Squid of Man

I don't venture out into "new" comics too often. I have a trusty stable of a half-dozen series I trust and read up on and that's about it. I just find there's so much shit out there that if you start really searching through everything on offer you'll just wind up dismayed and disappointed.

But "DMZ" is...well, it's fantastic. Set in a near-future world where middle America has risen up and rebelled against the "liberal" states, New York is the frontline between US and "Free States" forces. Volume #1 focuses on a journalist who winds up trapped in Manhattan, the "DMZ" between both forces where most of the fighting takes place, and how he adjusts to the surreal life that millions of residents have been forced to adopt since the outbreak of the war.

Everything is top-shelf, writing, art, design, everything. The "counter-culture" in Manhattan isn't kitschy, the political back-story is dealt with in a really polished way, not going into too much detail, and the whole thing has a really cool "Escape From NY" vibe. As always you can get it for the best price at Kinokuniya in the city, where with a member's discount it's, like, $10.50.