DMZ Book Four

Description

The newest volume of these re-cut trade paperbacks collecting creator Brian Wood's (Demo, Northlanders) groundbreaking series. Brian Wood and artist Riccardo Burchielli's DMZ, one of Vertigo Comics' longest-running series, continues its blistering look at politically motivated war in DMZ Book Four. When Matty Roth first crash-landed in the DMZ, he was essentially handed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to document the city under siege with a classic journalist's objectivity. He now finds himself adrift, wandering around a forgotten corner of the city, grappling with the crushing guilt of his role in recent events. Unable to deal with the notion of rejoining society, he clings to a little toy radio and just tries to make it through each day. With the final battle about to begin, this is his last chance to do right by the residents of the city he's grown to love. Brian Wood and artist Riccardo Burchielli are joined by guest artists Cliff Chiang, David Lapham, Danijel Zezelj, Andrea Mutti and Nathan Fox to continue the unforgettable series in DMZ Book Four. Collects issues #45-59 in the penultimate chapter of this critically acclaimed series.

Multiple Eisner Award nominee Brian Wood released his first graphic novel, Channel Zero, to considerable critical acclaim, and over the last fifteen years has created hard-hitting and socially-relevant original series such as DMZ, Northlanders, The Couriers, and The Massive. He's also written for some of the biggest titles in pop culture, with work on Star Wars, Conan The Barbarian, Lord of the Rings and X-Men. He lives with his family in Brooklyn. Riccardo Burchielli made his debut in the world of comics in 2003 on the monthly seriesJohn Doe. During this time he also worked on short stories forSkorpyoandLanciostory, two of the most important comics magazines in Italy. His big breakthrough in American comics came in 2005 illustrating and designing the critically acclaimed series DMZ, an intense modern-day war story, written by Brian Wood.

"...reflects the anxieties of many living in the world today and continues the kind of mature storytelling Vertigo thrives on." --Publishers Weekly "Wood and Burchielli gut-wrenchingly portray the chaotic reality of life in a war zone." --Washington Post "If residents of Manhattan often feel at odds with the rest of the country, the comic book series DMZ magnifies that anxiety with its radical premise." --The New York Times