The 'Nam #15

The cover of The 'Nam #15 captures a quietly charged homecoming scene set in an airport terminal — a young Army sergeant in dress uniform, duffel bag labeled "MARKS, EDWARD" at his feet, stands at a gate as two civilian women look on with notably mixed reactions. John Beatty's linework grounds the moment in everyday 1988 America, where the contrast between military life and the civilian world feels palpable without a word of dialogue. With Doug Murray and Wayne Vansant's grounded, real-world approach to the Vietnam era, this issue — titled "Notes from the World" — promises the same honest, human storytelling that made this series stand apart from its contemporaries.