Issue Description

Chaos! Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics -- with assistance from Oni Press, Top Shelf Productions, and others present a collection of stories and illustrations from an incredibly diverse array of talented writers and artists. The New Yorker's Eric Drooker contributes a cover showing a cityscape that is simultaneously ancient and modern, mournful and hopeful, with an artist at the center, empowered to interpret a tragic landscape.

Among Volume 1's contributors are writer/artist William Stout, who shares the true story of a Yugoslavian citizen's love of Americans; Stan Sakai, vividly recalling his last visit to New York City; and Paul Chadwick, who offers his interpretation of the heroism of the passengers on Flight 93, whose sacrifice kept September 11 from being an even more tragic day.

Cartoonists Tony Millionaire, Sam Henderson, Mike Diana, Scott Morse, Mark Crilley, Roger Langridge, Chris Eliopoulos, and Mark Martin are among those offering differing takes on a range of subjects spanning from terrorism and heroism to survival and the challenges of parenting. Other stories include an illustrated essay by Dean Motter; a Walt Whitman-penned meditation on death illustrated by Quique Alcatena; Darko Macan's "An Expert Opinion" on breaking the cycle of violence; and "T.V. Exec Visits Ground Zero" by TV Funhouse creator Robert Smigel and his Ex-Presidents collaborator, artist Michael Kupperman.

Playboy Magazine's Istvan Banyai plus Carlos Meglia, Renée French, Alex Maleev, Peter Kuper, Tommy Lee Edwards, and others offer haunting, inspiring illustrations that distill the emotions provoked by the tragic events of September 11.

A collection of stories showcasing comic book artists' responses to September 11th.

9-11 (2002)

Publisher

Dark Horse Comics

Volume Description

Two trade paperpacks that were published to honor the true heroes of the 9-11 disaster. The first was published by Dark Horse and the second by DC.

Following the terrorist attacks on America on September 11 2001, comic creators from all companies produced benefit books for the victims. DC Comics coordinated the launch of their title with Dark Horse Publishing to reach as many readers as possible. The full title of DC's book was "9-11: September 11th 2001(The Worlds finest comic book writers and artists tell stories to remember) Volume 2." Dark Horse had published volume 1. It brought together many of the company's top creators for an anthology of stories based around the events of 9/11.

Made up of different sections, each with their own distinctive style, creative talents included, Will Eisner, Michael Moorcock, George Perez, Denny O'Neil, Paul Levitz, Marv Wolfman, Neal Adams and Jim Lee. Neil Gaiman contributed a new story of the Endless, entitled "The Wheel" while Amanda Conner and Jim Palmiotti created "Silver Linings in big clouds of dust." The stories ranged from those dealing with the attack itself and the aftermath to more super heroic and fantasy based tales. Everyone involved in the titles' creation worked for free, with all the profits that were made benefiting The New York State World Trade Center Relief Fund, Survivors of the National Campaign Region, and The September 11th Fund of the New York Community Trust among others.

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