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The Sheriff of Babylon: The Deluxe Edition

por Tom King, Mitch Gerads (Ilustrador)

Otros autores: Travis Lanham (Letterer), John Paul Leon (Artista de Cubierta), Nick Napolitano (Letterer), Saida Temofonte (Letterer)

Series: The Sheriff of Babylon (1-12)

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"Inspired by his real-life experiences as a CIA operations officer in Iraq, writer Tom King teams with artist Mitch Gerads--the creative team behind the critically acclaimed Mister Miracle--to deliver a wartime crime thriller like no other. The Sheriff of Babylon: The Deluxe Edition collects all 12 issues of the groundbreaking Vertigo series. This special hardcover volume also features a new introduction by King and afterword by Gerads, as well as a gallery of preliminary artwork from Gerads and cover artist John Paul Leon. Baghdad, 2003. The reign of Saddam Hussein is over. The Americans are in command. And no one is in control. Former cop turned military contractor Christopher Henry knows that better than anyone. He's in country to train up a new Iraqi police force, and one of his recruits has just been murdered. With civil authority in tatters and dead bodies clogging the streets, Chris is the only person in the Green Zone with any interest in finding out who killed him--and why. Chris' inquiry brings him first to Sofia, an American-raised Iraqi who now sits on the governing council, and then to Nassir, a grizzled veteran of Saddam's police force--and probably the last real investigator left in Baghdad. United by death but divided by conflicting loyalties, the three must help each other navigate the treacherous landscape of post-invasion Iraq in order to hunt down the killers. But are their efforts really serving justice--or a much darker agenda?"--… (más)
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A brutal and graphic graphic novel about the chaotic domination of Iraq by the USA in 2004 after the fall of Baghdad. Chris is a police trainer, trying to work with the rather pathetic local recruits. There are no 'normal' police in the US-held Green Zone so he is called to investigate when one of his recruits is found dead. The book shows the heat, the organisational chaos and the violence of the occupation with powerful and sometimes disturbing images. Neither Iraqis nor Americans come out of this looking great.

One thing which sort of annoyed me though was the composition choice of black frames with sound words used for gunshots and explosions. While they certainly drew attention to the noise, the black frame indicated time passing for me and took me out of the flow

A disturbing and brutal look at the aftermath of the USA-Iraq war. ( )
  questbird | Mar 8, 2019 |
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King, TomAutorautor principaltodas las edicionesconfirmado
Gerads, MitchIlustradorautor principaltodas las edicionesconfirmado
Lanham, TravisLettererautor secundariotodas las edicionesconfirmado
Leon, John PaulArtista de Cubiertaautor secundariotodas las edicionesconfirmado
Napolitano, NickLettererautor secundariotodas las edicionesconfirmado
Temofonte, SaidaLettererautor secundariotodas las edicionesconfirmado
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"Inspired by his real-life experiences as a CIA operations officer in Iraq, writer Tom King teams with artist Mitch Gerads--the creative team behind the critically acclaimed Mister Miracle--to deliver a wartime crime thriller like no other. The Sheriff of Babylon: The Deluxe Edition collects all 12 issues of the groundbreaking Vertigo series. This special hardcover volume also features a new introduction by King and afterword by Gerads, as well as a gallery of preliminary artwork from Gerads and cover artist John Paul Leon. Baghdad, 2003. The reign of Saddam Hussein is over. The Americans are in command. And no one is in control. Former cop turned military contractor Christopher Henry knows that better than anyone. He's in country to train up a new Iraqi police force, and one of his recruits has just been murdered. With civil authority in tatters and dead bodies clogging the streets, Chris is the only person in the Green Zone with any interest in finding out who killed him--and why. Chris' inquiry brings him first to Sofia, an American-raised Iraqi who now sits on the governing council, and then to Nassir, a grizzled veteran of Saddam's police force--and probably the last real investigator left in Baghdad. United by death but divided by conflicting loyalties, the three must help each other navigate the treacherous landscape of post-invasion Iraq in order to hunt down the killers. But are their efforts really serving justice--or a much darker agenda?"--

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