American Flagg!: Hard Times (First Comics Graphic Novel Number Three) #[nn]

Howard Chaykin's *American Flagg!: Hard Times* collects one of 1985's most visually arresting science-fiction series in a handsome First Comics Graphic Novel format, complete with an introduction by Michael Moorcock. The cover by Howard Chaykin sets the tone perfectly — two armed, sharply styled figures (one in a patriotic red-white-and-blue jacket, the other sporting goggles and a substantial rifle) crouch in ready-for-action poses alongside a small cat, with a glamorous pin-up figure framed in the background amid bold graphic design elements. Lynn Varley's coloring gives the whole package a striking, high-contrast look that makes this an especially appealing package for fans of intelligent, stylish comics.