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Killing Geronimo: The Hunt for Osama bin Laden
A graphic retelling of America’s global search for one of the most notorious fugitives in modern times.
From the tragedy of September 11, 2001, to the events that brought a global search for one of the most notorious fugitives in modern times to a dramatic end, Killing Geronimo is the compelling graphic retelling of the hunt for Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden . . . from the initial order by President George W. Bush to find him wherever he might be hiding, to the CIA’s finally tracking the courier that would lead to bin Laden’s whereabouts in Pakistan, to the United States’ constructing a facsimile of bin Laden’s compound, to the tense, high-stakes meeting between President Barack Obama and the rest of his high command, to the final firefight between bin Laden and the U.S. Navy SEALs.
From the tragedy of September 11, 2001, to the events that brought a global search for one of the most notorious fugitives in modern times to a dramatic end, Killing Geronimo is the compelling graphic retelling of the hunt for Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden . . . from the initial order by President George W. Bush to find him wherever he might be hiding, to the CIA’s finally tracking the courier that would lead to bin Laden’s whereabouts in Pakistan, to the United States’ constructing a facsimile of bin Laden’s compound, to the tense, high-stakes meeting between President Barack Obama and the rest of his high command, to the final firefight between bin Laden and the U.S. Navy SEALs.
96 pages, Paperback
First published August 21, 2012
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June 17, 2017
This graphic novel could have been so much better. Stefano Cardoselli's artwork is atrocious; I could not discern anyone other than US Presidents W Bush and Obama. The firefights were incomprehensible, none of the characters had any individuality. The Taliban soldiers all looked like Halloween creatures drawn by a four year old. I'm not looking for verisimilitude, but the drawing in this work is pathetic.
The final page is a list of the sources used for this saga. It's full of YouTube links and even a Wikipedia link. Look Davis and Maida (I can't believe the writing took two people): use Wikipedia to procure reliable sources but use nothing from it as a credible source; who knows who is helping create these articles. The tone, as other reviewers note, is nauseatingly patriotic. I love my country, yes, but this focus is childish. "Osama killed Americans. You don't kill Americans because America is a great country and will use any means, including torture, to hunt you down and kill you like the dog you are." The final words Osama supposedly heard could be true, but within this jingoistic nonsense it made me flinch with embarrassment. I get the impression I was supposed to cheer.
Could have been so much better.
The final page is a list of the sources used for this saga. It's full of YouTube links and even a Wikipedia link. Look Davis and Maida (I can't believe the writing took two people): use Wikipedia to procure reliable sources but use nothing from it as a credible source; who knows who is helping create these articles. The tone, as other reviewers note, is nauseatingly patriotic. I love my country, yes, but this focus is childish. "Osama killed Americans. You don't kill Americans because America is a great country and will use any means, including torture, to hunt you down and kill you like the dog you are." The final words Osama supposedly heard could be true, but within this jingoistic nonsense it made me flinch with embarrassment. I get the impression I was supposed to cheer.
Could have been so much better.
September 7, 2017
I thought it was a good book because it tells us how the US killed Osama Bin laden over the years and what they did to kill him.
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February 14, 2013
It's a funny little attempt at sensationalising the whole episode. George Bush will probably feature this in his memoirs because this is by far his most "bad-ass" portrayal
August 4, 2015
I really enjoyed the read on this one. The history was accurate.... It's also really cool political memorabilia collectible that I'm going to keep on my shelf
July 22, 2016
This was a little patriotic for my tastes!
August 13, 2014
boring.....animation not good....child like description....too patriotic
August 18, 2015
Beautiful graphics!
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