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The Art Of War (2012)

by Kelly Roman(Favorite Author)

3.35 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0062103946 (ISBN13: 9780062103949)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Harper Perennial

review 1: Although graphic novels are not my usual choice of casual reading this one is filled with breathtaking LEAPS of creative imagination. While reading it the thought kept occurring: "Wow, how'd they come up with THIS?" Example of a "leap" >> it is sometime before the coming midcentury and China has conquered the world, not through military conquest -- but through brilliant MANIPULATION of the world's financial markets. Example #2: an enemy can be zapped by deploying a poison-wielding insect drone (the mosquito carries a serial number.) Example #3: watch out for that super-gun surgically installed deep inside the bodyguard's femur. The Art of War by Roman and DeWeese will -- my prediction -- eventually find its place on knowledgeable critics' lists of Top-10 Graphic Novels f... moreor Eternity.
review 2: This made some lists as one of the top ten graphic novels of the year and I saw my library had it in, so I read it. Interesting concept to take an ancient text The Art of War, and have that be the backdrop of a contemporary sci fi set in the near future where Wall Street is militarized, China is the economic center of the world, and a guy named Kelly Roman is the main character... So the ancient text seems urbane and sophisticated compared to the ULTRA-violence we see in glossy black, white and red, blood spattered all over the page. The art is visually sophisticated and interesting in a way as if to, again, be an ironic commentary on the action. The Art of War is only sort of vaguely referential throughout, we don't know why is it "Kelly Roman" is the main character, what that has to do with anything that the author has his name... his brother is involved... this is a brother tale, so maybe it is important to Roman the author, this brother aspect... but it is mainly about VIOLENCE that reminded me The History of Violence by Wagner, its a commentary on what The Art of War could not have imagined, a present and a future with the sam cruelty and torture and evil vengeance and power-grabs, with High Tech added in... I didn't love this book, feels colder and more distant than I wanted it to be. less

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