A review by elturko64
DMZ, Vol. 12: The Five Nations of New York by Brian Wood
3.0
After taking a long break on the DMZ series I finally decided to get back into it and finish it. I stopped a long time ago because I was disappointed in where the story was going. Now that I finished it I do think it ended better than I expected but it was still a downbeat affair. The ending delivered here wasn't what I would have wanted, but it’s consistent with the main character Matty Roth and what he became along with the guilt that burdens him. The biggest problem though with this finale is that it drags on. It opens up great with political commentary but plot elements from previous volumes sort of abruptly end here.
I have to mention that Riccardo Buchielli's art is amazing in this book. His gritty urban squalor of NYC and the transformation of a shiny new Manhattan was wild. His art in this series always made me feel like I'm was back in Manhattan and the coloring in the book is just as awesome.
DMZ as a whole body of work is patchy. There were too many basic stories or interludes. Yet the imagery and some of the political statements in some of the better story arcs lingered with me for a long time. I do believe DMZ is worth reading and its story is very relevant for today.
I have to mention that Riccardo Buchielli's art is amazing in this book. His gritty urban squalor of NYC and the transformation of a shiny new Manhattan was wild. His art in this series always made me feel like I'm was back in Manhattan and the coloring in the book is just as awesome.
DMZ as a whole body of work is patchy. There were too many basic stories or interludes. Yet the imagery and some of the political statements in some of the better story arcs lingered with me for a long time. I do believe DMZ is worth reading and its story is very relevant for today.