Collecting the first 12 issues of the series about the ultimate embedded war journalist trapped in a most unlikely war zone the streets of New York City In the near future America's worst nightmare has come true With military adventurism overseas bogging down the Army & National Guard the US government mistakenly neglects the very real threat of anti-establishment militias scattered across the 50 states Like a sleeping giant Middle America rises up & violently pushes its way to the shining seas coming to a standstill at the line in the sand
- Manhattan or as the world now knows it the DMZ Matty Roth a na young man & aspiring photojournalist lands a dream gig following a veteran war journalist into the heart of the DMZ Things soon go terribly wrong & Matty finds himself lost & alone in a world he's only seen on television There he is faced with a choice try to find a way off the island or make his career with an assignment most journalists would kill for But can he survive in a war zone long enough to report the truth? Collects issues 1-12 of the original DMZ monthly series by critically acclaimed writer Brian Wood (Northlanders)