Brian Wood: DMZ. [7]: War powers

 

Alkuteos: DMZ: War Powers (2009)

Kuvittaja: Riccardo Burchielli

Teksti: Brian Wood

Ilmestymisaika: 2009 (ko.painos)

Sivumäärä: 142

Kustantaja: DC Comics

ISBN: 9781401224301

Muoto: Nid.

Sarjamerkintä: DMZ #7

Peukku: q^^

Huom: julkaistu alun perin DMZ-sarjakuvalehden numeroissa #35-41

*”If this city is going to stand on its own in the eyes of the world, I’ll need more than just ‘hood recognition.”

New York City…a no man’s land in the second American civil war and the place that rookie photojournalist Matty Roth calls home. Originally a journalist reporting on the daily life of civilians struggling to get by in a war zone, Matty has found himself increasingly being pulled into the complex politics of the city.

In WAR POWERS, the populist hero Parco Delgado – with Matty’s help – has assumed the office of City Governor. His first order of business is to cancel all existing deals and contracts and expel all peacekeepers, troops, NGO’s and observers.

The DMZ is now a sovereign nation.

But despite riding into office on a huge wave of popular support, Parco finds himself lacking the necessary money and political strength to run the city the way he promised. Matty is enlisted to carry out a mission that would immediately elevate Delgado’s administration to the global stage, ensuring all the power he could possibly need – and perhaps more than he’s earned.

Faced with this prospect, will Matty continue to blindly support his buddy Parco? Or is it finally time for Matty to start calling some of the shots himself?

Also in this volume is the two-part The Island, focusing on a group of very well-armed, very bored troops stationed on Staten Island who chose to write their own rules of engagement, and the short story Zee, DMZ, which highlights a moment of tenderness in a city filled with violence.

Brian Wood and artist Riccardo Burchielli’s DMZ “...examines the political without getting preachy, and like good journalism it lays everything out for us – the good, the bad, and the ugly…” (Pop Syndicate). Joined by guest artists Kristian Donaldson and Nikki Cook, WAR POWERS raises the stakes to a shocking new level.*

Mattylle alkaa selviämään politiikan kova peli kaiken taustalla. Hän joutuu oppimaan, että kun valvova silmä välttää, voi ystävällisyys olla varsin vaarallista. Ja että joskus voi joutua vain juoksupojaksi kaikista annetuista lupauksista huolimatta. Nyt Mattyn onkin siis päätettävä, mitä hän itse haluaa ja millaisen hinnan hän siitä on valmis maksamaan? Kiehtovaa politikointia. Mukana myös pieni pätkä Zeen elämää.

Kuvitus toimii. Se on synkkää ja sopivan tummaa. Ei herkille.