The Non-Combatant War

DMZ. Vol. 5, The hidden war by Brian Wood, writer ; Riccardo Burchielli, Danijel Zezelj, Nathan Fox, artists. Published in New York, NY by DC Comics, c2008.

The hidden war of the title is the the one going on with the civilians, rather than the soldiers - an American civil war being waged on the island of Manhattan. We meet creative people, professionals and activists and the stories weave seamlessly together to give the ultimate message that what we're left with is a battle against war in their city. The drawing is immediate and sometimes violent, the colours rich and evocative. The best of the DMZ series.