Comments on: African civil war (superhero edition)

By: Krig i rutene: DMZ vs. Unknown Soldier « Even goes to Kazakhstan

Krig i rutene: DMZ vs. Unknown Soldier « Even goes to Kazakhstan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:32:02 +0000

[...] drevet pÃ¥ flukt, mens resten av verden stort sett har vÃ¦rt opptatt med andre ting. Serien blitt godt mottatt, ikke minst blant ugandiske bloggere, som berÃ¸mmer serien for Ã¥ gi en god fremstilling av det [...]

By: From Poverty to Power by Duncan Green » Blog Archive » Ugandan comic books; cash transfers in New York; praise for Jacob Zuma; Reaganite timewarp on healthcare reform and wonderful Magnum pics: links I liked

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:20:29 +0000

[...] Blattman raves (in a good way) about a comic book (sorry, graphic novel) about the civil war in [...]

By: Austyn Azoganokhai

Austyn Azoganokhai — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:31:42 +0000

This is amazingly great.I love the comic and looking forward to see other African countries reflected

By: FundstÃ¼cke XXI – MediaWatch

FundstÃ¼cke XXI – MediaWatch — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:49:52 +0000

[...] Und last not least auch das: Es gibt einen (englischsprachigen) Comicstrip “Unknown Soldier” Ã¼ber den Krieg der LRA in Uganda. Und dasÂ sieht das richtig spannend und professionell gemacht aus. Hat tip geht an Chris Blattman, der dem Comic eine recht groÃŸe historische Genauigkeit attestiert. [...]

By: Vertigo: Graphic Content » Blog Archive » VERTIGO GRAPHIC CONNECTION

Vertigo: Graphic Content » Blog Archive » VERTIGO GRAPHIC CONNECTION — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:04:57 +0000

[...] Yale Assistant Professor of Political Science and Economics, CHRIS BLATTMAN, blogs about UNKNOWN [...]

By: JoshuaDysart.com » Blog Archive » Unknown Soldier Gets Blogged Around the World

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:10:38 +0000

[...] blog is fantastic and he’s also given us one of our most prized reviews of Unknown Soldier. “My first reaction: This is patently absurd. Northern Uganda can simply not get any more [...]

By: Paul Currion

Paul Currion — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:48:48 +0000

To anybody reading this blog post who isn’t reading Unknown Soldier: stop right now and go and buy a copy. While it’s at the mercy of an action comic narrative (one which I worry is going to run out of steam before we run out of story), Joshua has really gotten into the guts of this particular conflict, but also into the many ways in which conflict in general destroys lives. This is one of the most impressive comics to be published by the mainstream comics companies in a long time.

By: Discovering conflict without Jolie, Willis, or DiCaprio « Aid Thoughts

Discovering conflict without Jolie, Willis, or DiCaprio « Aid Thoughts — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:23:52 +0000

[...] is meant to be graphic and perhaps a little too pondering in that way that comics can get, but historically accurate and quite a good read (Christ Blattman enjoys it; I wonder what a Venn diagram of comic-book lovers and development [...]

By: Joshua Dysart

Joshua Dysart — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:18:56 +0000

Thank you so much for getting the word out on our comic book, and for given us a real shot at changing your gut instinct. It means so much to me that people working in the economic development field have responded positively to this book. As you have seen in the issues you’ve read, we make some wild creative decisions and are unabashedly pulp entertainment at times… but… but… I work very, very hard to make sure it’s all couched in fundamental truths about the politics of the region, the culture of the Acholi and the human frailties in us all. So far we’ve been contacted by psychologist working on PTSD in Acholi war affected youth, doctors from MÃ©decins Sans FrontiÃ¨res, and others and no one has yet berated us for being exploitive (my worst fear).

So far, so good.

Thanks again fro showing the love.

- Joshua Dysart (writer of UNKNOWN SOLDIER)

By: andrew mack

andrew mack — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:34:32 +0000

Did you know that the World Bank does (or did) manga comics — including one on child soldiers. I never read the latter but the 13 year-old in our household devoured it and said it was ‘cool’…