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posted Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006
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August 2nd, 2006 at 11:33 am
brilliant.
August 2nd, 2006 at 12:09 pm
Aways good. Hope kids these days get the “What’s the Freq Kennith” line!
August 2nd, 2006 at 12:47 pm
rockin it…rockin it
nice Mavs sponsor for the Rath!
August 2nd, 2006 at 2:59 pm
There’s a typo in panel 8.
“Sacred the bejesus” should be “scared.”
Funny its in the same panel where Rather is taking a shot at Burns for not knowing how to read.
Ok, so not funny, but ironic certainly.
August 2nd, 2006 at 3:16 pm
Rocking AND rolling. Just too little of it. I’m hooked, what can I say? Ab-so-lute-ly LOVE the Danster being featured. How about Burns running into Geraldo next chapter — Geraldo without his hairpiece.
August 2nd, 2006 at 3:31 pm
Nice work, as ever. Have you heard that Jimmy McCain has signed up, for real? Stop predicting the future, please!
August 2nd, 2006 at 3:34 pm
I had an inside source. I was only off by the Marine part - his father and grandfather were Navy men.
August 2nd, 2006 at 6:37 pm
FYI: We just fixed the typo in the Rather panel and there was some missing text in panel 5 which has been inserted. That panel now makes sense. Thanks for stopping by…
August 2nd, 2006 at 6:44 pm
Good stuff, keep it up. I linked you guys on my blog.
August 3rd, 2006 at 3:24 am
Cooooooking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blue skies
love
Roy
August 3rd, 2006 at 10:51 am
There’s another typo in the sentence right after the “Scared the bejeesus” one. It says “I got our of there.” I’m enjoying the story. I found it a little hard to follow what was going on on page 6 though. Would a GPS really work that way - recording its last position at the time it was broken?
August 3rd, 2006 at 12:49 pm
The glory of 3 eyed babies is in this chapter! Praise be to the heavens!
I make nothing in the sense department, but, I’m guessing the Great Wall of Texas isn’t fully completed?
Anyways, I had to hide the begining few panels from the people around me. Just in case…
But, -gaja- tis a great chapter!
August 4th, 2006 at 3:46 pm
Oh . . . Em. . . Gee . . .
Alright, I’ve been incredibly impressed up until now, but at this point, I’m shocked at the awesomeness and [insert almost superlative adjective depicting goodness, one that isn’t awesomeness here] of this comic. And the Dan Rather cameo!?!?!? I can’t begin to say how brilliant that is.
If I were anywhere but my cubicle at the moment, you two gents would get a standing ovation.
August 4th, 2006 at 3:59 pm
BTW - “Courage is the Frequency” - you’ve coined the new motto for all foreign conflict correspondents. That’s a truly classic line.
August 5th, 2006 at 1:06 pm
This is a brilliant piece of work, guys. Kudos are definately in order. I love the antagonism between Mr. Burns and his embed company.
August 5th, 2006 at 11:04 pm
hey hey hey… our women have the inner slut… she will have his kids
August 6th, 2006 at 9:14 am
Excelent story; fine art. How far will this go, though? My suggestion is that you try not to make it a too extended saga, otherwise you risk to loose strenght in your plot. Perhaps you could focus not so much on the war issue, but also on the psichological problems your charachters inevitably have to face in such a situation. And beware of what you choose to do with your International Relations girl (Sameera, I think?). You may as well have an excellent result or a very poor one depending on your choices. But, than again, that goes for everything, I guess…
I hope we get to talk sometime on the web. ‘Till there, keep up with the good work, best luck… ;-)
August 6th, 2006 at 10:13 am
The pace slowed down a little, there’s more on burns character being done.
It tasted like a pause in the story.
but maybe that’s because I’ve read the first nine chapters in a row ;)
August 6th, 2006 at 11:52 am
Wait…why is Dan Rather in Iraq at like 80 years old and already long retired?
Maybe its just me, but this segment seemed really corny and contrived, and the dialogue left a lot to be desired. “To the Left, as always?” Come on, now.
Plus, let’s remember in the last installment a major Indian city was nuked in a pre-emptive act of aggression. It would seem to me that there would be utter chaos, political and otherwise, if that really happened. But there was no follow up on it at all, as if it wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. The gravitas of the last installment was completely shattered by the self-indulgence of this one.
Wow. Well, I guess I’m a big ole dick for being honest, but real friends are, they don’t flatter. And since the comments are 99% pure flattery and adulation, I think its healthy to have a little humbling criticism, no? 8 out of 9 aint bad.
August 7th, 2006 at 2:16 pm
QUACK!
QUACK!QUACK!
August 7th, 2006 at 3:23 pm
I L-O-V-E this shit! Keep up the good work!
August 7th, 2006 at 3:40 pm
It looks like Jimmy’s doing his part to *ahem* improve internation relations.
August 8th, 2006 at 3:41 am
I love this. I found it by accident, but I’m so caught up. I can’t wait to see how this goes.
August 8th, 2006 at 10:34 am
I’m a 40 year old physician, but can’t wait every week for the new chapter. I am Republican (big surprise!) and was initially in favor of the War in the Middle East, but am afraid that your novel will be more truth than fiction…
Hopefully, someone in the White House is reading also…
August 9th, 2006 at 1:51 am
I absolutely loved the part with Dan Rather! Great stuff considering he said in a recent interview that he wants to do the news until his final breath. I believe he’s at HDNET now.
August 9th, 2006 at 2:44 am
W-o-w. That was fan fucking tastic, I can’t wait to read more. To whatever team is behind all that, I wish you luck in spreading your freaking wicked stuff, and thank you for being absolutely KILLER human beings.
>:D
August 9th, 2006 at 10:58 am
I think the Dan Rather bit was totally cheezy.
After reading GNN for years, and following Mr. Lappes career, I think this Jimmy Burns character is a manifestation of the author’s delusional self-fantasy about who he thinks he is, or who he dreams of being.
Rich kids always want to be rebels, but when it comes down to it, they’re just rich kids who dream of fame and fortune.
August 9th, 2006 at 12:46 pm
sweet, i’m rich? do you know something i don’t?
August 9th, 2006 at 1:44 pm
To the critics: Lighten up! This is fiction! The authors are allowed to romanticize/embellish/FICTIONalize their own experiences, and can do what ever they want with world events and people, places, & things in the public domain (unless the GNU is revoked and Public domain all privatized in 2011!!!!), so let them have fun & tell us all a story. I think even the harsher critics have to admit that this is a damn good story, and very innovative in its format.
BTW, where’s my dvd?
August 9th, 2006 at 2:35 pm
Robb - email Jeff.
August 9th, 2006 at 2:47 pm
his email is in the press contact page
August 10th, 2006 at 11:48 pm
Dan, Anthony
Jesus, I’m late to tell you but Shooting War is absolutely brilliant
August 11th, 2006 at 1:42 pm
i agree that it was a bit jarring to cut away from the horror of the bangalore blast, but this episode’s dan rather cameo was pure gold. from goldman’s spot-on “aged” likeness to lappé’s mangled southernisms, this is the definition of SATIRE. fine work, gents.
August 11th, 2006 at 3:23 pm
a note about the news biz: when you’re out there, you only really deal with the tragedy in front of you
remember in 2011 the number of global terror attacks has vastly increased - it was a suitcase nuke, true, which was unprecedented - but i’m not sure how it would effect the situation on the ground in iraq very much if at all - i would predict would be minimal for both the combatants and the journalists covering it, it’s already open civil war
their disconnect is sort of part of my point (though note jenny at global news hq is dealing with the repercussions)
but it’s a valid editorial critique nonetheless, thanks
courage…
August 13th, 2006 at 11:20 am
What’s up? I thought you were supposed to add a new chapter every Friday?
August 13th, 2006 at 5:12 pm
Hey guys, now that you’ve got us hooked, you need to be a good supplier and get us the new chapters in a timely fashion. How do you like being so “in demand” and popular?
August 14th, 2006 at 12:16 am
We’re working on the final chapter right now. We had to take a break.
August 19th, 2006 at 12:40 am
Kill Terrorists
Terrorists Kill
———————————————————————————-
“Before Hiroshima”
…..the story of the 1917 Halifax Explosion !
The time when Germany attacked North America…
….and news hounds faked it out to ,,,,,,”Silence: .
,,,calling it an accident.”
August 23rd, 2006 at 10:00 am
A compelling, well illustrated story! Well done, Anthony and Dan!
Have you considered creating a flash “animated” comic similar to Broken Saints ( http://bs.brokensaints.com/dvd/ )? With the right flash animator, voice talent, and sound effects, you might be able to reach a wider audience through another medium. Just a thought.
Regardless, I am looking forward to the next chapters.
August 24th, 2006 at 10:13 am
What an incredible satire! The dark vision of our near future is most unsettling because it so plausible. Maybe someone else has mentioned that Shooting War resonates with the spirit of Howard Chaykin’s Amerikan Flagg! I certainly think so, which is a great compliment to your work. Keep it up.
August 31st, 2006 at 2:34 am
Excellent storytelling, lucky i stumbled across it today, pure chance, anyway keep up the excellent work, cant wait for nxt chapter, peace.
September 8th, 2006 at 10:49 am
Maugham didn’t write “Appointment in Samarra.” It was written by John O’Hara!
September 8th, 2006 at 11:18 am
From Wiki (the oracle of all knowledge):
Hara’s Appointment in Samarra: The title is a reference to W. Somerset Maugham’s retelling of an old story, which appears opposite the title page of the novel.
September 14th, 2006 at 9:06 pm
I wouldn’t count on wiki for your #1 reference source. They once said that Wilson Pickett wrote “Land of 1,000 Dances”.
October 1st, 2006 at 8:23 pm
that i think is about as low as you can go. your little masterbation about your time in iraq is getting a little embarassing…
I was just…I couldn’t sleep and thought maybe… says the iraqi woman to the video blogger (you)….how embarrassing…
You took your experiences in Iraq and exploited them for this commercial entertainment that neither informs or enlightens anyone about anything. Joe Sacco’s use of comics to inject reality into events the media shrouds, you use real experiences in the creation of exploitative fiction for cash.
You have dragged yourself to a new low with this, and you seems to drag GNN down with you.
grow up Anthony, America is at war and people are dying; keep your adolescent sexual fantasies to yourself…
October 3rd, 2006 at 9:04 pm
i think some of your US gov connections are being unearthed over at gnn
http://ice.gnn.tv/blogs/18909/What_s_the_USIA
did you really (or do you really) work for the ministry of propaganda known as USIA http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/usia/ ?
they published alot of propaganda in vietnam for the pentagon, didn’t they?
January 8th, 2007 at 3:00 am
The “Appointment in Samarra” is originally a Persian story, as referenced by Frankl in the landmark “Man’s Search for Meaning”.
May 15th, 2007 at 3:25 am
This isn’t a rip-off of DMZ. But it’s a bit overrated compared to Spiders:
http://www.e-sheep.com/spiders/
January 31st, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Thanks for sharing
March 16th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
I’ve always seen Web 2.0 as a Cluetrain enabler/catalyst. And I find it pretty odd as to why the connection between the two isn’t being made more often.
And speaking of SXSW, the Zuckerberg/Lacy incident is a pretty good demonstration of Cluelessness. Lacy clearly didn’t understand that the audience is smarter, more informed, and more organized. Lobbing softball questions at Zuckerberg was simply insulting their intelligence.
April 25th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
That this image has been moved or deleted by photobucket for the fourth time or so.