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DMZ #6
DMZ, Vol. 6: Blood in the Game
The world and characters of the DMZ -- a futuristic, war-torn Manhattan -- are expanded and enriched in this sixth volume of the acclaimed series as journalist Matty Roth. The United States has decided to resume reconciliation talks with the Free States, but a major new player in the Free States political world could destroy any hope of a unified state. Matty's relationships are strained to the breaking point when he decides to profile the revolutionary leader Delgado and sets in motion a series of events that will alter the course of the Free States forever.
144 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2009
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Brian Wood
1,174 books961 followersBrian Wood's history of published work includes over fifty volumes of genre-spanning original material.
From the 1500-page future war epic DMZ, the ecological disaster series The Massive, the American crime drama Briggs Land, and the groundbreaking lo-fi dystopia Channel Zero he has a 20-year track record of marrying thoughtful world-building and political commentary with compelling and diverse characters.
His YA novels - Demo, Local, The New York Four, and Mara - have made YALSA and New York Public Library best-of lists. His historical fiction - the viking series Northlanders, the American Revolution-centered Rebels, and the norse-samurai mashup Sword Daughter - are benchmarks in the comic book industry.
He's written some of the biggest franchises in pop culture, including Star Wars, Terminator, RoboCop, Conan The Barbarian, Robotech, and Planet Of The Apes. He’s written number-one-selling series for Marvel Comics. And he’s created and written multiple canonical stories for the Aliens universe, including the Zula Hendricks character.
From the 1500-page future war epic DMZ, the ecological disaster series The Massive, the American crime drama Briggs Land, and the groundbreaking lo-fi dystopia Channel Zero he has a 20-year track record of marrying thoughtful world-building and political commentary with compelling and diverse characters.
His YA novels - Demo, Local, The New York Four, and Mara - have made YALSA and New York Public Library best-of lists. His historical fiction - the viking series Northlanders, the American Revolution-centered Rebels, and the norse-samurai mashup Sword Daughter - are benchmarks in the comic book industry.
He's written some of the biggest franchises in pop culture, including Star Wars, Terminator, RoboCop, Conan The Barbarian, Robotech, and Planet Of The Apes. He’s written number-one-selling series for Marvel Comics. And he’s created and written multiple canonical stories for the Aliens universe, including the Zula Hendricks character.
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May 21, 2025
Another great volume packed with intensity and deception! Parco Delgado looks like Sen Dog from Cypress Hill.
September 21, 2009
Meh. DMZ continues its downward spiral into creative irrelevance with this volume, which has so much going on it's hard to keep up with. Wood is really begin to show flaws in his storytelling, as the long form narrative of DMZ is taking more and more turns into haphazard storytelling. The most obvious indication of this is all the multiple story elements happening in BLOOD IN THE GAME.
There was plenty enough story to fill a six-issue collection on the strength of the election story alone. But Wood chooses to throw in some half-assed melodrama with Matty's mother that never really goes anywhere. Further, Matty himself makes what I see as a fairly arbitrary decision to throw in with Delgado, which surprises me given how much Matty has been fucked with in the past by other event-makers. Ultimately, I'm not sure where this is going for Matty as a character, because by the end of this arc, the character has almost devolved into a shell of himself. All of it tells me that Wood really doesn't know what he's doing with DMZ: The Ongoing Series, and that he's lost the bubble on what made the series unique and special in the beginning.
Also indicative of DMZ's slow slide into comics boredom is Ricarrdo Buchielli's sudden change in artistic style. Suddenly, Buchielli's lines seem lazy and phoned in, like he got tired of putting in so much effort to detail that was evident in the first few volumes. Whatever the reason, DMZ looks less and less cool than it did at the outset.
There was plenty enough story to fill a six-issue collection on the strength of the election story alone. But Wood chooses to throw in some half-assed melodrama with Matty's mother that never really goes anywhere. Further, Matty himself makes what I see as a fairly arbitrary decision to throw in with Delgado, which surprises me given how much Matty has been fucked with in the past by other event-makers. Ultimately, I'm not sure where this is going for Matty as a character, because by the end of this arc, the character has almost devolved into a shell of himself. All of it tells me that Wood really doesn't know what he's doing with DMZ: The Ongoing Series, and that he's lost the bubble on what made the series unique and special in the beginning.
Also indicative of DMZ's slow slide into comics boredom is Ricarrdo Buchielli's sudden change in artistic style. Suddenly, Buchielli's lines seem lazy and phoned in, like he got tired of putting in so much effort to detail that was evident in the first few volumes. Whatever the reason, DMZ looks less and less cool than it did at the outset.
June 10, 2019
Ah much better than last one.
This is Matty back in the center of conflict. I love having him there, even if I don't always agree with him, simply because his reactions work for story purposes. And here we have DMZ voting for their first, would be, president. High tensions are starting as Delgado might be the next leader but not everyone agrees with his ways. This leaves Matty's relationships with multiple people, family included, strained.
Overall, much better made and paced. Giving us plenty of meaty storyline and a lot of twist and turns. Some big questions you get to answer, and a political mystery I can get behind. I didn't love the reactions sometimes Matty had, too over the top, but the ending was strong and got me excited for the future again.
A 4 out of 5.
This is Matty back in the center of conflict. I love having him there, even if I don't always agree with him, simply because his reactions work for story purposes. And here we have DMZ voting for their first, would be, president. High tensions are starting as Delgado might be the next leader but not everyone agrees with his ways. This leaves Matty's relationships with multiple people, family included, strained.
Overall, much better made and paced. Giving us plenty of meaty storyline and a lot of twist and turns. Some big questions you get to answer, and a political mystery I can get behind. I didn't love the reactions sometimes Matty had, too over the top, but the ending was strong and got me excited for the future again.
A 4 out of 5.
November 13, 2022
Well written, though the art is inconsistent. I think they are missing some of the most interesting stories inherent to the original premise.
November 13, 2013
I finally feel like Wood's back in the swing of things with this volume. At this point, we've seen 5 straight volumes about the horrors of war and the duplicitous nature of the armies on each side, so it felt like a shift in tone was needed to keep this series going. Luckily, Wood achieved that in just the right way.
After years of a lawless, violent, kill-or-be-killed status quo in the DMZ, the Free States and the U.S. decide it's time Manhattan has a leader (one selected by one of them). However, a new face rises up from the DMZ, claiming the island needs its own government and leader. This is where it gets interesting again. It becomes very unclear who to trust even with this new player in the game, helped by the way Wood has taught the reader not to trust anyone but Matty Roth. I was very impressed about halfway through the book when I realized how well Wood had trained me to feel untrustworthy and uneasy around these new characters. Reading this book made me feel like I was a part of it, involved somehow, in a way I haven't really felt with a comic in quite a while. Huge kudos for that.
The story has a few problems. The random appearance of Matty's mother being my biggest gripe. It's super convenient and coincidental that his mother just happens to be one of the premier campaign managers in the world the very moment a campaign is happening in the comic, particularly since we have never heard a single word about his mother in the previous 5 volumes of this series. It feels forced and unnecessary to throw in a little family conflict just for the hell of it.
However, I very much enjoyed the way the election played out. It felt like a warped, more visceral version of one of our own elections, and really hammered home just how desperate things are in the DMZ. This was definitely my favorite entry since volume 2, and with any luck the momentum gained from this storyline will carry through for a while.
After years of a lawless, violent, kill-or-be-killed status quo in the DMZ, the Free States and the U.S. decide it's time Manhattan has a leader (one selected by one of them). However, a new face rises up from the DMZ, claiming the island needs its own government and leader. This is where it gets interesting again. It becomes very unclear who to trust even with this new player in the game, helped by the way Wood has taught the reader not to trust anyone but Matty Roth. I was very impressed about halfway through the book when I realized how well Wood had trained me to feel untrustworthy and uneasy around these new characters. Reading this book made me feel like I was a part of it, involved somehow, in a way I haven't really felt with a comic in quite a while. Huge kudos for that.
The story has a few problems. The random appearance of Matty's mother being my biggest gripe. It's super convenient and coincidental that his mother just happens to be one of the premier campaign managers in the world the very moment a campaign is happening in the comic, particularly since we have never heard a single word about his mother in the previous 5 volumes of this series. It feels forced and unnecessary to throw in a little family conflict just for the hell of it.
However, I very much enjoyed the way the election played out. It felt like a warped, more visceral version of one of our own elections, and really hammered home just how desperate things are in the DMZ. This was definitely my favorite entry since volume 2, and with any luck the momentum gained from this storyline will carry through for a while.
June 15, 2021
The US and Free States agree to hold an election for control of Manhattan, assuming a run-of-the-mill two-party American race. But local populist upstart Parco Delgado jumps into the ring and turns the status quo on its head. Matty Roth jettisons his journalistic impartiality to throw in with the new guy.
I have mixed feelings about this volume. Wood's vision of a corrupt, violent, American election rife with sabotage by anti-democratic actors was positively prescient.
But the relationship between Matty and Zee feels awkward and forced, and Matty's mom coming out of nowhere to be Delgado's high-powered political advisor is woefully contrived. These are the worst unforced errors of the series.
Still, I liked it a lot more than I disliked it.
Plot points:
I have mixed feelings about this volume. Wood's vision of a corrupt, violent, American election rife with sabotage by anti-democratic actors was positively prescient.
But the relationship between Matty and Zee feels awkward and forced, and Matty's mom coming out of nowhere to be Delgado's high-powered political advisor is woefully contrived. These are the worst unforced errors of the series.
Still, I liked it a lot more than I disliked it.
Plot points:
July 30, 2022
Un grande punto di svolta per la serie.
Stati Uniti e Stati Liberi arrivano a un accordo: un cessate il fuoco nella guerra ormai senza senso, elezioni nella DMZ e un governo provvisorio.
Però la sfida, per loro, è tra i candidati delle due anime americane.
Non si aspettano la comparsa sulla scena di un candidato della DMZ, né l'appoggio incondizionato che Math gli offrirà. O l'arrivo di sua madre (il che ci permette di capire un po' meglio l'ambiente in cui lui sia cresciuto, oltre che provare un poco di pietà per suo padre, ora in una posizione assai complicata).
E queste elezioni, tra accuse di incandidabilità e di terrorismo, attentati e violenze, francamente fanno paura. Ricordano fin troppo le tante elezioni "provvisorie" viste negli ultimi anni negli stati "liberati" da regimi. Elezioni governate dalla paura e dalla poca possibilità di scelta, tra l'incudine dei vecchi padroni e il martello dell'interferenza dei liberatori. Elezioni dove andare a votare voleva dire rischiare la vita, nella speranza che fossero vere elezioni e non qualcosa di pilotato.
Quindi, elezioni.
Matt ormai apertamente schierato.
Resta da capire se Parco rispetterà le aspettative del nostro reporter, o se si dimostrerà una delusione.
Stati Uniti e Stati Liberi arrivano a un accordo: un cessate il fuoco nella guerra ormai senza senso, elezioni nella DMZ e un governo provvisorio.
Però la sfida, per loro, è tra i candidati delle due anime americane.
Non si aspettano la comparsa sulla scena di un candidato della DMZ, né l'appoggio incondizionato che Math gli offrirà. O l'arrivo di sua madre (il che ci permette di capire un po' meglio l'ambiente in cui lui sia cresciuto, oltre che provare un poco di pietà per suo padre, ora in una posizione assai complicata).
E queste elezioni, tra accuse di incandidabilità e di terrorismo, attentati e violenze, francamente fanno paura. Ricordano fin troppo le tante elezioni "provvisorie" viste negli ultimi anni negli stati "liberati" da regimi. Elezioni governate dalla paura e dalla poca possibilità di scelta, tra l'incudine dei vecchi padroni e il martello dell'interferenza dei liberatori. Elezioni dove andare a votare voleva dire rischiare la vita, nella speranza che fossero vere elezioni e non qualcosa di pilotato.
Quindi, elezioni.
Matt ormai apertamente schierato.
Resta da capire se Parco rispetterà le aspettative del nostro reporter, o se si dimostrerà una delusione.
December 5, 2012
Best book of the series so far. The US Army and the Free States Army try to force an election on the war-torn DMZ and it all looks a little too much like Karzai in Afghanistan until Parco Delgado announces his candidacy for governor of the DMZ. A lifetime resident of New York, Delgado espouses some of the most fiery anti-imperialist rhetoric I've ever heard outside of an Immortal Technique record and he seems dead-set on setting up his own government regardless of what the USA and FSA have to say about it. At the same time he provides an inspiration to the beleaguered residents who have been pinned between the two warring powers for nearly a decade and even jaded reporter Matty Roth gets swept up in the hoopla. Lot's of great commentary in this volume and a good evolution of Matty's character. If you're at all a fan of dystopias, this is a must read series.
September 6, 2010
Really enjoyed this issue, it came back to Matty's POV and added an interesting twist and forward motion to the DMZ world.
June 12, 2015
La sexta entrega de DMZ se centra en el intento por parte de los Estados Unidos y los Estados Libres de celebrar unas elecciones que permitan, supuestamente, equilibrar la zona. Sin embargo, al inicio de la campaña electoral, al representante de cada ejército se le une un nuevo candidato, Delgado que dice representar los verdaderos intereses de los habitantes de la DMZ.
En este volumen volvi a sentir que la historia era un poco confusa y difícil de seguir, por no decir que la aparición de la madre como asesora política parece como un evento demasiado conveniente para no chirriar al lector. Sin embargo, puede que mi mayor decepción haya sido la decisión de Matty de asociarse a un bando. Mi interés en la historia se centraba en conocer el mundo de la DMZ a través de un periodista que peleaba por encontrar la verdad, sobrevivir y permanecer imparcial. Todo eso se pierde en este número y temo como evolucionará en los siguientes.
Reseña completa aquí: http://gutenbergylumiere.blogspot.com...
En este volumen volvi a sentir que la historia era un poco confusa y difícil de seguir, por no decir que la aparición de la madre como asesora política parece como un evento demasiado conveniente para no chirriar al lector. Sin embargo, puede que mi mayor decepción haya sido la decisión de Matty de asociarse a un bando. Mi interés en la historia se centraba en conocer el mundo de la DMZ a través de un periodista que peleaba por encontrar la verdad, sobrevivir y permanecer imparcial. Todo eso se pierde en este número y temo como evolucionará en los siguientes.
Reseña completa aquí: http://gutenbergylumiere.blogspot.com...
October 29, 2024
The more I read this series, the more I enjoy it. This one was an interesting change of pace, and also kind of fascinating to read with only a week to go in the Harris/Walz v Trump/Vance sparring match of 2024.
And I'm very interested to see where this heads after this.
And I'm very interested to see where this heads after this.
June 8, 2010
Free elections in the DMZ? Power to the people? Return to the main storyline.
July 15, 2010
I know this arc is essential to set up what follows but I didn't enjoy it as much. The introduction of Matty's mom didn't do much for me and felt kind of derivative.
March 27, 2024
Glad to return to this post-apocalyptic series, but despite the high level of craft, this installment just coasts.
November 12, 2010
This one is a tough one to rate, but it may really be the timing of it. I'd picked this up a couple months ago, promptly cleaned there-after and stupidly left it in a drawer which I managed not open until a recent cleaning redux. Of course a couple months ago was going to be a perfect time to read the story since it was just about the time the election cycle was really doubling down, and would have tied in perfectly with my own innate fervor over elections.
Reading it AFTER the election, AFTER the Left managed to lose (somewhat and possibly largely inevitably) to a group of people who cannot articulate what exactly they would fix in the world but are VERY capable of being loud about how wrong everything is, well that was maybe not the best air to be breathing in while following Matty Roth around his own doubling down election.
I simply found it difficult process the language in a lot of places, but then, a lot of this volume is politics, grimy, crumby politics which I am maybe just a little to burned out on at the moment to be able to dive into that (probably about the only media entertainment I could manage to digest politically at the moment is the 'Chess' episode of the West Wing - "Hartsfield's Landing" - since that timbre of subtle, strategic manipulation is essentially what I am hoping for from the President over the next 2 years).
One of the major elements that I do really love in this, and which Mr. Wood hammers home, is this is essentially Matty's first election. Its his first time coming upon the democratic process not as something that you just do, but something that you are engaged in. Something that matters, that affects you, that shapes and conditions the world around you and which were invisible to you before. Matty's experiences in the DMZ (for those who don't have the knowing of the way-back, the premise is in the near-future Manhattan has become a contested battleground between the two forces of a fractured American state - Manhattan as Falujah circa 2004) are his awakening to the world. Reality is thrust upon him, and as they say, you grows up and you grows up and you grows up. He can now see the lay-lines of politics and money and the media and corporations that thread a world together, and not only do those lines start to grow brighter once an election for a provisional Governor is announced, they start to burn. The problem is I don't think Matty knows he needs to start rubbing some aloe on that shit.
And those burns leave Matty kind of falling like a pinball through this arc. His excitement and engagement with the election causes him to give up any real control over what he is doing, letting some of his sharper objective edges go a bit dull, despite pretending otherwise even when it is really obvious to everyone else that he's just getting smacked from one bumper to the next. His language feels a bit out of step, like he's hoping that playing it cool and riding it out is cover for the fact that everyone is basically talking over and around his head. Matty learned how to survive and how to be a reporter in the DMZ, but politics is something else entirely. A different set of teeth sitting in a jaw that never gets tired of eating.
Mostly, but the end of this, I'm just kind of disheartened, because it seems like Matty spent the whole time fighting and struggling for something, and all he did was work his way deeper into the belly of the beast. I'm sticking this at the 3 stars now, but its already stuck with me enough for the past two days to prompt this rare annotation on my part, so I imagine a less charged re-reading atmosphere will kick it up a notch.
Reading it AFTER the election, AFTER the Left managed to lose (somewhat and possibly largely inevitably) to a group of people who cannot articulate what exactly they would fix in the world but are VERY capable of being loud about how wrong everything is, well that was maybe not the best air to be breathing in while following Matty Roth around his own doubling down election.
I simply found it difficult process the language in a lot of places, but then, a lot of this volume is politics, grimy, crumby politics which I am maybe just a little to burned out on at the moment to be able to dive into that (probably about the only media entertainment I could manage to digest politically at the moment is the 'Chess' episode of the West Wing - "Hartsfield's Landing" - since that timbre of subtle, strategic manipulation is essentially what I am hoping for from the President over the next 2 years).
One of the major elements that I do really love in this, and which Mr. Wood hammers home, is this is essentially Matty's first election. Its his first time coming upon the democratic process not as something that you just do, but something that you are engaged in. Something that matters, that affects you, that shapes and conditions the world around you and which were invisible to you before. Matty's experiences in the DMZ (for those who don't have the knowing of the way-back, the premise is in the near-future Manhattan has become a contested battleground between the two forces of a fractured American state - Manhattan as Falujah circa 2004) are his awakening to the world. Reality is thrust upon him, and as they say, you grows up and you grows up and you grows up. He can now see the lay-lines of politics and money and the media and corporations that thread a world together, and not only do those lines start to grow brighter once an election for a provisional Governor is announced, they start to burn. The problem is I don't think Matty knows he needs to start rubbing some aloe on that shit.
And those burns leave Matty kind of falling like a pinball through this arc. His excitement and engagement with the election causes him to give up any real control over what he is doing, letting some of his sharper objective edges go a bit dull, despite pretending otherwise even when it is really obvious to everyone else that he's just getting smacked from one bumper to the next. His language feels a bit out of step, like he's hoping that playing it cool and riding it out is cover for the fact that everyone is basically talking over and around his head. Matty learned how to survive and how to be a reporter in the DMZ, but politics is something else entirely. A different set of teeth sitting in a jaw that never gets tired of eating.
Mostly, but the end of this, I'm just kind of disheartened, because it seems like Matty spent the whole time fighting and struggling for something, and all he did was work his way deeper into the belly of the beast. I'm sticking this at the 3 stars now, but its already stuck with me enough for the past two days to prompt this rare annotation on my part, so I imagine a less charged re-reading atmosphere will kick it up a notch.
August 27, 2013
This Volume returns to Matty Roth and the big story after Vol 5. covered other characters.
This time, it's about an election to put a provisional government in the DMZ. Matty is covering the story for Liberty News (even though he hates them), and what follows is a very interesting story about a 'grassroots' candidate who very much forces the issue of having himself included on the ballot.
Delgado, the man of the people makes an impression on Matty who ends up discovering that he's not as objective as he should be with this story. However, things really heat up when his mother arrives on the scene...you'll never guess in what capacity.
The larger issue here is power, and who will do what to get a piece of the power; the USA, Free States, Treadwell and Delgado, along with all the fringe and militia groups in the DMZ all want the power, but only a few get to have it...
What we also see here is Matty changing, going away from the character he's been for the whole time we've known him, and at first it may seem he's just chosing a side, but like with most other things, it really shows that he really is lost, and by the end of this collection, he's lost something very important.
This time, it's about an election to put a provisional government in the DMZ. Matty is covering the story for Liberty News (even though he hates them), and what follows is a very interesting story about a 'grassroots' candidate who very much forces the issue of having himself included on the ballot.
Delgado, the man of the people makes an impression on Matty who ends up discovering that he's not as objective as he should be with this story. However, things really heat up when his mother arrives on the scene...you'll never guess in what capacity.
The larger issue here is power, and who will do what to get a piece of the power; the USA, Free States, Treadwell and Delgado, along with all the fringe and militia groups in the DMZ all want the power, but only a few get to have it...
What we also see here is Matty changing, going away from the character he's been for the whole time we've known him, and at first it may seem he's just chosing a side, but like with most other things, it really shows that he really is lost, and by the end of this collection, he's lost something very important.
July 15, 2009
Just when I thought I’d caught up with everything DMZ, the comic book gods surprise me. While standing in front of and perusing the shelves of my local comic book haunt, there -- lo and behold! -- was volume six (a single, lonely copy at that) waiting. Oh, lucky me!
This latest trade paperback collects the recent Blood in the Game storyline that weaves together several new plot threads. First there is the imminent election of the first leader of the DMZ (shades of the recent Iraqi elections post-US invasion) and the rise Parco Delgado, the self-styled populist leader who takes on the establishment that wants a US-friendly puppet put into place. Then along comes the arrival of main character Matty Roth’s mother, a political consultant based in Europe since the outbreak of the Second Civil War.
Mix in plenty of violence, mayhem, and political posturing, and this story-arc marks yet another milestone in Vertigo’s greatest near future dystopian fantasy to date. Like a fine wine, this series just gets better and better with age.
This latest trade paperback collects the recent Blood in the Game storyline that weaves together several new plot threads. First there is the imminent election of the first leader of the DMZ (shades of the recent Iraqi elections post-US invasion) and the rise Parco Delgado, the self-styled populist leader who takes on the establishment that wants a US-friendly puppet put into place. Then along comes the arrival of main character Matty Roth’s mother, a political consultant based in Europe since the outbreak of the Second Civil War.
Mix in plenty of violence, mayhem, and political posturing, and this story-arc marks yet another milestone in Vertigo’s greatest near future dystopian fantasy to date. Like a fine wine, this series just gets better and better with age.
December 5, 2012
DMZ gets more political than ever when election time is at hand. Our protagonist reporter Matt finds himself at odds with the principle of neutrality as one candidate, despite his outrageous populism and emotional rhetoric, awakens surprising hope in him. Could this one man make a difference as a governor of an independent demilitarized zone?
DMZ is always delightfully analytical, fast paced and plausible. "Blood in the Game" delivers on all those accounts. The depiction of the campaign Matt follows is gritty, intense and in a way absurd. The heated, uncertain democratic processes during wartime are approached though many angles. I'm really looking forward to seeing where this series will head next, as a lot of the status quo got a shake-up in this volume...
DMZ is always delightfully analytical, fast paced and plausible. "Blood in the Game" delivers on all those accounts. The depiction of the campaign Matt follows is gritty, intense and in a way absurd. The heated, uncertain democratic processes during wartime are approached though many angles. I'm really looking forward to seeing where this series will head next, as a lot of the status quo got a shake-up in this volume...
September 6, 2011
Blood in the Game presents what "free elections" might look like in a war-torn occupied city, if that city was New York. I think Wood does an excellent job of depicting the tangled web of media, government, and military and their efforts to control democratic elections. The wild card Delgado is an interesting addition to what seems to be business as usual concerning the planned outcome to the elections, although you're never really sure what his true intentions are (I'd definitely be a cynic like Zee).
Just a side note - I loathe Trustwell (DMZ's stand-in for Blackwater) more and more with each story that they appear in, which is probably as it should be. I hope that they get removed from the equation sometime soon.
Just a side note - I loathe Trustwell (DMZ's stand-in for Blackwater) more and more with each story that they appear in, which is probably as it should be. I hope that they get removed from the equation sometime soon.
February 27, 2013
Journalist Matty Roth has been working and living in the DMZ long enough to have become influential both in the DMZ and in the world outside. In this latest issue, a cease-fire is issued so that an election can get underway. Matty is putting his faith in the Delgado Nation, supported by the vast majority of those living in the DMZ. Unfortunately, the powers that be are not too keen on seeing Delgado coming into power and efforts are made to silence both the candidate and elections. Enter Matty's mother as Delgado's campaign manager, much to Matty's surprise and chagrin. She appears to be completely out of her element in the DMZ, but proves herself to be an exceedingly effective campaign manager.
January 14, 2025
Después del tomo anterior con seis unitarios basados en personajes secundarios acá retoma la historia principal donde se llama a elecciones en DMZ, apareciendo un personaje nuevo como un líder carismático que de forma inesperada parece ser la principal elección de voto y esto claro, genera un conflicto de intereses con el gobierno yanqui y la corporación Trustwell e incluso entre los desamparados neoyorquinos.
Como punto negativo me dio la sensación que Wood comienza a estirar la trama presentando mini conflictos intrascendentes.
Por el resto, es una gran historia muy adictiva.
Como punto negativo me dio la sensación que Wood comienza a estirar la trama presentando mini conflictos intrascendentes.
Por el resto, es una gran historia muy adictiva.
May 5, 2022
We finally get to meet Matty’s mother and… she’s ok? Not too much of a bitch? Anyway, she’s in the DMZ because she’s been hired as a political consultant to the only guy running for office who’s actually from the DMZ.
This move to “normalization” of having elections but still having the baddies from all 3 sides trying to influence it felt like an attempt to do something new, but barely felt earned by the books that came before. I’m not sure how realistic Delgado Nation is on this world, I guess Vol. 7 might provide some answers.
This move to “normalization” of having elections but still having the baddies from all 3 sides trying to influence it felt like an attempt to do something new, but barely felt earned by the books that came before. I’m not sure how realistic Delgado Nation is on this world, I guess Vol. 7 might provide some answers.
April 6, 2009
the plot of DMZ gets back on track with this wicked volume of a war-time election. all of the various parties are vying for power in ways they know how: violence, intrigue, and sheer power. a candidate, seemingly of the people, gains public approval and thereby power. through it all, Matty navigates being various people's pawn to try to do what's right for the people of the DMZ. fast-paced and interesting with the promise of a completely different kind of world in the next volume.
August 19, 2009
Easily my favorite volume of the series so far. Balanced and fascinating in its political implications (and bittersweet, when compared to the real-world Iran election), this also gave us the strongest sense of Matty's family, which in turn helps to better define who he is as a character. I found Parco Delgado, the DMZ resident campaigning to lead his brethren, endlessly compelling, and the ending was both surprising and perfect. Wonderful work. I can't wait until the next trade is released.
May 18, 2013
This is well done - hopefully Wood can carry through with the premise of "free elections" and the types of leaders they throw up and how they even get a look-in in the subsequesnt volumes.
Again like Volume 4, Wood is able to bring home the genuine horrors of war and rebuilding society that goes on in "countries other than our own". This is sharp satire / political commentary - it would make for some very uncomfortable TV!
After my holiday I will get on to Volumes 7 & 8.
Again like Volume 4, Wood is able to bring home the genuine horrors of war and rebuilding society that goes on in "countries other than our own". This is sharp satire / political commentary - it would make for some very uncomfortable TV!
After my holiday I will get on to Volumes 7 & 8.
February 3, 2015
Blood in the Game (29-34). This story feels like a real turning point for DMZ. Mattie completes his transformation from observer and chronicler to participant; though I miss the journalistic focus of the early series already, it was inevitable. Also, the DMZ has a chance to, perhaps, come of its own. Although this story isn't as explosive as some of the ones that preceded it, you can feel the tension constantly there. [7/10]
May 4, 2017
Pre mna neznama poda. Je po druhej americkej obcianskej vojne a hlavny hrdina reporter vklzne do bojovej zony, kde sa ma rozhodnut, kto bude NY vladnut. USA a rozne korporaty samozrejme nasadzuju svojich kandidatov a snazia sa ovladnut rebeliu. Vo vnutri DMZ ale na svetlo sveta prichadza novy kandidat, gangster priamo z NY. Zacinaju krvave machinacie okolo volieb na starostu-vladcu mesta.
Graficky OK, skor dramaticky thriller, nie moja salka kavy. Vlastne kavu nepijem.
Graficky OK, skor dramaticky thriller, nie moja salka kavy. Vlastne kavu nepijem.
May 17, 2009
I think the quality of the volumes is roughly the same, but I'm not gonna lie: part of my delight in reading the first three volumes was in getting to know this strange new New York, and when the exploring ends, and nothing is left but heavy handed political tales... Frankly, I don't think the story arcs are long enough to allow for a nuanced social commentary.
September 11, 2009
This is an excellent series about a second American Civil War taking place in modern times with New York City as the battleground. It was a bit disturbing at times because I could envision this happening in the not so distant future. Highly recommended, but one should starting reading this series with Volume 1.
July 31, 2025
DMZ is back on track with the Vol. 6 TPB. A wartime election storyline dominates, with the USA, Free States, and local leader Parco Delgado all vying for votes. As always, Brian Wood explores some interesting stuff without being too preachy. This volume lacks a certain something that was present in the earlier volumes, but I can't quite articulate what that is (helpful, I know).
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