Shooting War
A Novel
Published on 8. November 2007
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-297-85274-2 (ISBN)
Description
The year is 2011, and Jimmy Burns, a young anti-corporate blogger, has just seen his apartment blown to bits by yet another terrorist attack on New York City (he lives above a Starbucks Coffee Shop). He's recorded the gruesome scene on his new videoblog camera -- footage Burns beams live to a freaked-out world and that makes him an overnight media star. Exploited by his own network (Global News: 'Your home for 24-hour terror coverage'), enraged by the terrorists, and determined to tell the American people the uncensored truth, Burns takes off for Iraq to get the real story of a war that's been raging for more than eight years. But Burns's greatest dream (to be a war correspondent) becomes his biggest nightmare as he nearly loses his mind in the paranoia, chaos and destruction of the spiraling civil war.
Reviews / Votes
"terrifyingly plausible and plausibly terrifying. originally free online, this strip deserves its enshrinement between the hard covers" -- James Lovegrove FINANCIAL TIMES "The writing is witty and appropriately gonzo, with all the moral ambiguity that implies" The Observer "riveting" Plan B One of the 100 Best Things in the World! GQ "it is fascinating to read a graphic novel about what the Iraq occupation might look like" Morning Star "a darkly funny trip into a shattered country. each page is packed with in-jokes and references" -- Max Leonard Time OutMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 227 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
856 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-297-85274-2 (9780297852742)
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Persons
Anthony Lappe is Executive Editor of GNN.tv, the web site for the Guerilla News Network. He is the co-author of their critically acclaimed book True Lies and the producer of the award-winning Showtime documentary about Iraq, BattleGround: 21 Days on the Empire's Edge. He has written for the New York Times, the Huffington Post, New York, Vice and Salon, amongst others, and has been a producer for MTV News and Fuse. He is a frequent guest on Air America and other radio stations across the country. SHOOTING WAR artist Dan Goldman (www.dangoldman.net) is a writer/artist/designer and the co-author of the first political-fiction graphic novel, Everyman: Be the People. He is a founding member of the online comics studio ACT-I-VATE and co-creator of the upcoming comics series The 718. Artist Dan Goldman is a writer/artist/designer and the co-author of the first political-fiction graphic novel, Everyman: Be the People.