The story began as a serialized web comic in May 2006 on SMITH Magazine. After receiving extensive media
coverage and an Eisner nomination for Best Digital Comic, the story was acquired by Grand Central Publishing for publication in North America (11/19) and in the UK by Weidenfeld & Nicolson (11/04).
The full-color 192-page hardcover graphic novel features over 110 pages of new material, including all new plots twists and, by popular demand, more Dan Rather than you can shake a dead armadillo at.
The year is 2011. The global war on terror is raging out of control. The American economy is deep in recession. The president is popping Prozac. When a suicide bomber blows a Brooklyn Starbucks to bits, hipster videoblogger Jimmy Burns is in the right place at the right time. His dramatic footage is picked up by Global News (“Your home for 24-hour terror coverage”) and Burns is transformed into an overnight media sensation. The next thing he knows he’s on a Black Hawk flying low and fast towards war-ravaged Baghdad. But Burns’ greatest dream – to become a war correspondent – quickly becomes his greatest nightmare. Everyone from his ratings-ravenous bosses, to a renegade squad of U.S. Army commandos, to a tech-savvy band of murderous jihadists all try to make him their pawn. But Burns has other ideas.
Can't wait to grab a copy of this. Societal comments expressed through art can be so powerful when done well, and it appears that is the case here. Congrats!!!
