DMZ

Set in a near-future America fractured by a second civil war, DMZ follows a young war journalist stranded in the demilitarized zone of Manhattan. Published by DC's Vertigo imprint from 2006 to 2012, this 12-issue series is most defined by writer Brian Wood and artist Riccardo Burchielli, whose gritty, documentary-style storytelling captures the raw human cost of urban conflict. A prescient and unflinching look at journalism, survival, and the collapse of civic life, it remains a standout meditation on war at home.