Army @ Love #4 - Vertigo

I really like this book. I really do. But . . . the storyline doesn't lend itself to explanation. Not very well at least. I do like the story, but I just find myself having a hard time explaining what's going on after I read it. I'm a huge fan of Rick Veitch's. I think his stories are incredible. They're always cutting edge stuff. Stories that makes you think about something that may be happening in our lives today . . . but in a different way. This is really kind of a "What if?" type story. What if . . we tried to make the moral of the war better. What if . . . the war were sponsored by . . . well . . . sponsors . . rather than the govt. paying for everything. What if . . . we could think of the war in terms of a reality MTV show. What if . . . instead of a war, it just felt like a big party to all the people stationed over there. And like the Mile High Club, in the war they have a Hot Zone Club. So, what they've done is hired an ad-exec to be in charge of Motivation & Morale. And they're calling the division . . MOMO. And his job actually is big business. If they keep the recruits happy, it keeps the families happy. Because when they call home every day, they aren't bitching and complaining. If they keep the families happy, it keeps the special interest groups happy. If they aren't as worried about their kids, then they aren't as vocal about the results. And if they keep the sponsors happy, then they get more ordinance and they keep the govt. happy. And we all know a happy govt. leads to a better economy. So in essence, by letting the recruit use his cell in the field, it keeps him happy, and makes for a better economy. Anyways, that's the premise. And now that we're in to the 4th issue, we're starting to get more familiar with some of the characters here. Overall, I really like the feel of the book. I also think that's it's cool that it has reviews . . . usually from magazines you wouldn't think of associating with comics. The one on the cover of this book is from the Washington Post. "A fresh, overheated satirical stew . . . Grade A-"