The War
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- $23.99
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- $23.99
Publisher Description
It’s the end of the world as they know it, but the worst is still to come.
From the pages of the breakout horror anthology Hello Darkness comes a chilling tale of apocalyptic dread from Eisner Award–winning creators Garth Ennis and Becky Cloonan.
When the unthinkable becomes reality, a group of friends in New York City must confront their worst fears—the outbreak of nuclear war. As society collapses around them, each must choose a different plan for survival at the end of the world. But with the fallout of nuclear destruction unfolding in real time, survival may be the most terrifying fate of all.
The War delivers a raw, unflinching look at modern annihilation and human desperation in the face of global catastrophe—just as timely as it is terrifying.
Collects The War #1–3.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Eisner winners Ennis (the Boys series) and Cloonan (Somna) join forces to sketch a gripping vision of the end of the world. For writer David, his pregnant wife Nikki, and their intellectual New York City circle, war is an abstract concept to debate over drinks—until nuclear bombs fall on London and obliterate the city. As WWIII breaks out, seemingly instigated by Russia, they follow updates on social media, and Nikki becomes enraged when David's first instinct is to pitch a book about the crisis. War still seems far away until, suddenly, it isn't. Watching in despair as nations fail and fall, their friend Maggie comments bleakly, "All these millennia of human development, and that's the best we can do." Soon the survivors are dealing with radiation sickness, attacks from raiders, and nuclear winter. As usual, Cloonan's art hooks readers with a glance. The characters, rendered in bold strokes, look and feel painfully human as they face devastation on a massive scale. The script tips into excess at the close, but conveys the urgency of 1980s nuclear-warning specials like The Day After and Threads, or John Bergin's 1993 graphic novel From Inside. Terrifyingly relevant, it's a much-needed jolt to the system.
