The Art of War (comics)

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Art of War is a graphic novel written and storyboard by Kelly Roman with art by Michael DeWeese. The book is published as an original novel by Harper Perennial on July 31, 2012. This graphic novel adapts the original Sun Tzu The Art of War into a science fiction story that follows former soldiers working in a military finance world dominated by the Chinese government.

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Publishing history

Kelly Roman's writer was inspired to adapt The Art of War after "he felt a growing national anxiety about China's hegemonic rise, and I want to turn the ancient text into something that explores this anxiety." He referred to the establishment of China's first sovereign wealth fund, China Investment Corporation, in 2007 and the next $ 3 billion investment in private American equity firm Blackstone as an important event in The Art of War Genesis' .

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Synopsis

The protagonist, Kelly Roman, was serving a sentence in a military prison for accidentally injuring a woman in his beloved battalion. After his release, Roman finds his hometown in disarray and learns from his father that his brother Shane died while working for a company called Trench. Kelly travels to New York City to investigate and get a job at Trench who works for Shane's brilliant, brutal Sun Tzu boss, who manages China's investment around the world.

The United States is investing all that remains of Medicare and Social Security with Trench in a last-ditch attempt to avoid bankruptcy, and Sun Tzu uses Roman to help compete with a company called Vespoid that manages the Indian and Vatican Bank investments. The battle over a valuable and dangerous new technology takes place: a pilot company called Controlled Black Hole Technologies has pioneered the use of industrial black holes. Vespoid and Trench add to their armed investment bankers complete with a myriad of forms of drone technology and biotechnology to acquire the coveted black hole technology.

Meanwhile, Roman makes a pictorial diary in which he writes all Sun Tzu teachings ( The Art of War ). Roman rises through the Trench range and ultimately wins the opportunity to avenge his brother, redeem himself for vilifying his beloved woman, and rescues the United States from bankruptcy - but at a tremendous personal cost.

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Chinatown blood show

In May 2011, Kelly Roman and Michael Deweese staged a publicity stunt in New York's Chinatown where they got their blood publicly and stamped on the cover of a chapter sample they gave to comic book fans.

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Art exhibition

Starting on July 31, 2012, the White Box, an art gallery in New York City, launched a week-long exhibition of all original artwork for The Art of War - over 230 pieces. The event is sponsored by Societe Perrier. Women's Wear Daily reports on vandalism occurring in the White Box on the opening night. The White Box Artistic Director Juan Puntes told WWD that he had not seen similar violence since the opening since the 1970s and linked it to the political nature of his graphic novels and drawings.

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Reception

Reviews on The Art of War are mostly positive. Critics praised for his strong character, intensity and visual experiments, and social commentary on the modern financial industry and China-US relations, while others criticized him for being too dark and rude. Leading inspectors drew comparisons with Philip K. Dick, William Gibson, and Jean-Luc Godard.

The San Francisco Chronicle describes this book as "chiaroscuro melodrama, with a red spike to Virginia DeWeese virtuoso twist on heavy metal pallets when blood is shed... this novel has a ballet or an opera."

The Austin Chronicle urges readers to "imagine such a thing William Gibson, on steroids, probably wrote if he was bitten by radioactive E. O. Wilson".

Kirkus's review calls it "the epic dystopian story of brotherly love and corporate greed".

Comic Book Resources wrote, "The Art of War is highly recommended."

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References

External links

• Official website

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