The longawaited reissue of the classic Vertigo miniseries Uncle Sam by Steve Darnall and Alex Ross is a sharp political fever dream praised by Kirkus as a ampldquotruly subversive graphic novelamprdquo and ampldquoa damning account of American political history that also affirms basic democratic idealsamprdquoUncle Sam Special Election Edition is a vibrant hallucinatory tour of modern Americaampmdashthe story of a starspangled ragged vagrant named Sam who is guided by the voices in his head and his own fractured memories Absorbed by historytraveling visions of Americaamprsquos dark past Uncle Sam struggles to remember his true identity and piece together the scattered clues of his own experiences in this deep and thoughtful look at Americaamprsquos checkered past Meticulously researched by Steve Darnall and fully painted by Alex Ross Uncle Sam returns in print just when it is needed mostampmdashin time for the 2024 presidential electionampmdashas a reminder of American ideals the promise of our nation and the democracy that is at stake Originally published by DC and out of print for over a decade this expanded and updated Special Election Edition is brought to readers by Abrams in collaboration with DC
