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A review by mattycakesbooks
9-11, Volume One: Artists Respond by John McCrae, Bryan Talbot, Mike Mignola, Liniers, Francisco Solano López, Frank Miller, P. Craig Russell, Joe Casey, Jon J. Muth, Fabian Nicieza, Will Eisner, Enrique Alcatena, Daniel Acuña, Tatiana Gill
3.0
15 years on, September 11th is no longer mine. It has been co-opted by more cynical people. It has become a political tool used to justify horrific things. It is draped in flags and patriotism and it is cheapened for those of who are skeptical of flags and patriotism.
What's incredible about this book is that it brought me back to the feelings of the days after the 9/11 attacks. It was a time where people felt raw and vulnerable, and the things they said in those days -- the days when these comics were written -- have since coagulated and hardened and have turned from raw emotion into something less flexible, something uglier. Reading this book 15 years on is both a reminder of the days after, and a reminder of the 15 years that followed, and the ugliness that was born on that day.
I guess it wasn't born on that day, though. I guess it was born a long time ago.
What's incredible about this book is that it brought me back to the feelings of the days after the 9/11 attacks. It was a time where people felt raw and vulnerable, and the things they said in those days -- the days when these comics were written -- have since coagulated and hardened and have turned from raw emotion into something less flexible, something uglier. Reading this book 15 years on is both a reminder of the days after, and a reminder of the 15 years that followed, and the ugliness that was born on that day.
I guess it wasn't born on that day, though. I guess it was born a long time ago.