Today, I walked through the Personnel Section of my Battalion. On one of the desks, I saw someone had left a P.S Magazine. I stopped and took a look because it caught my eye; they always do. In my job, as Chaplain, there aren’t that many articles in this book that deal with me, but always enjoy looking at it when I can. I actually learn something when I do read it. The staff do an excellent job of communicating in a way that gets the point across in a non-threatening way.
What caught my eye this time, was something totally different. Reading so many comic books, I think I am now naturally stopping to look at the art differently than I ever have before. Once upon a time, I would look at P.S and simply enjoy the presentation through pictures. Now, I take a minute to admire the quality.Â
I noticed immediately that the pictures where high quality, not the same as those found in other commercial or military books. I thought about the detailed change of the uniform on the cover. This update is frequently missed, understandably, because of extended preparation schedules. I was actually surprised to see that they had made the switch from the basic camouflage pattern to the new digital patterned uniforms.Â
I, then, looked closer and saw why I liked the picture so much. I liked the picture because of the name written under the soldiers right elbow: Joe Kubert. Kubert is one of my favorite artists. I’m impressed every time I read something about him or his school. I’m very impressed with him now.
I researched a little and found that Kubert isn’t the only quality artist that has been involved in P.S Magazine. I found that the first issues in 1951 were drawn by Will Eisner. P.S Magazine was created to present maintenance information in an easy to read and understandable format. This is definitely achieved and enjoy by soldiers everywhere.
I applaud the actions over the years that Kubert has taken without much notoriety to teach the Army how to maintain its equipment.