Kevin Knodell

Frustratingly brief oral histories with U.S. soldiers and Afghan citizens give a mere glimpse into the ongoing war in Afghanistan. Each story is worth reading, but viewed as a whole, they seem sort of random and lacking in deep insight into the conflict.

The art is fine if a bit sketch-like in places, but I'm not sure the cartoonish style was the best choice for the stories being told. I thought briefly this was being pitched toward younger readers, but the language used by the soldiers is quite adult.… (meer)