DMZ (comics)

DMZ
Cover art by Brian Wood for DMZ issue #3 – the third part of the "On the Ground" arc – featuring the press pass of protagonist Matty Roth above the Manhattan skyline.
Publication information
PublisherVertigo
ScheduleMonthly
Publication dateNovember 2005 – February 2012[I]
No. of issues72
Main character(s)Matty Roth
Zee Hernandez
Creative team
Created byBrian Wood
Riccardo Burchielli
Written byBrian Wood
Artist(s)Riccardo Burchielli
Brian Wood
John Paul Leon
Letterer(s)Jared K. Fletcher
Colorist(s)Jeromy Cox
Editor(s)Will Dennis

DMZ is an American comic book series written by Brian Wood, with artwork by Wood and Riccardo Burchielli. The series is set in the near future, where a Second American Civil War has turned the island of Manhattan into a demilitarized zone (DMZ), caught between forces of the United States of America and secessionist Free States of America.

DMZ is published by DC Comics under their Vertigo imprint.[1] It ran from November 2005 to February 2012,[I] covering 72 issues that have also been collected in 12 trade paperback volumes. The series was adapted into a streaming television miniseries of the same name for HBO Max.

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