DMZ is a comic book where the United States falls into a Civil War during like 2006 and because the government and military are spread so thin with foreign endeavors, they don't respond soon enough and the entire country is pretty much swallowed by war. Instead of it being a regional thing, the different sides are all over. The group, The Free states, want freedom from the government and they are everywhere, though they started in the mid-West.
The comic book focuses on Manhattan which is the only neutral zone because the city is too hard for either side to take over.
My summary is lacking, but it's an excellent depiction of war life; and the author mentioned how DMZ is a love letter to Manhattan and you can totally sense that from how he describes all the different kinds of people/settings.
Speaking of graphic novels, Fables is a most excellent series and if that's your thing, I recommend it to everyone.
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Date: 2009-02-24 06:19 am (UTC)The comic book focuses on Manhattan which is the only neutral zone because the city is too hard for either side to take over.
My summary is lacking, but it's an excellent depiction of war life; and the author mentioned how DMZ is a love letter to Manhattan and you can totally sense that from how he describes all the different kinds of people/settings.
Speaking of graphic novels, Fables is a most excellent series and if that's your thing, I recommend it to everyone.