''Army@Love'' is an American

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series from

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imprint, which started in May

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. It is drawn and scripted by

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, with

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on inking duties. Issue #12 published in February

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was the "season finale". A second series of 6 issues, titled ''Army@Love: The Art of War'' began monthly publication in August 2008. The story follows the adventures of a unit of

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in "Afbaghistan", a fictional Middle Eastern country. As is often the case with Vertigo Comics, the title is designed to evoke memories of a long-running defunct DC title, in this case, ''

Our Army at War ''Our Army at War'' was an American comic book anthology published by DC Comics that featured war-themed stories and featured the first appearances of Sgt. Rock and Enemy Ace. The series was published from August 1952 to February 1977, then w ...

'', which, subsequent to its retitling to ''

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'' in 1977, was followed by a one-shot titled simply ''Army at War'' in 1978.

Plot

The unit includes both men and women, a great deal of the action following the amorous adventures of various members. The contrast between the surreal combat in Afbaghistan and the comfortable lives of the rear echelon and the people the Guardsmen have left behind is also a recurring theme.

Collected editions

The series is being collected as

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: * ''The Hot Zone Club'' (tpb, collects #1–5, 128 pages, October 2007, ) * ''Generation Pwned'' (tpb, collects #6–12, 168 pages, July 2008, )

References

External links

Make Love AND War
an article on

's Love@War, by Karen Green, a Columbia University librarian, writing fo
comiXologyCCI, Day 2: Rick Veitch is a One-Man "Army@Love"

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, July 21, 2006
Reviews of issue #1

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Review of ''The Hot Zone Club''

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