DMZ #55

Vertigo's DMZ reaches issue #55 with the opening chapter of "Collective Punishment," and John Paul Leon's cover makes the stakes viscerally clear: an aerial view of Manhattan's war-torn grid is overlaid with targeting markers and tactical labels, while a row of falling bombs silhouetted in the lower third turns the city itself into a target. Brian Wood and Andrea Mutti bring this five-part arc to life in September 2010, promising the kind of grounded, politically charged storytelling that has defined this series. If you've been following the DMZ, "Five Hours Under Fire" looks like a genuinely harrowing next chapter.