

General Alexander's Union army is out of horses, and it is now facing none other than Robert E. Lee himself. To rebuild the Northern Cavalry before the coming battle, Blutch and Chesterfield are sent to buy new mounts, with the help of legendary horse trainer Ben 'Bronco Benny' Wilcox. But, first, they'll have to cross Rebel lines, face angry Indians, and deal with Benny's fascination with a very special horse named Traveller.

Bluecoats, The #8: Auld Lang Blue

By: Cinebook

ISBN: 9781849182454 (48p.) (2015) Format: Softcover

Contrary to what you may believe, even the very martial Sergeant Chesterfield didn't always wear the Union's blue uniform. Both he and Blutch were civilians at the beginning of the war - butcher's boy and barman, respectively. So, how did they find themselves in the 22nd Cavalry? Well, there was a rather unscrupulous recruiting officer, a lot of alcohol, an overly eager young lady ... and a definite aversion for the infantry.