Vietnam comic books issue 1

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1st Printing. Cover by Don Lomax. The Field Jacket!, script and art by Don Lomax; 'Vietnam Journal' shows the controversial war from the perspective of an embedded journalist; In "The Field Jacket", a tattooed field jacket is supposedly a good luck charm for the wearers; Will the new reporter, who is there to cover the "in-field" troops be as lucky?; His name is Scott Neithammer, but his friends and those around him just call him 'Journal.' See why Max Brooks (World War Z) said 'Vietnam Journal' was one of the 7 Best War Comics ever produced. 36 pgs., black and white. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

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1st printing. "A Memory!" By Will Eisner. Dark Horse is proud to present the newest graphic novel by Will Eisner, one of comics' pioneers and inarguably the medium's first "maverick" creator! Last Day in Vietnam is Eisner's memoir of stories about soldiers who are engaged not only in the daily hostilities of war but also in larger, more personal combat. During Eisner's years in the military, and particularly during the many field trips he made for P.S. Magazine, he observed camp life at close range. Some of the stories in this novel are comical, some heartrending, some frightening, yet all display the incredible insight into humanity characteristic of Eisner's entire oeuvre. The first edition of this graphic novel will feature a full-color cover painted by the artist, with a matte and spot-gloss finish, interior cover flaps, and special sepia-colored ink printed on high-quality antique paper. Softcover, 8 1/2-in.x 11-in., 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Eve Gilbert.

Scott Camil grew up in the 1960s wanting to fight for his country. After graduation, Camil joins the Marines and is sent to Vietnam. There he encounters the incompetence of his superiors, the constant death of his friends, the rape and slaughter of Vietnamese women and children, eventually turning him into a ruthless killer. Upon his return to civilian life, Camil adopts a new cause: telling the American people the truth about Vietnam.

Eve Gilbert illustrates Camil's words with empathy, nuance, and the occasional splash of humor. It's a cautionary tale whose arc of suffering and transformation is just as relevant today.

Hardcover, 112 pages, 2C. Mature Readers

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1st printing. Story and art by JOE KUBERT. Joe Kubert, one of the most influential storytellers in comics history, tells the harrowing, true story of a detachment of Special Forces soldiers on a simple recon mission into the village of Dong Xoai, Vietnam, that turned suddenly deadly. DONG XOAI, VIETNAM 1965 has a unique perspective, since Kubert based the story on extensive information gathered from the surviving members of the unit. It covers not only the action of the event but the details of deployment and build-up that led to the deadly encounter for these young American G.I.s. For decades, Joe Kubert has shown readers the true face of war - all the suffering, horror, loss and heroism of our fighting forces. With DONG XAOI, he goes a step beyond to tell a gut-wrenching tale of sacrifice that will linger long after you are done reading. Hardcover, 200 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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1st printing. Written by George Ryan. Art and cover by Eve Gilbert. Plucked from his workaday youth as an Irish-American kid from Brooklyn, Ryans military deployment to Vietnam begins in 1966 with shiftless excursions into women, booze, and reefer. As he wades ever deeper north, his cavorting is replaced by an unceasing violence. The amorality of war, and specifically this war, is laid bare. Eve Gilberts nakedly primitive drawing perfectly reflects Ryans own naivete, filled to the brim with acerbic commentary and pitch-black humor. Images overflow with blood and dissidence, dripping with rage for the injustice done to the young men made grist for the war machine. Ultimately, My Year in Vietnam is a story of triumph and humanity, of men rising against their countrys worst impulses. Ryans greatest act of resistance becomes his life, proving that the men who fought these wars can be more than weapons and fodder, but activists and paragons and fathers and grandfathers; thinking, feeling, beating hearts. Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 136 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $30.00.

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1st printing.

Story and art by GB Tran.

GB Tran knew that his parents had fled Vietnam during the fall of Saigon, but once they were rebuilding their lives in America, they preferred to forget the past - and focus on their children's future. But on a trip to Vietnam for his grandmother's funeral, GB began to learn the tragic history of his family - and of the homeland they left behind. In this graphic memoir, Tran tells the story of his family's experiences during the Vietnam War and the gift of the American Dream.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, full color.

Cover price $30.00.