[via AlterNet]

“Shooting War, a graphic novel set in Iraq in the year 2011, has been chilling readers and making headlines about its vivid and surreal depiction of the war zone.”

There is a pretty solid Q&A with Shooting War writer, and journalist, Anthony Lappe on AlterNet. Regarding his motivation for scripting Shooting War, Lappe commented:

“I am convinced it will go down in history as one of the greatest military blunders of the modern era. It is a great tragedy. But also an incredible farce. And it is the intersection of tragedy and surreal farce that I try to capture in Shooting War. “

Get down with Zack Pelta-Heller’s separate review of the graphic novel on AlterNet as well. Can Shooting War impact the awareness of Comics enthusiasts in America (and their perception on the war in Iraq?) Drop some of your own clue and let me know what you think. Bahlactus has spoken.

Friday Night Fights officially begins at 6PMEST each and every Friday when I throw the opening punch for the round. If you want to get down with Friday Night Fights — Sucka-Punch!!!, then (on Fridays) between 6PM - 10PM (EST):

• Email bahlactus[AT]bahlactus.com with a link to your punch.

• Entries should also link back to my official round-opening punch.

Any entries missing this link risk an EARLY KNOCK OUT!!! The Announcer’s freestyle will publish between 11PM and 1AMEST. This time, it’s personal. Bahlactus has spoken.

On the real, I am starting to feel a bit burnt out on Comics. Not all Comics. But, definitely some of them. Luckily, I have a respectable stack of unread trades and hard-bounds that are queued up (and are definitely worth reading) that could keep me satiated for at least three months.

Comics such as Sentences: The life of M.F. Grimm. Hopefully you’ve gotten the memo that I am down with hip-hop; I’ve been looking forward to this book for over a year and it’s time to crack it open. For a couple of weeks since I picked it up, I have also been eyeballing Alan Moore’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen “Black Dossier”. Moore is an acquired taste, however, I cut my teeth on the Watchmen like so many others and the league has always been a secret fascination for me.

Jack Kirby has really been a champion for me this year as I am working my way through all three volumes of his Fourth World OMNIBUS series. Volume 3 dropped a couple of weeks ago; I am still digesting Volume 2, but, it has been a solid ride so far. Also marked for reading in my Kirby queue are the Silver StarGalactic Bounty Hunters(MARVEL).

There are so many Comics to be devoured in my trades and hard-bound collection that I know I will be covered until these publishing houses start putting out solid monthly issues worth the stretch (of reading). For now, I will dig into the books in my library still shrink-wrapped, sitting, and waiting, for my amazement and wonder. What is on your shelves that moves you? Hit me and let me know. Bahlactus has spoken.