One of the key comics of the 1980s - along with "Watchmen" and "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" - Howard Chaykin's "American Flagg!" was a massive-selling hit, breaking new ground in comics storytelling and influencing a generation of writers and artists. It was America, 2031. TV star Reuben Flagg is drafted to protect the citizens of Chicago as a Plexus Ranger, having pretended to be one onscreen. The inexperienced Flagg must tackle an America blighted by a biased and oppressive media, dubious 'wars', widespread political ...
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One of the key comics of the 1980s - along with "Watchmen" and "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" - Howard Chaykin's "American Flagg!" was a massive-selling hit, breaking new ground in comics storytelling and influencing a generation of writers and artists. It was America, 2031. TV star Reuben Flagg is drafted to protect the citizens of Chicago as a Plexus Ranger, having pretended to be one onscreen. The inexperienced Flagg must tackle an America blighted by a biased and oppressive media, dubious 'wars', widespread political corruption and environmental disaster...Never-before-collected, this new edition of the bitingly prescient satirical series is an all-time classic, written and illustrated by a legend in the comics field!
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