DMZ Vol. 8: Hearts and Minds

Author: Brian Wood
Publisher: Vertigo
ISBN: 1401251617
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
The world and characters of the DMZ - a futuristic, war-torn Manhattan - are expanded and enriched in this eighth volume of the acclaimed series. Journalist Matty Roth redefines his role in the DMZ following the tumultuous events of the past year No longer content to be merely a citizen journalist or a mouthpiece for Parco Delgado's struggling city government, he now rolls with his own private security force and self-defined mandate to heal the city. Is this the start of a brand-new day via the barrel of an gun - or will this 'Rise of Matty' end with the fall of just another petty warlord? Plus, you'll discover the truth behind the mysterious death cult that is housed in the city's tallest building. These violent killers hide behind masks and heavy clothing are always the vanguard of death and destruction. Now you'll find out just who they are and where they come from.

DMZ Vol. 1: On the Ground

Author: Brian Wood
Publisher: Vertigo
ISBN: 1401239501
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
In the near future, America's worst nightmare has come true. With military adventurism overseas bogging down the Army and National Guard, the U.S. government mistakenly neglects the very real threat of anti-establishment militias scattered acrossthe 50 states. Like a sleeping giant, Middle America rises up and violently pushes its way to the shining seas, coming to a standstill at the line in the sand - Manhattan. Or, as the world now knows it, the DMZ. Matty Roth, a naive aspiringphotojournalist, lands a dream job following a veteran war correspondent into the heart of he DMZ. Things soon go terribly wrong, and Matty finds himself lost and alone in a world he's only seen on television. There, he is faced with a choice: finda way off the island, or make his career with an assignment most journalists would kill for. But can he survive in this savage war zone long enough to report the truth?

Free States Rising

Author: Brian Wood
Publisher: Titan Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781781160749
Category : Dystopias
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
As the war enters its final weeks Matty Roth is given a golden opportunity to report once again from the DMZ, not as a network lackey but as an unbiased observer for the court of world opinion, to ensure both sides stay honest. He is determined to do right by the city where he once failed miserably.

A Different Face of War

Author: James G. Van Straten
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
ISBN: 1574416170
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 520

Book Description
A Different Face of War is a riveting account of a Medical Service Corps officer’s activities during the early years of the Vietnam War. Assigned as the senior medical advisor to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in I Corps, an area close to the DMZ, James G. Van Straten traveled extensively and interacted with military officers and non-commissioned officers, peasant-class farmers, Buddhist bonzes, shopkeepers, scribes, physicians, nurses, the mentally ill, and even political operatives. He sent his wife daily letters from July 1966 through June 1967, describing in impressive detail his experiences, and those letters became the primary source for his memoir. The author describes with great clarity and poignancy the anguish among the survivors when an American cargo plane in bad weather lands short of the Da Nang Air Base runway on Christmas Eve and crashes into a Vietnamese coastal village, killing more than 100 people and destroying their village; the heart-wrenching pleadings of a teenage girl that her shrapnel-ravaged leg not be amputated; and the anger of an American helicopter pilot who made repeated trips into a hot landing zone to evacuate the wounded, only to have the Vietnamese insist that the dead be given a higher priority.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Author: Denise Mina
Publisher: Vertigo
ISBN: 9781401235581
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Mikael and Lisbeth try to dig up the truth as the darkness of the Vanger family threatens to engulf the both of them in this graphic novel adaptation of the novel.

Placing America

Author: Michael Fuchs
Publisher: transcript Verlag
ISBN: 3839420806
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 215

Book Description
In »Call Me Ishmael«, Charles Olson exclaims »SPACE to be the central fact to man born in America«. Indeed, from the start, history and identity in America have been intricately tied to issues of space: from the idea of the »city upon a hill« to the transnational (soft) power of the United States, space has always served as an important parameter of power gained or lost and of the struggles to maintain or resist it. With contributions that range from the construction of America in (European) academic discourses to children's fiction, this collection provides an extensive and insightful study of how space influences our understanding of America.

The Unwritten Vol. 1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity

Author: Mike Carey
Publisher: Vertigo
ISBN: 1401236332
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
Tom Taylor's life was screwed from the get go. His father created the Tommy Taylor fantasy series, boy-wizard novels with popularity on par with Harry Potter. The problem is Dad modeled the fictional epic so closely on Tom's real life that fans are constantly comparing him to his fictional counterpart, turning him into the lamest variety of Z-level celebrity. In the final novel, it's even implied that the fictional Tommy will cross over into the real world, giving delusional fans more excuses to harass Tom. When an enormous scandal reveals that Tom might really be a boy-wizard made flesh, Tom comes into contact with a very mysterious, very deadly group that's secretly kept tabs on him all his life. Now, to protect his own life and discover the truth behind his origins, Tom will travel the world, eventually finding himself at locations all featured on a very special map-one kept by the deadly group that charts places throughout world history where fictions have impacted and tangibly shaped reality, those stories ranging from famous literary works to folktales to pop culture. And in the process of figuring out what it all means, Tom will find himself having to figure out a huge conspiracy mystery that spans the entirety of the history of fiction. Collects issues #1-5 in this NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Vertigo series by Mike Carey (LUCIFER) and Peter Gross (LUCIFER).

DMZ.

Author: Brian Wood
Publisher: Vertigo
ISBN: 9781401231507
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 123

Book Description
With the U.S. poised to steamroll its way into the city, Matty lends his Liberty News secure phone line to DMZ citizens to reach out to loved ones outside the city, a direct violation of his contract.

DMZ Vol. 3: Public Works

Author: Brian Wood
Publisher: Vertigo
ISBN: 1401239978
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
In this third volume, collecting issues #13-17, Matty severs his ties to the Liberty News and becomes a free agent. He soon finds himself in over his head as he goes undercover and infiltrates a terrorist cell determined to disrupt any and all construction sites trying to rebuild the city.

The Last Time I Dreamed About the War

Author: Jean-Jacques Malo
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476616531
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 295

Book Description
This is a collection of essays on the life and writing of W.D. Ehrhart, poet, essayist, memoirist and teacher. The twenty contributors--scholars, publishers, poets--are from the U.S., France, Britain, the Netherlands, Austria, India and Japan. Some are Vietnam or Iraq war veterans. The collection overall studies various aspects of Ehrhart's writing, as well as his direct influence on the lives of people, both as a writer and as a teacher. The volume concludes with a selection of Ehrhart poems chosen by the contributors because they embody some quality discussed in the essays. The book includes a selected bibliography of Bill Ehrhart's published writings.