Army@Love

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Army@Love
Army at Love 1.jpg
Cover for Army@Love #1 (May 2007). Pencils by Rick Veitch, inks by Gary Erskine, colors by José Villarrubia.
Publication information
Publisher Vertigo Comics
ScheduleMonthly
Format Ongoing series
Genre
Publication dateMay 2007 – February 2008
The Art of War:
August 2008 – January 2009
No. of issues12
The Art of War:
6
Creative team
Created by Rick Veitch
Gary Erskine
Written by Rick Veitch
Penciller(s) Rick Veitch
Inker(s) Gary Erskine
Letterer(s) Travis Lanham
Colorist(s) José Villarrubia
Brian Miller
Editor(s) Karen Berger
Pornsak Pichetshote
Collected editions
The Hot Zone Club ISBN   978-1401214746
Generation Pwned ISBN   978-1401218324

Army@Love is an American comic book series from DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, which started in May 2007. It is drawn and scripted by Rick Veitch, with Gary Erskine on inking duties. [1] Issue #12 published in February 2008 was the "season finale". A second series of 6 issues, titled Army@Love: The Art of War began monthly publication in August 2008.

Contents

The story follows the adventures of a unit of New Jersey National Guard in "Afbaghistan", a fictional Middle Eastern country.

As is often the case with Vertigo Comics, the title is designed to evoke memories of a long-running defunct DC title, in this case, Our Army at War , which, subsequent to its retitling to Sgt. Rock in 1977, was followed by a one-shot titled simply Army at War in 1978.

Plot

The unit includes both men and women, a great deal of the action following the amorous adventures of various members. The contrast between the surreal combat in Afbaghistan and the comfortable lives of the rear echelon and the people the Guardsmen have left behind is also a recurring theme.

Collected editions

The series is being collected as trade paperbacks:

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References

  1. Irvine, Alex (2008), "Army@Love", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The Vertigo Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 28–29, ISBN   978-0-7566-4122-1, OCLC   213309015