After 9/11 America's War on Terror (2001- )

Having madeThe 9/11 Commission Reportunderstandable for everyone, the award-winning, bestselling graphic novel team of Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon use all their considerable talents to explain the post-9/11 world. Working from news reports drawn from multiple international media, Jacobson and Colon depict the critical events, decision makers, and consequences of America's "war on terror," and, most important, the context in which the war began, unfolded, and unraveled. The most demanding story they have ever tackled,After 9/11is also the most tailor-made for their medium, capturing simultaneous events, geographic complexity, numerous participants, and a vast array of economic, statistical, and quantitative information--compellingly told through the sequential panel art narrative form unique to graphic books. Proving yet again that graphic novels best meet the challenge of giving the most information with the least amount of ink, Jacobson and Colon answer with clarity and unforgettable imagery the question: How the hell did we end up where we are?

Sid Jacobson was the managing editor and editor in chief for Harvey Comics, where he created Richie Rich, and executive editor at Marvel Comics. The artist Ernie Colón has worked at Harvey, Marvel, and DC Comics. At DC, he oversaw the production of Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Blackhawk, and The Flash; at Marvel, Spider-Man. Their most recent project was The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation (H&W, 2006).