Best Selling Books by Riccardo Burchielli

From indie comics icon Brian Wood (Demo, Channel Zero, GLOBAL FREQUENCY) and up-and-coming Italian artist Riccardo Burchielli (John Doe) comes the first volume of DMZ, collecting the first 5 issues of the series about the ultimate embedded war journalist trapped in a most unlikely war zone: the streets of New York City.In the near future, America''s worst nightmare has come true. With military adventurism overseas bogging down the Army and National Guard, the U.S. government mistakenly neglects the very real threat of anti-establishment militias scattered across the 50 states. Like a sleeping giant, Middle America rises up and violently pushes its way to the shining seas, coming to a standstill at the line in the sand ã Manhattan or, as the world now knows it, the DMZ.Matty Roth, a na´ve young man and aspiring photojournalist, lands a dream gig following a veteran war journalist into the heart of the DMZ. Things soon go terribly wrong, and Matty finds himself lost and alone in a world he''s only seen on television. There, he is faced with a choice: try to find a way off the island, or make his career with an assignment most journalists would kill for. But can he survive in a war zone long enough to report the truth?"

As the war enters its final weeks Matty Roth is given a golden opportunity to report once again from the DMZ, not as a network lackey but as an unbiased observer for the court of world opinion, to ensure both sides stay honest. He is determined to do right by the city where he once failed miserably.

Presents the adventures of aspiring photojournalist, Matty Roth, as he lands his dream job following a veteran war correspondant covering the second American civil war as they go into Manhattan, the heart of the DMZ.

"In this new DMZ volume collecting issues #35-41, the status quo is tossed out the window as embedded war journalist Matty Roth returns from his misadventure in Staten Island to find Parco Delgado in office as provisional governor of New York and detailshis first 100 days at breakneck speed. Matty''s first task under the Delgado regime? Tracking down the source of one of the DMZ''s greatest urban legends" -- from publisher''s web site.

Presents the adventures of aspiring photojournalist, Matty Roth, as he lands his dream job following a veteran war correspondant covering the second American civil war as they go into Manhattan, the heart of the DMZ.

"In the near future, America''s worst nightmare has come true. With military adventurism overseas bogging down the Army and National Guard, the U.S. government mistakenly neglects the very real threat of anti-establishment militias scattered across the 50 states. Like a sleeping giant, Middle America rises up and violently pushes its way to the shining seas, coming to a standstill at the line in the sand -- Manhattan or, as the world now knows it, the DMZ. Matty Roth, a naive young man and aspiring photojournalist, lands a dream gig following a veteran war journalist into the heart of the DMZ. Things soon go terribly wrong, and Matty finds himself lost and alone in a world he''s only seen on television. There, he is faced with a choice: try to find a way off the island, or make his career with an assignment most journalists would kill for. But can he survive in a war zone long enough to report the truth?"--