I just finished catching up on the comic, DMZ, by Brian Wood. It’s a Vertigo comic set in the near future and involves a 2nd Civil War in the United States. This Civil War occurs as a result of the American peoples’ anger with the government’s interests in foreign affairs (like Iraq) and rise up against said government in an attempt to overthrow them.

Manhattan ends up being the demilitarized zone and is populated with the folks who couldn’t get out of the city when the war erupted…primarily, the poor, holdouts, and other such types.

The main character is a young reporter who makes his way into the city and learns the realities of living life in the DMZ, and how each faction of the battle attempts to outwit (or outgun) the other.

It’s a sobering, absolutely incredible comic that is a must read for just about anyone today…not just comics fans. It’s obviously fiction, but I can’t help but feel we’re only a couple more good scandals by our current administration away from this happening in our reality.