FREEDMZ: COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT VOLUME 10 EBOOK Brian Wood | 128 pages | 01 Mar 2013 | VERTIGO | 9781401231507 | English | New York, United States DMZ, Vol. Collective Punishment by Brian Wood The inspiration for the comic had initially come to Wood in earlyat a time when the September 11, attacks in New York City and the invasion of Iraq dominated the U. Wood first discovered the work of artist Riccardo Burchielli in a stack of portfolios on Dennis' desk, [3] the editor having collected a sample of the Italian's illustrations after encountering him at a comics fair in Naples in March Narrative direction was the sole purview of the writer, with character design left to the artist. The series is set in New York Citysometime in DMZ: Collective Punishment Volume 10 near future and in the midst of a civil war that has turned the island of Manhattan into a demilitarized zone. The conflict concerns two primary forces: the federal government of the United States of America and the Free States armies. In issue 2, its explained that the Free States are less a geographical entity than "an idea", and that the movement began with an uprising of secessionist groups that formed a separate government in Montana before spreading across the country. The Free Armies and the U. The planned evacuation of Manhattan went disastrously wrong, but despite that the U. Army was finally able to halt the advance of the Free States forces. There was even a sense among troops that the U. With the U. The U. In an interview, Brian Wood described the back-history as the citizens of Middle America having risen up against the pre-emptive war policies of the U. Midwestern militia groups revolt against their local governments in protest of rampant U. 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 onlypeople still on the island compared with 1. The comic series begins DMZ: Collective Punishment Volume 10 reporter Matty Roth arrives in DMZ: Collective Punishment Volume 10, five years DMZ: Collective Punishment Volume 10 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 trade paperbackDMZ Vol. It is addictive and brutal, and a perfect antidote to the flag-waving Fox News broadcasts of DMZ: Collective Punishment Volume 10 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 Februaryit was announced that Syfy is planning on making a TV series adaptation of the comic with former Mad Men writers and executive producers Andre and Maria Jacquemetton. The series has been collected in standard trade paperbacks paperbacks. Starting inthe series was collected as two DMZ: Collective Punishment Volume 10 trade paperbacks paperbacks. Starting inthe 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. Chicago 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. With the first collection of DMZit looks like Vertigo has found its series. DMZ is incredible. Wood and Burchielli have created something special, something that gets beyond the body counts and the headlines of setbacks and failures. San Francisco Chronicle. The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, It's on Park Avenue". October 1, Retrieved October 30, The Beat. Retrieved DC Vertigo ongoing series. Swamp Thing Vol. Deadenders Swamp Thing Vol. Categories : Vertigo titles comics debuts comics DMZ: Collective Punishment Volume 10 Action-adventure comics Alternate history comics Dystopian comics Comics by Brian Wood New York City in fiction Political comic strips Post-apocalyptic comics Satirical comics War comics. Hidden categories: Title pop. Namespaces Article Talk. Views Read Edit View history. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Download as PDF Printable version. Brian Wood. DMZ Book Five by Brian Wood, Riccardo Burcchielli, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. Home 1 Books 2. Add to Wishlist. Sign in to Purchase Instantly. Explore Now. Buy As Gift. Overview With all his allegiances wiped away by the mistakes he's made, embedded journalist Matty Roth watches as DMZ: Collective Punishment Volume 10 Free States of America and the US wage civil war on the DMZ: Collective Punishment Volume 10 of Manhattan - also known as the DMZ. As Matty covers the battles on the ground, old allies and enemies resurface and Matty must prove that after all he's been through that he is a changed man. Will the choices he makes reflect this? Product Details About the Author. About the Author Brian Wood released his first series, Channel Zero, in to critical acclaim, and has produced comics and graphic novels at a brisk pace ever since, becoming one of the most important creators of the last decade. He has earned multiple Eisner Award nominations, and his work has been published in close to a dozen foreign markets. Related Searches. The Trust, Agent Graves and the Minutemen arrive in Mexico for a showdown that will mark the end for at least one major player, while View Product. DMZ Book Five. The final year of DMZ begins here! After six years of DMZ Book One. Collecting the first 12 issues of the series about the ultimate embedded war journalist trapped Collecting the first 12 issues of the series about the ultimate embedded war journalist trapped in a most unlikely war zone: the streets of New York City. In the near future, America's DMZ: Collective Punishment Volume 10 nightmare has come true. DMZ: Collective Punishment Volume 10 military adventurism DMZ Book Three. Originally conceived in the s by the visionary team of writer Arnold Drake and artist Originally conceived in the s by the visionary team of writer Arnold Drake and artist Bruno Premiani, the Doom Patrol was reborn a generation later through the singular imagination of a young Scottish author—and the result took American comics DMZ: Collective Punishment Volume 10 With military adventurism overseas bogging With military adventurism overseas bogging down the Army and National Guard, the U. Like a Matty's seen to it that everyone's voice is being heard, but will the social order devolve into anarchy, or In this collection of five single-issue stories, citizens and soldiers — new characters and old Includes a story concerning the enigmatic Wilson, the self-professed protector DC Comics. DMZ Series “Collective Punishment” | DC Nearing the end, political and social tension in the DMZ is once again on the rise. That Wood has been able to maintain the high standard of this story for so long is quite impressive. Both formats introduce us to a couple new characters as well as re-introduce us to some familiar faces. They do not, DMZ: Collective Punishment Volume 10, really move the main DMZ storyline forward. The artwork is wonderfully varied, and each Note has a different impact. The DMZ: Collective Punishment Volume 10 military and government DMZ: Collective Punishment Volume 10 reacted violently to the earlier attack 25 miles to the north of Manhattan, with a domestically-applied Bush Doctrine of preemptive strikes. What he finds at the checkpoint, though, is entirely unexpected. It will change his role in the DMZ for good, and we also see him make a bold move, taking responsibility for his own role in some pretty dark moments from the two previous books. Each vignette adds more depth and detail to the characters we have come to know — some more than others. Sadly, my story ADHD has done a disservice to the extra stories, as they are uniformly very well-written. With the U. Will this be the end of the old man, or will Wilson be able to weather the coming storm? In this story, she finds a baby abandoned in the street. She cares for it for one night, and we see how its presence momentarily changes everything for her. The artist was arrested, detained, tortured and let go by the US Army. The final few pages are very powerful, simply realised. Meets some more interesting people. Some assholes, too. In the final chapter, Matty mingles underground with a group of survivors. He decides to lend his Liberty News secure satellite phone to the DMZ citizens, allowing them to reach to loved ones outside the DMZ: Collective Punishment Volume 10 for the first time in ages.