bullet list: Graphic Novel: DMZ

Wood, Brian and Riccardo Burchielli. DMZ: On the Ground. New York: DC Comics, 2006. Riccardo Buchielli and Brian Wood, artists; Jeromy Cox,colorist; Jared K. Fletcher, letterer. (PN6728 .D563 W66x 2006

This saturday I found the first 5 volumes (collected editions) of the DMZ graphic novel in a bookstore in Braga, Portugal. The series started in 2006 and is currently at 6 collected editions, the 7th will come out September this year.

The central character for the story, Matty, is a photographer and journalist. The series follows is life on a war zone that sits between the 2 armies that are fighting a civil war in the USA of today.

Manhattan is supposedly a demilitarized zone,the area that separates the US Army and the "Free States". Inside the city there is a lot going on and the reader gets to see it through the eyes of this reporter. Nothing is what it seems...

You can check the volumes at the Vertigo website and even download an excerpt:
Excerpt

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(PDF) Encouraging Witting Participation and Performance in Digital Live Art | © Jennifer G. Sheridan, Nick Bryan-Kinns, Alice Bayliss, 2007 Published by the British Computer Society People and Computers XXI – HCI… but not as we know it: Proceedings of HCI 2007 Linden J. Ball, M. Angela Sasse, Corina Sas, Thomas C. Ormerod, Alan Dix, Peter Bagnall, and Tom McEwan (Editors) | "We describe a framework for characterizing people’s behavior with Digital Live Art. Our framework considers people’s wittingness, technical skill, and interpretive abilities in relation to the performance frame. Three key categories of behavior with respect to the performance frame are proposed: performing, participating, and spectating. We exemplify the use of our framework by characterizing people’s interaction with a DLA - iPoi. This DLA is based on the ancient Maori art form of poi and employs a wireless, peer-to-peer exertion interface. The design goal of iPoi is to draw people into the performance frame and support transitions from audience to participant and on to performer. We reflect on iPoi in a public performance and outline its key design features."