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The 'Nam: 1966-1969 Omnibus
Collecting The 'Nam (1986) #1-45 and material from Savage Tales (1985) #1 and #4.
Marvel's groundbreaking saga of the Vietnam War gets the Omnibus treatment! Don't worry about choosing sides. This far into the heart of darkness, things get pretty gray. Follow Private Ed Marks and his fellow soldiers through a jungle of blood, lies, betrayal and valor. And meet Mike "Ice" Phillips - one of the few brave souls who stayed with the series until nearly its end. It's the war that defined a generation - where the heroes may not be super, but they're all too human. The men of the 23rd Infantry Division face a battle for survival, complete with flashbacks on the front, worries in the world back home and murder in the ranks. New soldiers enter the war, and old ones leave it - and there are too many bad ways to leave a war. The battle lines get even blurrier as enemies display their humanity and soldiers show their darker sides.
Marvel's groundbreaking saga of the Vietnam War gets the Omnibus treatment! Don't worry about choosing sides. This far into the heart of darkness, things get pretty gray. Follow Private Ed Marks and his fellow soldiers through a jungle of blood, lies, betrayal and valor. And meet Mike "Ice" Phillips - one of the few brave souls who stayed with the series until nearly its end. It's the war that defined a generation - where the heroes may not be super, but they're all too human. The men of the 23rd Infantry Division face a battle for survival, complete with flashbacks on the front, worries in the world back home and murder in the ranks. New soldiers enter the war, and old ones leave it - and there are too many bad ways to leave a war. The battle lines get even blurrier as enemies display their humanity and soldiers show their darker sides.
1128 pages, Hardcover
Published August 26, 2025
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November 1, 2025
Amazing stuff. Doug Murray's stories, and the incredible art by Michael Golden, John Beatty, Wayne Vansant, and a host of others, made me tear through this massive collection in record time. Murray excels at dialogue, and wisely lets the artists carry the bulk of the storytelling. One of the best collections I've read in a LONG time, and further proof that Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter presided over THE greatest era in Marvel Comics history.
November 6, 2025
This has been my most wanted omnibus for years and let me tell you - it is fantastic. This series is very overlooked and underrated. Doug Murray's writing style feels very contemporary and pairs incredibly well with the dynamic art from Michael Golden and Wayne Vansant. Even This series is really character driven. The war serves as a backdrop rather than the main focus. The characters come and go for various reasons and try as you might to avoid it, you'll get attached to many of them, nonetheless.
January 3, 2026
I was pleasantly surprised by the 'Nam. I'd heard good things about it, and as someone who enjoys movies like Apocalypse Now and Platoon thought I'd give it a go, managing to snag a copy before this omnibus went out of print.
I'm not sure what I expected, but what I got was a fairly realistic look at the cockpit that did a solid job of immersing me in the world and the characters. Doug Murray writes almost the entirety of the stories in this book (save for one issue towards the end by Chuck Dixon) and given that he himself actually served in Vietnam it lends a certain sense of credulity to the stories in here. The book isn't overly gritty every issue - though it does darker as the series and war progresses - and I found I appreciated that as it made the events taking place feel more real than if there was a massive fight scene with hundreds of troops dying every issue. The series had to work around the Comics Code Authority and I think they did a very good job showing the darker side of war, even without being allowed to show excessive amounts of blood or swearing.
The main artists are Michael Golden and Wayne Van Sant (Van Sant doing the majority once Golden leaves) and both artists do an excellent job capturing the bright colours of the Vietnam landscape and contrasting it with the violence taking place.
The book mainly focuses on the 23rd Mechanised Infantry and takes place in real time (a month passing between each issue), with the book showing key events in the Vietnam War through these characters' eyes. While it mainly focuses on the American soldiers, it does show different sides of the conflict, even if it does largely seem to sympathise with its American protagonists. The book has a large cast of characters, many of whom find themselves rotated out/leaving the book. I felt the series did a good job of getting me invested in the new cast however and I never found myself annoyed by a character leaving, especially since the series does check in on past protagonists every now and then.
If you're interested in the Nam or war comics in general I'd give this a solid recommendation. I'd happily pick up a second volume collecting the rest of the series. It's almost criminal how long Marvel has kept this book out of print!
I'm not sure what I expected, but what I got was a fairly realistic look at the cockpit that did a solid job of immersing me in the world and the characters. Doug Murray writes almost the entirety of the stories in this book (save for one issue towards the end by Chuck Dixon) and given that he himself actually served in Vietnam it lends a certain sense of credulity to the stories in here. The book isn't overly gritty every issue - though it does darker as the series and war progresses - and I found I appreciated that as it made the events taking place feel more real than if there was a massive fight scene with hundreds of troops dying every issue. The series had to work around the Comics Code Authority and I think they did a very good job showing the darker side of war, even without being allowed to show excessive amounts of blood or swearing.
The main artists are Michael Golden and Wayne Van Sant (Van Sant doing the majority once Golden leaves) and both artists do an excellent job capturing the bright colours of the Vietnam landscape and contrasting it with the violence taking place.
The book mainly focuses on the 23rd Mechanised Infantry and takes place in real time (a month passing between each issue), with the book showing key events in the Vietnam War through these characters' eyes. While it mainly focuses on the American soldiers, it does show different sides of the conflict, even if it does largely seem to sympathise with its American protagonists. The book has a large cast of characters, many of whom find themselves rotated out/leaving the book. I felt the series did a good job of getting me invested in the new cast however and I never found myself annoyed by a character leaving, especially since the series does check in on past protagonists every now and then.
If you're interested in the Nam or war comics in general I'd give this a solid recommendation. I'd happily pick up a second volume collecting the rest of the series. It's almost criminal how long Marvel has kept this book out of print!
January 30, 2026
gripping
A very enlightening comic detailing the brutal War in Southeast Asia that pulls no punches. Very good art throughout highly recommended
A very enlightening comic detailing the brutal War in Southeast Asia that pulls no punches. Very good art throughout highly recommended
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