Army @ Love #1 Preview
Posted by: on March 24, 2007 at 11:48 am
Written by Rick Veitch; Art and Cover by Veitch and Gary Erskine
Comics iconoclast Rick Veitch (SWAMP THING, CAN’T GET NO) writes and pencils a subversive new ongoing series, joined by inker Gary Erskine (THE FILTH).
Comedy collides head on with tragedy when a New Jersey National Guard unit is deployed indefinitely to a never-ending series of wars in the Middle East. These are citizen soldiers — kids fresh out of high school shoulder-to-shoulder with middle-aged corporate manager. To motivate them, a modernized military has gone into full, take-no-prisoners marketing mode.
Equal parts blistering battle action, sensuous soap opera and pitch-black satire in the vein of PREACHER and TRANSMETROPOLITAN, Army@Love is unlike anything Veitch — or any other comics creator — has ever attempted. And you won’t believe your eyes when you see what it takes to become a member of The Hot Zone Club! Don’t miss a Sneak Peek at this issue in Y: THE LAST MAN #55.
3 Responses to "Army @ Love #1 Preview"
1 | Thatguy
Disgusting. So beyond the fact that, to date, virtually no writer can write a story in support of their politics without demonizing the other side, now a writer has moved on to present perhaps on of the most insulting depictions of US troops I’ve seen.
It amazes me that one of the most respectful and balanced writers in comics was Micah Write, a guy who lied about his service.
I almost hate being liberal, because most of the people on my side seem to be so full of shit.
2 | Zayne
I agree. I am an officer in the 1-181st and this is the worst piece of gabage I have ever read. What a complete disrepect to everything that the Armed forces do. Please everyone do your country a favor and please do not buy this trash. Buy New Avengers, Batman, Justice League, The Darkness, anything but this.
3 | KKKomix
Yeah Thatguy, I’m a liberal too and suddenly after reading this I hate their…um, I mean our guts too. Yay WAR!
