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• Price: $29.99
• Rating: T
• Pages: 248
• On Sale: Nov 18, 2009
• Writer: Doug Murray
• Pencilled: Michael Golden
• Editor: Larry Hama
• Publisher: Marvel Comics 

From the publisher: Don’t worry about choosing sides, because this far into the heart of darkness, things get pretty gray. Follow Private Ed Marks and his fellow soldiers through a jungle of blood, lies, betrayal and valor. It’s the war that defined a generation, where the heroes may not be super, but they’re all too human.

Our WTComics WeView – It was with great trepidation that I started to read The ‘Nam again for a WTComics Retro WeView. This book was very formative in my comic book reading education and as many of us have discovered time is not always kind to comics we may have read long ago.

Although I hadn’t poured over The ‘Nam in many years I considered it one of my favorite books and would recommend it on a fairly regular basis. If the gem I remembered had somehow lost its luster not only would I tarnish many fond memories, but I would also have more than a little egg on my face. Thankfully once I set my nostalgia aside and settled in I found my fears were unfounded. This is still one hell of a read.

The ‘Nam was an ambitious project. It attempts to chronicle the war in Vietnam with each issue representing a month of the conflict. Real life Vietnam War veteran Doug Murray was brought in by editor Larry Hama to pen the project and Michael Golden was assigned the artists duties. Very rarely have I seen a writer and artist more well suited on a book. Golden’s expressive faces perfectly pair with Murray’s educated storytelling. This volume contains the first 10 issues and represents the best of the series. Protagonist Edward Marks is a “shake n’ bake” soldier new to the war and is the perfect guide for the ensuing chaos.

If you can’t tell by the tone I’ve taken so far I had a great time diving back into The ‘Nam. Nostalgia took a back seat to the innovative pacing and Golden’s absolutely gorgeous art makes this book feel modern, something not always accomplished when going back to a book created 32 years prior. If you’re interested in a very intimate account of the wages of war this book delivers in spades.

The ‘Nam has also never looked better than in this volume. The original newsprint muted the colors, but here they pop and look stunning. The only problem I can find is this edition omitted the glossary of terms that were printed in the back of the original issues, but context has rendered them redundant anyway.

The ‘Nam continues to be an excellent read these many years later, mixing high drama and human emotion with action in a truly original package. Highly recommended.

Review by Chris

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