This Volume returns to Matty Roth and the big story after Vol 5. covered other characters.This time, it's about an election to put a provisional government in the DMZ. Matty is covering the story for Liberty News (even though he hates them), and what follows is a very interesting story about a 'grassroots' candidate who very much forces the issue of having himself included on the ballot.Delgado, the man of the people makes an impression on Matty who ends up discovering that he's not as objective as he should be with this story. However, things really heat up when his mother arrives on the scene...you'll never guess in what capacity.The larger issue here is power, and who will do what to get a piece of the power; the USA, Free States, Treadwell and Delgado, along with all the fringe and militia groups in the DMZ all want the power, but only a few get to have it...What we also see here is Matty changing, going away from the character he's been for the whole time we've known him, and at first it may seem he's just chosing a side, but like with most other things, it really shows that he really is lost, and by the end of this collection, he's lost something very important. DMZ gets more political than ever when election time is at hand. Our protagonist reporter Matt finds himself at odds with the principle of neutrality as one candidate, despite his outrageous populism and emotional rhetoric, awakens surprising hope in him. Could this one man make a difference as a governor of an independent demilitarized zone?DMZ is always delightfully analytical, fast paced and plausible. "Blood in the Game" delivers on all those accounts. The depiction of the campaign Matt follows is gritty, intense and in a way absurd. The heated, uncertain democratic processes during wartime are approached though many angles. I'm really looking forward to seeing where this series will head next, as a lot of the status quo got a shake-up in this volume...
Do You like book DMZ, Vol. 6: Blood In The Game (2009)?
I had a rough time getting into this volume.
—Badehotel
I'm back on board with this trade I think.
—puthooran
this series just stays SO FREAKING GOOD.
—Danni23marie
