DMZ, Vol. 1: On the Ground

Intensely good.

First volume in a series about a reporter on the ground in the demilitarized zone that is Manhattan, during America's second civil war. I've always loved the city of New York, so it's a little hard to see it torn to pieces in the chaos and anarchy that follows the pull-out, but it's also the perfect place for a series like this.

One of the things that I liked about this is that, unlike most dystopian stories, this one involves people being resourceful, and rebuilding after the government's gone and things have fallen apart. True, there's no cell service or cable television, but people start rooftop gardens, and underground hydroponic farms, and attempt to rebuild society rather than just abandoning cities for a rural, 19th century type of lifestyle. I think that's what I would try to do in a setting like this, so it's nice to read a story that reflects that.