DMZ: FRIENDLY FIRE VOLUME 4 PDF, EPUB, EBOOK

Viktor Kalvachev,Nathan Fox,,Kristian Donaldson, | 128 pages | 20 Mar 2008 | DC Comics | 9781401216627 | English | New York, NY, ​DMZ Vol 4: Friendly Fire on Apple Books

Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of DMZ, Vol. Sep 19, Jan Philipzig rated it did not like it Shelves: censorship , civil-rights , mass-media , war , work , activism , romance , youth , vertigo. As you may recall, protagonist Matty generally looks excellent amidst the ruins of . Except that everything about this is still shit. View all 4 comments. Sep 06, Felicia rated it really liked it Shelves: graphic-novels. Enjoyed this a lot, more than 3. I thought it dealt with really interesting issues from some objective viewpoints, raised more questions than answers and I think that was the goal, and they did it really well. Provocative and artistic. View all 5 comments. Jul 07, J. Keely rated it liked it Shelves: reviewed , comics. This is the most interesting volume of DMZ so far, because the structure of the story forces Wood out of his standard voice. By choosing to do a Rashomon story or a Jose Chung's , depending on your specialty , Wood ensures that each character in the story has a different view and different voice, because the whole story is based on the idea that everyone sees events in different ways. I only wish that he had been differentiating his characters and their points-of-view this much right from the beg This is the most interesting volume of DMZ so far, because the structure of the story forces Wood out of his standard voice. I only wish that he had been differentiating his characters and their points-of-view this much right from the beginning. Even in this story, we only really get differences in tone from the characters our protagonist interviews, not from the rest of the familiar cast, so it makes me worry that once this arc is over, we'll go back to the same flat characters as before: the saintly local nurse, the thug soldiers, the slimy politicians, and other such lackluster depictions. The fact that wood is trying to depict a conflicted, many-sided issue with no single, easy answer also means that this story has the most conceptual depth in the series. There are some moments here that approach real profundity, though there are also some trite simplifications that undercut the message. In all, this is the first arc in DMZ that feels like a Vertigo title to me, with nods to complexity and depth, even if things don't quite reach the level of climax earlier authors managed. But then, the early, pioneering authors who transformed comics into a modern, sophisticated art form were coming from a very different place. Gerber, Moore, Milligan, and Gaiman couldn't look back at a group of proven greats in comics to learn their trade, there was no blueprint for what modern comics could be. They were inventive and revolutionary because they had to be, they had to make things up as they went along. The new generation of comics authors live in a different world, in a world where comics are already proven as art, and they can search out and see what good comics are supposed to look like. However, I'm not sure this is a good thing, in terms of creativity, because instead of being forced to create something new, to prove themselves, they can just write in imitation of previously successful styles. I have often said that in order to do something well--to develop a voice in art--requires many varied sources of inspiration. To write like Tolkien, you don't read Tolkien, you have to read and understand what influenced him. To play like Zeppelin, it's not enough to listen to Zeppelin, you have to understand the music they were listening to. If you take one artistic vision and try to recreate it, all you're going to do is dumb it down, because you're not adding anything new into the mix. Again and again, reading these new authors, I feel this sense that they are taking an easier path, copying the forms of the comic writers who came before them, and it's no wonder that their stories come out lackluster, because they haven't added anything new into the mix to make it their own. However, if Wood can continue this upswing, continue diversifying characters and viewpoints, working hard to make a plot that is deep instead of one which is straightforward, and learns how to communicate his story and ideas through character action, not talking heads, narration, and 'news stories', then this comic might actually get somewhere. My Suggested Reading In Comics Jun 03, James DeSantis rated it really liked it. This volume was really good. I think Wood found his stride now. So this is a single story of a terrible event. When the Military was trying to deesclate a situation with a crowd of people in trench-like coats and when one looked like he pulled out a weapon they began shooting. Nearly everyone died in the massive group. Years later one of those shooters claims it was not justified and tries to stand up to the military. Matty decides to report on this story but as he begins to get the story from m This volume was really good. Matty decides to report on this story but as he begins to get the story from multiple sources, things get worse and worse. Overall, this is really fast paced for the story it is telling. It's a slowburn at first, and maybe not that interested, but quickly because a perspective sort of story. Where everyone viewed that day as something different. Who do you believe? Who shot first? Why did they shoot? All these questions build but the final answer is the real hard hitting moment. The last few pages are so fucked up but well done that I loved it. The retelling might have gotten a bit boring at times but the final issue made up for it and landed. A for sure 4 out of 5 story. Jul 06, Ill D rated it it was ok Shelves: comic-reviews , reviewed , comics. Flexing his Leftie credentials yet again, Woods here reduplicates the Kent State Shootings unto a midrash for our modern era. Citizens this, armed soldiers that, innocents mowed down, you know your history. Yet, once against and this was a surprise to yours truly the exact same event was redone in TransMet too. Woods explicitly illustrates who is in the right here and who is utterly in the wrong here. We have no chance to make up our minds about this one. No presentation of further evidence. No cross-examination. For Brian Woods, the arbiter of truth is the the selfsame judge, jury and executioner of the series, the author. May 25, Carolyn rated it it was amazing Shelves: fiction , graphic. This volume was just fantastic. Jul 30, Peter Derk rated it liked it. DMZ is a book of real highs and lows for me. The lows come in because sometimes I'm straight-up lost in the plot. Which I think is common. Because a lot of the plots revolve around big conspiracies with double-crosses and unknown entities, how is a person ever going to keep it all straight? The highs are situations like the end of this volume. In essence, a lot of bullshit is blamed on the wrong guy, a soldier in this case. And I think that's where DMZ speaks to something very real and true. The bi DMZ is a book of real highs and lows for me. The big, over-arching ideas in DMZ that mirror our own, the ones about corporations being in bed with government and essentially profiting from war and violence is just old news. It's sickening news, it's the oldest story in the book I'm sure some asshole made a shitload of money selling armor to knights and shit too , which is why it doesn't do a whole lot for me. But the ideas that get smaller, when the book focuses in on individuals, I think that's where it finds its footing. This book in particular sends a couple messages in a very effective way. It really IS easier to write off victims of war violence who are categorized as collateral damage when they speak a different language, wear different clothes, and live in places that just look so Other. I'm sorry, I have a bad brain, but it's much easier for me to not imagine someone as having a life when that life is so different from my own, and when all you really see is quick flashes of streets filled with rubble. Setting the book in , the America-est of American cities, flips that whole idea. People really talk a lot about supporting the troops, but I think that they have a fundamental misunderstanding of how the military works. I'm not going to get into it on a big scale here, but here's what I want to say: You do not support troops by giving the people who boss them around carte blanche. Underequipped, undertrained, outnumbered, young men are not done any favors by you not questioning the people who send them to fight. As an American citizen, the government is your employee. If you owned a McDonald's and saw a manager assigning one of the cashiers a useless, pointlessly dangerous task, you would not just let that happen for the sake of maintaining harmony at that McDonald's. Anyway, that's enough of that. Feb 01, Nick Dines rated it it was amazing. Steal well don't, but you know what I mean. This is absolutely brilliant. I can't recommend it enough. Oct 18, Indika De Silva rated it it was amazing. My favorite DMZ volume to date. The story depicts the ugly side of war and how the innocent are the ultimate victims regardless of the consequences. People who viewed this item also viewed. Picture Information. Mouse over to Zoom - Click to enlarge. Have one to sell? Sell now - Have one to sell? Get the item you ordered or get your money back. Learn more - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in new window or tab. Seller information digauctions Contact seller. Visit store. See other items More See all. Item Information Condition:. 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DMZ, Vol. 4: Friendly Fire by Brian Wood

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Start your review of DMZ, Vol. Sep 19, Jan Philipzig rated it did not like it Shelves: censorship , civil-rights , mass-media , war , work , activism , romance , youth , vertigo. As you may recall, protagonist Matty generally looks excellent amidst the ruins of New York City. Except that everything about this is still shit. View all 4 comments. Sep 06, Felicia rated it really liked it Shelves: graphic-novels. Enjoyed this a lot, more than 3. I thought it dealt with really interesting issues from some objective viewpoints, raised more questions than answers and I think that was the goal, and they did it really well. Provocative and artistic. View all 5 comments. Jul 07, J. Keely rated it liked it Shelves: reviewed , comics. This is the most interesting volume of DMZ so far, because the structure of the story forces Wood out of his standard voice. By choosing to do a Rashomon story or a Jose Chung's , depending on your specialty , Wood ensures that each character in the story has a different view and different voice, because the whole story is based on the idea that everyone sees events in different ways. I only wish that he had been differentiating his characters and their points-of-view this much right from the beg This is the most interesting volume of DMZ so far, because the structure of the story forces Wood out of his standard voice. I only wish that he had been differentiating his characters and their points-of-view this much right from the beginning. Even in this story, we only really get differences in tone from the characters our protagonist interviews, not from the rest of the familiar cast, so it makes me worry that once this arc is over, we'll go back to the same flat characters as before: the saintly local nurse, the thug soldiers, the slimy politicians, and other such lackluster depictions. The fact that wood is trying to depict a conflicted, many-sided issue with no single, easy answer also means that this story has the most conceptual depth in the series. There are some moments here that approach real profundity, though there are also some trite simplifications that undercut the message. In all, this is the first arc in DMZ that feels like a Vertigo title to me, with nods to complexity and depth, even if things don't quite reach the level of climax earlier authors managed. But then, the early, pioneering authors who transformed comics into a modern, sophisticated art form were coming from a very different place. Gerber, Moore, Milligan, and Gaiman couldn't look back at a group of proven greats in comics to learn their trade, there was no blueprint for what modern comics could be. They were inventive and revolutionary because they had to be, they had to make things up as they went along. The new generation of comics authors live in a different world, in a world where comics are already proven as art, and they can search out and see what good comics are supposed to look like. However, I'm not sure this is a good thing, in terms of creativity, because instead of being forced to create something new, to prove themselves, they can just write in imitation of previously successful styles. I have often said that in order to do something well--to develop a voice in art-- requires many varied sources of inspiration. To write like Tolkien, you don't read Tolkien, you have to read and understand what influenced him. To play like Zeppelin, it's not enough to listen to Zeppelin, you have to understand the music they were listening to. If you take one artistic vision and try to recreate it, all you're going to do is dumb it down, because you're not adding anything new into the mix. Again and again, reading these new authors, I feel this sense that they are taking an easier path, copying the forms of the comic writers who came before them, and it's no wonder that their stories come out lackluster, because they haven't added anything new into the mix to make it their own. However, if Wood can continue this upswing, continue diversifying characters and viewpoints, working hard to make a plot that is deep instead of one which is straightforward, and learns how to communicate his story and ideas through character action, not talking heads, narration, and 'news stories', then this comic might actually get somewhere. My Suggested Reading In Comics Jun 03, James DeSantis rated it really liked it. This volume was really good. I think Wood found his stride now. So this is a single story of a terrible event. When the Military was trying to deesclate a situation with a crowd of people in trench-like coats and when one looked like he pulled out a weapon they began shooting. Nearly everyone died in the massive group. Years later one of those shooters claims it was not justified and tries to stand up to the military. Matty decides to report on this story but as he begins to get the story from m This volume was really good. Matty decides to report on this story but as he begins to get the story from multiple sources, things get worse and worse. Overall, this is really fast paced for the story it is telling. It's a slowburn at first, and maybe not that interested, but quickly because a perspective sort of story. Where everyone viewed that day as something different. Who do you believe? Who shot first? Why did they shoot? All these questions build but the final answer is the real hard hitting moment. The last few pages are so fucked up but well done that I loved it. The retelling might have gotten a bit boring at times but the final issue made up for it and landed. A for sure 4 out of 5 story. Jul 06, Ill D rated it it was ok Shelves: comic-reviews , reviewed , comics. Flexing his Leftie credentials yet again, Woods here reduplicates the Kent State Shootings unto a midrash for our modern era. Citizens this, armed soldiers that, innocents mowed down, you know your history. Yet, once against and this was a surprise to yours truly the exact same event was redone in TransMet too. Woods explicitly illustrates who is in the right here and who is utterly in the wrong here. We have no chance to make up our minds about this one. No presentation of further evidence. No cross-examination. For Brian Woods, the arbiter of truth is the the selfsame judge, jury and executioner of the series, the author. May 25, Carolyn rated it it was amazing Shelves: fiction , graphic. This volume was just fantastic. Jul 30, Peter Derk rated it liked it. DMZ is a book of real highs and lows for me. The lows come in because sometimes I'm straight-up lost in the plot. Which I think is common. Because a lot of the plots revolve around big conspiracies with double-crosses and unknown entities, how is a person ever going to keep it all straight? The highs are situations like the end of this volume. In essence, a lot of bullshit is blamed on the wrong guy, a soldier in this case. And I think that's where DMZ speaks to something very real and true. The bi DMZ is a book of real highs and lows for me. The big, over-arching ideas in DMZ that mirror our own, the ones about corporations being in bed with government and essentially profiting from war and violence is just old news. It's sickening news, it's the oldest story in the book I'm sure some asshole made a shitload of money selling armor to knights and shit too , which is why it doesn't do a whole lot for me. But the ideas that get smaller, when the book focuses in on individuals, I think that's where it finds its footing. This book in particular sends a couple messages in a very effective way. It really IS easier to write off victims of war violence who are categorized as collateral damage when they speak a different language, wear different clothes, and live in places that just look so Other. I'm sorry, I have a bad brain, but it's much easier for me to not imagine someone as having a life when that life is so different from my own, and when all you really see is quick flashes of streets filled with rubble. Setting the book in Manhattan, the America-est of American cities, flips that whole idea. People really talk a lot about supporting the troops, but I think that they have a fundamental misunderstanding of how the military works. I'm not going to get into it on a big scale here, but here's what I want to say: You do not support troops by giving the people who boss them around carte blanche. Underequipped, undertrained, outnumbered, young men are not done any favors by you not questioning the people who send them to fight. As an American citizen, the government is your employee. If you owned a McDonald's and saw a manager assigning one of the cashiers a useless, pointlessly dangerous task, you would not just let that happen for the sake of maintaining harmony at that McDonald's. Anyway, that's enough of that. Feb 01, Nick Dines rated it it was amazing. Steal well don't, but you know what I mean. This is absolutely brilliant. I can't recommend it enough. Oct 18, Indika De Silva rated it it was amazing. My favorite DMZ volume to date. The story depicts the ugly side of war and how the innocent are the ultimate victims regardless of the consequences. Joe Casey ,. John Lucas Illustrator ,. FCO Plascencia Colorist. Jeremy Barlow Idea ,. Mike Kennedy Editor ,. Federico Dallocchio Illustrations ,. Ben Zackheim Goodreads Author ,. Ian Greenlee Interior Art. Nathan Fox Goodreads Author. Kurt Belcher ,. Marguerite Bennett ,. Cullen Bunn Goodreads Author ,. Tyler Chin- Tanner. Ian Greenlee Illustrator ,. 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Sheila Keenan ,. Andrea Mutti Goodreads Author Illustrator ,. Jody LeHeup Goodreads Author ,. Dave Stewart Colorist ,. Steve Wands Goodreads Author Letterer. Simon Oliver ,. Robbi Rodriguez Illustrations ,. Rico Renzi Colorist ,. Joe R. Lansdale ,. Nathan Fox Goodreads Author ,. Dave Stewart. Kosta Yanev writer ,. Andrew Osborne ,. Toby Cypress. Nathan Fox Goodreads Author Contributor ,. Moreno Dinisio Contributor. Alberto Ponticelli Illustrations ,. Nathan Fox Goodreads Author Illustrations. Shaun Simon Writer ,. Joe Keatinge Goodreads Author Writer ,. Lee Garbett Writer ,. Jock Writer, Artist. Wilson ,. Jeromy Cox. Viktor Kalvachev ,. Kosta Yanev ,. Toby Cypress Illustrator. Joe Casey ,. John Lucas Illustrator ,. FCO Plascencia Colorist. Jeremy Barlow Idea ,. Mike Kennedy Editor ,. Federico Dallocchio Illustrations ,. Ben Zackheim Goodreads Author ,. Small insurgent groups pop up in towns and cities across the country, and a sizable force, the Free States Army, pushes toward Manhattan. The city proves too big for them to take, and also for the U. Army to defend. The war stalls there, a stalemate, neither side being able to shift things. Manhattan is mainly empty, with only , people still on the island compared with 1. The comic series begins when reporter Matty Roth arrives in Manhattan, five years after the outbreak of the war. Through the series' first 22 issues, DMZ followed Matty Roth through various crises in his first year and a half around the DMZ and the surrounding areas, such as military bases of the Free Armies and of the United States. The story returned to primarily following Matty Roth in issue The series had an immediate impact, attracting critical recognition from the American national media with the release of the first , DMZ Vol. It is addictive and brutal, and a perfect antidote to the flag-waving Fox News broadcasts of the War on Terror. Wood and Burchielli have created something special, something that gets beyond the body counts and the headlines of setbacks and failures". In February , it was announced that Syfy is planning on making a TV series adaptation of the comic with former writers and executive producers Andre and Maria Jacquemetton. The series has been collected in standard trade paperbacks paperbacks. Starting in , the series was collected as two Compendium trade paperbacks paperbacks. Starting in , the series was re-released as deluxe hardcover editions. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article is about the Vertigo comic book series. Further information: List of DMZ characters. In Dougall, Alastair ed. The Vertigo Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. Live from the DMZ. Archived from the original on February 15, Retrieved February 16, Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on April 14, Retrieved March 13, April 6, Retrieved April 7, Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on May 30, Retrieved October 4, Entertainment Weekly. Sun-Times. Their current batch of comics is just as strong, but with fan and critical favorite Y: The Last Man winding down to meet its end next year, Vertigo needs some new titles to fill in its void.

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This story moved me. Now to Volume View 1 comment. Mar 28, Michael rated it really liked it Shelves: loeg-archives. Some interesting back story to "the War" in this volume. I've never been interested in the "history" leading up the the war in DMZ; I'm perfectly happy to accept the premise and see how Wood explores life in a warzone, but this was a really well done story about the muddy morality of warfare. Wood didn't provide a nice, pat answer where somebody is found to be guilty or innocent. Soldiers open fire on a crowd of peace protestors, and nobody knows who to blame, if anybody is to blame. Matty's tryi Some interesting back story to "the War" in this volume. Matty's trying to find out what happened, and he finds that in a highly stressful, confusing, uncoordinated setting, with unprepared troops who are out of touch with command, anything can happen. That doesn't excuse the soldiers for the murder of hundreds of civilians, but it doesn't justify the execution of a young, stupid kid who was in a terrible situation out of his control. I wish that Vertigo would skip a month occasionally in publishing this series, however, so that Burchielli could draw every issue. Kristian Donaldson's fill-in art was solid on its own terms, but it doesn't flow well with Burchielli's art. Sep 17, Robert Timmons rated it it was amazing. DMZ volume 4 is the best of the series so far by a mile. In this volume, the young journalist from the first three volumes, Matt Roth, lands an interview with an enlisted US soldier who was involved in a massacre within the DMZ. This allows Brian Wood to tell the story of how the DMZ came to be and also the story of a young kid from the Midwest who ends up in this nightmare. Wood does a great job showing the different viewpoints of this conflict and portrays the difficulty with deciding who is r DMZ volume 4 is the best of the series so far by a mile. Wood does a great job showing the different viewpoints of this conflict and portrays the difficulty with deciding who is right in these situations. It's interesting that the best volume of this series is the one which focuses on the individuals in the conflict rather than the bigger condors of companies profiting from the war. Oct 09, Cale rated it really liked it. It pulls no punches, painting everyone as victims, no matter where they were in the events, and letting no one off easily, especially with its brutal ending. Matty's a bystander here more than anything else, allowing the different character's perspectives on the events to carry through, and I love how the book includes even those who weren't directly affected by the action to better paint the wider range of the impact. It's a slightly shorter volume than the previous ones, but that doesn't make it any weaker. View 2 comments. Nov 06, Robert Hudder rated it liked it. So, this volume seems like a rollback and self contained. It is about the fall guy and the people complicit in creating a fall guy including those demanding justice. There is no truthful resolution to this arc but just a bit of a hands thrown up in the . In some ways, it is a simpler statement of something like Footnotes in Gaza by Joe Sacco. I'm not being dismissive here. I am not sure there is a good answer and none is offered. There are some facts such as number killed, the way a system fa So, this volume seems like a rollback and self contained. There are some facts such as number killed, the way a system fails, and the visceral need for accountability. Unfortunately, reality or representation of reality isn't always satisfying. That's okay. Aug 30, Marissa rated it liked it. Structurally sound except Matty just keeps on white-knuckling through his privilege yes, even in the DMZ and is now sleeping with Zee. Because hey, sure, why not, she's never shown interest before, just slap two characters together because reasons. Oh, we also meet The Snoozer for two whole panels and don't get anything fun for it except knowing that a 9th issue of Snoozer exists. I hope to god someone writes this zine in one of the upcoming trades. Feb 18, Norma rated it it was amazing. A story of a family secret, kept so long, that everyone has a different notion of the truth. Many strange, sometimes funny, somewhat heart-breaking, situations occur due to the secrets kept by Mica's grandmother when they return after generations to Warsaw, supposedly to reclaim their lost property. Very nice Compelling story. Really makes you think about why insurgents in other countries where the IS fights wars do what they do. The varying artwork was cool too. I really hope they make this into a movie. May 31, M. Ashraf rated it liked it Shelves: . Very interesting questions were asked, different point of views and with a shocking put somehow fitting ending to the whole situation. I think this volume in the top 2 so far! Sep 18, Brendan rated it it was amazing. Friendly Fire is another great storyline, dealing smartly, if rather superficially at times, with the confusion and chaos of modern warfare, and the question of who should be responsible when things go horribly wrong. Apr 07, Ross Vincent rated it it was amazing Shelves: graphic-novel. May 09, Peter rated it it was amazing. This did just vault onto the "Required Reading" list. Aug 24, James rated it it was amazing Shelves: comicbooks. Somebody always pays for a mistake. Feb 12, Gary Maginnis rated it really liked it. Dec 06, Ashley M. Hardy rated it really liked it. End of society as we know it. Wonderful work of fiction and illustrations. May 29, Scott rated it really liked it. An excellent volume, presenting a rashomon style retelling of a massacre from multiple perspectives. Mar 12, Samuel rated it liked it Shelves: graphic-novels. It's not that this issue was necessarily bad, in fact I actually liked the story and the questions it raised. The problem is that the main narrative isn't being moved, it's hard to stay intrigued when issues tie up without any suspense or connection to the next one. People with less patience may call this one DMZ's last strike of being episodic instead of an epic. Jan 01, Mike rated it really liked it. Brian Wood is the kind of writer I find persistently frustrating. I've read his work in several different series, most notably , and I find that I always walk away from his work hooked on the story but let down by the characters. Wood is extremely inventive as a writer, which is evident in this volume of his series DMZ, his sense of setting, pacing, and resolution are top notch. The problem? I never really care about his main characters. Friendly Fire is a great case in point. This vo Brian Wood is the kind of writer I find persistently frustrating. This volume revolves around the most important day of the war to date, Day and the massacre that occurred on it. Again, Woods creation of a world where, with their attention completely preoccupied by foreign wars the US Government is caught off guard when a insurrection, led by primarily elements of various mid-western militia groups, rises up and begins and armed take over of the country. This war grinds to a halt when the elements the militias, roughly working together under the umbrella of the Free States of America, hit Manhattan. All of this was covered in the previous three volumes and mostly in flash back as the book takes place years after the battle of Manhattan. Day , we learn in this volume, is the critical point in the war where the battle of Manhattan turned into the DMZ that has dominated the story up to this point. How did the Free States and the US Government come to a point where each has agreed that Manhattan is effectively a self governed no- mans-land where no one can enter or leave except under extreme circumstances? Wood provides a very compelling explanation in this volume and it all revolves around a moment, a much disputed moment, when hundreds of Manhattan peace protesters where killed by US forces. This moment, so outrageous to people on both sides of the conflict, and the world community for that matter, forces the US Government to negotiate a ceasefire with the Free States that evolves into the transformation of Manhattan into the DMZ. Matty Roth, the accidental journalist embedded in the DMZ who is the main protagonist of series, is asked to write an article on Day on the eve of the verdict in the trial of those involved. The trial, held by the the US Government, is seen as crucial in reestablishing credibility for the US and their forces. Roth, who in the previous volumes has earned the trust of both sides in the conflict, as well as the public at large through his reporting, is tasked with making sense of the incident and reporting on it in an honest way. What follows is a very compelling story that is a masterful critique of the confusion of war and the way that regular people are ground up by forces much greater than themselves. Again, while I enjoyed the story a great deal, and found the actions of Roth and the other characters in this book compelling, I don't feel like I know anything more about his character at the end of this volume than I did at the beginning. I often feel that with Wood his characters are most tour guides to a story rather than rich, complex people. This is why I find his work so frustrating. If he had added more character development to Roth in this volume, or the preceding volumes, this title would easily be one of the best things out there. As it is, even with this flaw, I can't help but recommend it. What can I say, I'm hooked and I'll be back for Vol. Oct 02, Dawn Rutherford rated it it was amazing Shelves: graphic-narrative-manga. This series is so great. Political, heartbreaking, and exciting. Sep 15, Du4 rated it liked it Shelves: graphic-novels. It's a tough story to read, and Wood deserves kudos for portraying the different perspectives so well. I was particularly impressed with his portrayals of U. The greatest part of this story is that the event itself becomes meaningless. Wood's point about the massacre is that the perception impact of the event is so great, it brought the U. It's Abu Ghraib taken to a hometown degree. Ultimately, even the participants' involvement becomes moot as they reflect on the events of the day: there becomes no question about who did what or why. I have a huge complaint with this volume however, and that's the sudden artistic changes in the story. In a previous review, I had mentioned how great it was that Burchielli managed to pump out a steady stream of work in line with Wood's stories, and that any fill-in art thematically matched Wood's story. It begins with a flashback to one of the Day soldiers' paths to joining the Army, and this sequence is ably executed, but the art is a poor match for the tone of the story and the book. After this, the art breaks down into multiple offerings from multiple artists, streaming across stories in such a way that it becomes apparent that there's been a problem keeping Burchielli on schedule. Nothing brings me out of a story faster than this, and I found myself reading through these chapters quicker just to get back to what I thought was the "main" story with Burchielli's art. It's even more of a pain when the replaced artist in question, in this case Burchielli, cannot be easily mimicked by his fill-ins. So there is a little bit of a trust issue that develops here: It's hard for a loyal reader who has become so engorged by Wood's narrative to remain loyal to the series when the images involved are so carelessly altered. This happens all the time in mainstream comics, but it's much more annoying to me personally for the boutique small press books of which Vertigo is representative. Aug 25, Gavin rated it it was amazing Shelves: comics. Vol 3 was fantastic and this one is no different. Matty is investigating a massacre of civilian peace protestors near the start of the war that took place before he was in the DMZ. The plot is really spot on in regards to the warrior culture of the US, and how the economy runs on war, the one thing that the nation excels at. In the aftermath of citizens being gunned down by their own government, a shift took place, that lost the USA the moral nigh ground against the Free States. More importantly, the book examines the reality of who's to blame for such events, and if there really is any point in assigning blame, as it won't do much good. There is a trial and verdicts are announced, nearly 3 years after the massacre. Matty talks to survivors, people who saw it, a few of the soliders involved one who blew the whistle, for all the good it did him , and one who was the squad leader, a career soldier who did exactly what he was trained to do by his superiors. As one higher up says to Matty, they're not trained to second-guess. The verdict comes down, and the results obviously have a reaction from everyone. The real takeaway from this however, is that it is war, and there's no such thing as good bad innocent or guilty and blame isn't going to do any good, in the middle of a Civil War that has no rules. Great social commentary on war in the modern era and though it's set in NYC, it pretty much applies to Iraq and Afghanistan. Brilliant work, thought- provoking stuff. Strongly recommended, an essential series to read at this point. Start from the beginning for the most impact. Dec 20, Robert rated it liked it Shelves: graphic-novels-comics. This was a pretty decent story in this series. What really impressed me was that right after the intro there was a couple of pages that showed the various main characters and explained where they fit into the story. Also included was some back fill as to what has occurred up to the point where book 4 is now sitting. This was definitely helpful as this is a somewhat complex story overall and if you have not read one of these in a while you may be a bit off. The graphic artwork also stands up quit This was a pretty decent story in this series. The graphic artwork also stands up quite well to the violent nature of the story. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Readers also enjoyed. Graphic Novels Comics. Science Fiction. About Brian Wood. Want to Read. Shelving menu. Shelve DMZ, Vol. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Rate it:. Book 2. America's worst nightmare has come true. Having ne… More. Book 3. Matty Roth, aspiring photojournalist, continues hi… More. Book 4. Collecting issues of the acclaimed series b… More. Book 5. Collecting issues of the acclaimed series f… More. Book 6. The world and characters of the DMZ -- a futuristi… More. Book 7. Book 8.

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