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1968. The height of the Vietnam War. Two young men from opposite ends of the earth must drag themselves through Hell merely for the opportunity to kill one another.
Written by rookie sensation Jason Aaron with astoundingly visceral art by Cameron Stewart (SEAGUY, SEVEN SOLDIERS: GUARDIAN), THE OTHER SIDE is a 5-issue miniseries following Bill Everette, a 19-year-old Alabama farm boy drafted into the Marine Corps whose only goal is to come home alive, and Vo Binh Dai, a 19-year-old Vietnamese farm boy who enlists in the People's Army of Vietnam, terrified only of failing in his duty to die bravely for his country.
Along the way, Private Everette encounters demonically vicious Parris Island drill instructors, talking maggots, voiceless ghosts, jaded grunts, man-eating pigs, maniacal rats, leeches that quote William Blake, a rifle that begs him to shoot himself and occasionally even the enemy. Vo Dai must undertake the long march south down the Strategic Trail, through black forests and bloody swamps, over pockmarked earth and fields of fire, past tigers and dragons and mounds of the dead, past exhaustion, beyond endurance.
At turns wholly fantastic yet always heartbreakingly realistic, THE OTHER SIDE is an epic tragedy about America's most haunting war. A surreal exploration of the Vietnam war from opposing viewpoints. A horror story about the horrors of war.
Trade paperback available now!
Featuring 20 pages of extras, including:
--Introduction by Capt. Dale Dye, technical adviser on PLATOON and SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
--Essay by Jason Aaron about FULL METAL JACKET screenwriter Gustav Hasford
--Photos and journal entries from Cameron Stewart's trip to Vietnam
--And tons of sketches, layouts and behind-the-scenes goodies!
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"Not since Eric Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front has a novel--graphic or otherwise--been as powerful, stirring, unsettling, and thought-provoking... THE OTHER SIDE is nothing short of a true classic."
--Library Journal

"A stark, unfettered account of the horrors of war..."
--Publishers Weekly

"A stunner of a comic. In fact, few war stories in any medium blend such horror with such a poetic humanization of the enemy."
--Playboy.com

"Because the characters and their manias brought on by the war's atrocities are so compelling, the only bad part about THE OTHER SIDE is that it has to end."
--Washington Post

"Buy it!"
--G4's Attack of the Show

"A Must Have."
--IGN

"With the war in Iraq escalating and the specter of other wars looming on the horizon, we may be seeing more war comics—and war movies and war books, not to mention actual war footage—than we’d care for. If we’re lucky, a scant few might be as good as THE OTHER SIDE."
--The Wire

"First issues don't get much more gripping than the debut of the five-part mini THE OTHER SIDE... Writer Jason Aaron, a newcomer, has a gift for profanity and violent extremes—both physical and psychological—and Cameron Stewart's clean, expressive art has a terrifying war-is-hell immediacy... A-"
--The Onion

"... headed to a confrontation that promises to defy the genre and deliver a story that’s more than just another war tale. A-"
--Variety

"This book isn't trying to be important, it just is. One of the very best comics Vertigo has published since PREACHER.
Highest possible recommendation."
--Brian K. Vaughan, writer of PRIDE OF BAGHDAD

"I've said it before but I'll say it again:
This is a fucking outstanding book...
This gets my Highest Personal Recommendation."
--Brian Wood, writer of DMZ and DEMO

My Blog

Artist JH Williams III calls THE OTHER SIDE "stunning."

From his blog:I just recently finished reading THE OTHER SIDE published by vertigo, between sleep and work. What a great read that was. I'm not a big fan of war stories unless they offer something di...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:15:00 GMT

Library Journal calls THE OTHER SIDE "nothing short of a true classic"

Aaron, Jason (text) & Cameron Stewart (illus.). The Other Side. Vertigo: DC Comics. 2007. 123p. ISBN 978-1-4012-1350-3. pap. $12.99. Not since Eric Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front has a...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 22:00:00 GMT

Jason and Cameron at the San Diego Comic-Con

Cameron Stewart and I will both be appearing at the San Diego Comic-Con next week.  Below is my final schedule, and Cameron will probably be signing with me for most of those times.  Also, w...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 19:26:00 GMT

The Onion gives THE OTHER SIDE an "A"

Or maybe judging limited series from issues isn't that tough. The Other Side (Vertigo/DC) had an unforgettable debut issue, and it reads even better as a collection. Written by newcomer Jason Aaron, w...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:37:00 GMT

Playboy.com calls THE OTHER SIDE "a stunner of a comic"

Talk about nailing the zeitgeist: Vertigo Comics brings the horrors of war home to disconnected America with two different works, THE OTHER SIDE and DMZ. While neither one is specifically about Iraq, ...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:07:00 GMT

THE OTHER SIDE gets an "A" in the Washington Post

Evan Narcisse, writing for the Washington Post this past Sunday, gave THE OTHER SIDE an "A" and said, "Because the characters and their manias brought on by the war's atrocities are so compelling, the...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:02:00 GMT

Win original art from an issue of THE OTHER SIDE (UPDATED: WE HAVE A WINNER!)

That's right, Cameron Stewart is giving away - totally free - a page of original black and white artwork to someone on MySpace. The 11 x 17 page, seen below, is from THE OTHER SIDE #3 and features bot...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:22:00 GMT

Jason & Cameron on Fanboy Radio Sunday 4/22

Sorry for the last minute notice, but Cameron and I will be talking about THE OTHER SIDE tonight at 6 pm Central on Fanboy Radio.  Call in and badger us at (817) 257-7631.http://www.fanboyradio.c...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:55:00 GMT

THE OTHER SIDE gets Eisner Award nomination

The book that began as an unsolicited submission is now an Eisner nominee.  What a long strange trip it's been. Best Limited SeriesBatman: Year 100, by Paul Pope (DC)The Looking Glass Wars: Hatte...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:57:00 GMT

Jason Aaron and Cameron Stewart at the NYCC this week

Cameron and I will both be appearing this week at the New York Comic Con.  At the Vertigo panel Friday night, we'll be talking about THE OTHER SIDE and some of the extras you can expect to see in...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:08:00 GMT