Writer Brian Wood (DEMO The Massive) & artist Riccardo Burchielli (John Doe DIAL H) come together to tell their critically acclaimed story of desperation & hope among those trapped in the most unlikely battlefield of them all New York City For five years the United States of America has battled the anti-establishment uprising of Middle America’s so-called “ Free States” This second civil war has done damage across the nation but no place has been hit harder than New York City With the US controlling everything to the east & the Free States surrounding from the west the island of Manhattan has become the hotly contested borderland known as the DMZ & that’s exactly where aspiring photojournalist Matty Roth has just landed With an introduction by Brian Azzarello DMZ BOOK ONE collects issues 1-12 of the critically acclaimed series Meet the Author Brian Wood developed his skills as a comics writer & designer while working a string of Internet design jobs Since then he has created a series of successful comics & graphic novels most notably DMZ Demo Northlanders Channel Zero & The Couriers In addition to earning himinternational acclaim these projects have also resulted in four Eisner Award nominations Brian was also a designer for the video game franchise series Grand Theft Auto for Rockstar Games