RSS Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Ambush Bug: Year None #7, Ignition City #5, Unknown Soldier #13, and three more comics are reviewed by the guys this week. The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/reviews/c/iiwy/iiwy-107 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Des, your coverage of Unknown Soldier #13 was powerful. Not only could I hear your voice as I read it, but the part about the veterans being only slightly older than your sons -- wow! I had to walk away from the piece for a few minutes because the reality of our world hit me so very hard in that moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Thanks Mike, it was hard to write. But I guess I was fated to do so after talking to the girl I mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Damn, that was powerful Des. I was going to get Ambush bug year none #7, but I changed my mind at the last minute last week. I was going to pass on Arkham, but now you have me tempted Des, I was going to get a trade as I sold my Arkham BFTC tie in along with the rest of that crappy series of comics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Well, Des has my vote for review of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Thanks peeps. Now I'll retire and go out on top. Or maybe I'll just be mediocre and get fat(ter) and stick around for six years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 My words in italics. Email from Joshua Dysart: Hey Desmond, thanks for this great, great review, we always appreciate the attention! If you'll allow me the indulgence of addressing two of your criticisms. You write... "The very idea that a rehabilitation center would engage children of war in war games as a way of working out their issues seems a hell of a lot like getting a survivor of attempted murder to act out that murder." That is, in fact, exactly how Gusco and virtually all global orgs deal with PTSD in children. I witnessed it myself (I spent a night in the real life School for War Affected Youth outside of Gulu Town, Acholiland). In fact, the dominant theory in psychology these days is personal "confrontation". "And Moses seems a little too helpful when he agrees to escort Paul through the world's most war-torn area." Yeah, his decision is in response to both his history with Paul (Moses is the one who took Paul away from the LRA) and recent events in the series. But yeah, I wish we had had more space to show Moses' conflict about this. Sadly it's a pretty packed two issue arc and a lot of subtlety gets lost. One last thing... Comparing the Sudanese refugee issue (I assume your friend is from North Sudan?) to the Acholiland conflict and the Rwandan massacre can lead to reductionism. Something our book fights as hard as it can against. Every conflict has its own particulars and regional flavors that are heavily dependent on the cultures in which they occur. The LRA is monstrous, but they behave entirely differently than, say, the Janjaweed in Northern Sudan (this may change if Kony can link up with the Janjaweed, which seems to be what he's trying to do right now, though the UPDF is in hot pursuit). For instance rape is institutionalized as marriage amongst the LRA. There are very few cases of rape as we would define it in the west in that conflict. That's just one of many examples. Otherwise, a job well-done!! Thank you again! I look forward to hearing your thoughts on past and future issues. Peace! This clears up a few questions I had. Stand-up guy, smart and a great writer. Pick up Unknown Soldier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Robinson Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Pick up Unknown Soldier. I just did. And I've got to say, that's an amazing reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drqshadow Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Bravo, Des. It's amazing how two experiences can come together so tightly like that from time to time, and you did a marvelous job of tying them together and allowing us to tag along as you figured things out. Awesome feedback from the writer, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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