The Art of War: A Graphic Novel - Softcover

Roman, Kelly

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062103946 ISBN 13: 9780062103949

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2012

Synopsis

The military philosophies of the ancient Chinese general Sun Tzu are admired and studied to this day--and now Kelly Roman has used these timeless lessons on warfare to create The Art of War. This stunning two-color graphic novel has turned Sun Tzu's iconic military strategy text into an action-packed thriller set twenty years in the future, when Wall Street is militarized and China is the world's dominant economy. With more than three hundred illustrations by artist Michael DeWeese--who storyboarded the music video for the Lady Gaga hit "Alejandro"--this powerfully rendered Art of War integrates Sun Tzu's timeless battlefield and war room strategies with a compelling futuristic tale of action and vengeance, creating a sweeping adventure for graphic novel and comic book aficionados, science fiction readers, and anyone who has ever enjoyed a classic action movie or Kung Fu martial arts epic.

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Paperback. Pub Date :2012-07-31 Pages: 352 Language: English Publisher: Harper Perennial The military philosophies of the ancient Chinese general Sun Tzu are admired and studied to this day-and now Kelly Roman has used these timeless lessons on warfare to create The Art of War. This stunning two-color graphic novel has turned Sun Tzu's iconic military strategy text into an action-packed thriller set twenty years in the future. when Wall Street is militarized and China is the world's dominant economy. With more than three hundred illustrations by artist Michael DeWeese-who storyboarded the music video for the Lady Gaga hit Alejandro-this powerfully rendered Art of War integrates Sun Tzu's timeless battlefield and war room strategies with a compelling futuristic tale of action and vengeance. creating a sweeping adventure for graphic novel and comic book aficionados. science fi...

Review:

"Phenomenal artwork, a brilliant story-one of the best graphic novels I've ever read."--Tarquin Pack, Producer, Kick Ass, Executive Producer, X-Men: First Class

"In Roman and DeWeese's graphic novel, Sun Tzu is alive and well"--Detroit News

"Imaginative, provocative, powerful, and disturbing, Kelly Roman's Art of War should be required reading for those concerned with the future of America and its place in the world."--Minxin Pei, Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College

"THE ART OF WAR rebrands the millennium. It melts down debased ideology, re-values cultural currency, mints strange new coin and buys tomorrow-pawns everything you know.--Jamie Delano, author of Hellblazer

"An astounding adaptation of Sun Tzu's ancient text that made me think about its application in an entirely new way."--General (Ret.) Stephen N. Xenakis, U.S. Army

"The dystopian story is not for the faint of heart, but those looking for a gory thriller will find plenty to keep them busy."--Publishers Weekly

"An epic dystopian story. . . . that revels in all of the trespasses and heroism of which only human beings are truly capable."--Kirkus Reviews

"Ingenious....Roman and DeWeese have made a visual explosion out of Sun Tzu's iconic understatement."--San Francisco Chronicle

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0062103946
• ISBN 13: 9780062103949
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352
• Illustrator: Deweese Michael