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Vertigo (2007), Paperback, 168 pages
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Written by Brian Wood Art by Riccardo Burchielli Cover by Wood Don't miss this volume collecting issues #6-12 of the acclaimed series by Brian Wood! Roth's star power lands the break of a lifetime: an interview with the infamous leaders of the Free Armies. Advance-solicited; on sale February 7 - 168 pg, FC, $12.99 US - MATURE READERS
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LibraryThing member R3dH00d
An improvement over Volume 1. I'm more interested in Matty as a person, someone in way over his head, but determined to do the right thing, even though what is right in this world is almost impossible to say.
LibraryThing member wealhtheowwylfing
America is in the midst of a civil war, and New York City is a battle ground popularly called the DMZ. Matty, who grew up a privileged annoying richwhitestraightable guy, is still pretty privileged and annoying in the DMZ. The plot is weak and certainly not novel. The art is typical Vertigo--lots
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of harsh lines, cross-hatching, gratuitous female nakedness (without matching sexy male nakedness). An obese woman in a bikini is blown apart in the opening scene. There's a whole page of a guy getting shot in the head in graphic slo-mo. So...there's that. Those (big) caveats aside, the DMZ itself takes a larger role in this trade. What kind of food is available (mostly vegan), water shortages, zines, PTSD, what neighborhoods are left--all of it is at least mentioned, although not explored in-depth. Show Less
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168 p.; 6.61 inches
ISBN
1401212476 / 9781401212476