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Summary: One of the Absolute Best War Comics EVER!!
Review: Don Lomax was drafted into the Army in 1965, and during his tour of duty in Vietnam, he made notes that would later serve as reference for his comic book work. In the early 90s, Lomax worked as writer for the tail-end of the Marvel Comics series The 'Nam, but it was with his own series, Vietnam Journal, published through obscure Apple Comics, that Lomax really got to shine. This is, without a doubt, the most graphic, realistic and emotionally powerful portrayal of the Vietnam War that's ever been seen in comic form. It's also the best overall war title since EC's Frontline Combat in the 1950s (and that's saying a lot). Lomax's art is gritty and detailed, and his stories are well-researched and honest. This book never glorifies war, but instead shows it just the way it was: complicated, brutal and disturbing.Vietnam Journal is the story of journalist Scott "Journal" Neithammer, a veteran of the Korean War, who comes to Vietnam in February 1967 to write about the average American soldier. This trade paperback collects the first six issues of the series: Issue one: The Field Jacket (Journal relates the story of a tattered filed jacket that's supposed to be a good luck charm.) Issue two: The Dogs of War (Journal gets lost, alone in the jungle, and comes across a wounded grunt and his dog, sitting among the dead in an overrun compound, waiting to die.) Issue three: Scorched Earth--By the Numbers (A heartless network journalist, who cares nothing for the common soldier, leaves a trail of destruction in his wake, searching madly for a sensational story.) Issue four: Birds of Prey (Journal encounters a dangerous CIA operative.) Issue five: Hawks of the Darkhorse (In the midst of a daring helicopter rescue, Journal learns that he can't always remain a "noncombatant".) Issue six: Tradition (Amid the remains of an ancient Buddhist temple, an American squad faces desperate odds.) This trade also includes a few short stories that have apparently never been published before. Let's hope ibooks will published the rest of the series. It's definitely worth it.
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Summary: One of the Absolute Best War Comics EVER!!
Review: Don Lomax was drafted into the Army in 1965, and during his tour of duty in Vietnam, he made notes that would later serve as reference for his comic book work. In the early 90s, Lomax worked as writer for the tail-end of the Marvel Comics series The 'Nam, but it was with his own series, Vietnam Journal, published through obscure Apple Comics, that Lomax really got to shine. This is, without a doubt, the most graphic, realistic and emotionally powerful portrayal of the Vietnam War that's ever been seen in comic form. It's also the best overall war title since EC's Frontline Combat in the 1950s (and that's saying a lot). Lomax's art is gritty and detailed, and his stories are well-researched and honest. This book never glorifies war, but instead shows it just the way it was: complicated, brutal and disturbing. Vietnam Journal is the story of journalist Scott "Journal" Neithammer, a veteran of the Korean War, who comes to Vietnam in February 1967 to write about the average American soldier. This trade paperback collects the first six issues of the series: Issue one: The Field Jacket (Journal relates the story of a tattered filed jacket that's supposed to be a good luck charm.) Issue two: The Dogs of War (Journal gets lost, alone in the jungle, and comes across a wounded grunt and his dog, sitting among the dead in an overrun compound, waiting to die.) Issue three: Scorched Earth--By the Numbers (A heartless network journalist, who cares nothing for the common soldier, leaves a trail of destruction in his wake, searching madly for a sensational story.) Issue four: Birds of Prey (Journal encounters a dangerous CIA operative.) Issue five: Hawks of the Darkhorse (In the midst of a daring helicopter rescue, Journal learns that he can't always remain a "noncombatant".) Issue six: Tradition (Amid the remains of an ancient Buddhist temple, an American squad faces desperate odds.) This trade also includes a few short stories that have apparently never been published before. Let's hope ibooks will published the rest of the series. It's definitely worth it.
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