Combat Zone: True Tales of GIs in Iraq

by Karl Zinsmeister, Dan Jurgens (Illustrator)

Longtime embedded journalist Karl Zinsmeister (Boots on the A Month with the 82nd Airborne in the Battle for Iraq) and penciler Dan Jurgens (Thor, Superman) chronicle three months in the lives of the 82nd Airborne in the Battle for Iraq in this groundbreaking series. Collects Combat True Tales of GI's In Iraq #1-5.

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels

120 pages, Paperback

First published August 24, 2005

Reviews

[Rahadyan]

I have to go back and read the source material for this graphic novel. What appreciation I have for this as a form of war journalism is colored by my suspicion that this was proposed to Marvel Comics as a propaganda piece, showing an almost sanitized portrayal of the Iraq War.

[Peacegal]

I normally enjoy graphic novels that deal with the human complexities of war. This, however, read like a recruitment piece put out by the US Dept. of Defense. Completely unrealistic dialogue and way too much rah-rah and not enough raw truth. There are much better war comics out there.