In an interview about the comic Delano stated that it was "my shot at a big, sprawling 'American Adventure Story' played on that classic widescreen theater of extremes, the territory of the imagination represented to me, a non-native outsider, by the North American continent and its culture. It is a fast-paced, hard-boiled, black-comic, stoned political thriller; a weird Western; an epic family saga touring the underground mythology of America: it is a 'road-movie' of personal discovery for Story Johnson as he returns home to see if the 'American Spirit' of his bizarre family has maintained in its resistance to the oppression of the 'American Dream'".[1]
The main character, Story Johnson, is the black sheep of the Johnson family, a semi-immortal, illuminati-clan, that in effect controls America from behind the scenes. Johnson, a 100-year-old, semi-deranged, amnesiac, pulp fiction-writer returns home after spending twenty-five years missing in action in Vietnam, to reconcile with his past and build a new future, but his eccentric family have other plans for him.[2]
Receptionedit
In a review of the comic, Crisis On Infinite Midlives' Amanda states that "Delano uses the saga to make points about society's (American, in particular) darker points: corporate greed, government corruption, fascination with quick fixes instead of hard work, Jerry Springer style TV programs. Whether or not you agree with the points he makes, it's a compelling Alice-down-the-rabbit-hole kind of read".[3]
Collected editionsedit
The series was collected by Desperado Studios and Image Comics into a single black & white trade paperback containing 456 pages, which was released on November 8, 2006 (ISBN158240707X).[4]
External linksedit
Jamie Delano: Earning Outlaw Status, Comics Bulletin, September 8, 2000
outlaw, nation, american, comic, book, series, originally, published, vertigo, comics, from, 2000, 2002, nineteen, issues, series, created, jamie, delano, goran, sudzuka, about, family, with, extremely, long, lifespans, cover, first, issue, glenn, fabry, publi. Outlaw Nation is an American comic book series originally published by Vertigo Comics from 2000 to 2002 1 The nineteen issues series was created by Jamie Delano and Goran Sudzuka about a family with extremely long lifespans Outlaw NationCover of the first issue art by Glenn Fabry Publication informationPublisherVertigo ComicsScheduleMonthlyFormatOngoing seriesPublication dateNovember 2000 May 2002No of issues19Main character s Story JohnsonCreative teamCreated byJamie DelanoGoran SudzukaWritten byJamie DelanoPenciller s Goran Sudzuka 1 8 Goran Parlov 9 19 Inker s Goran Sudzuka 1 3 9 19 Sebastian Camagajevac 4 8 Letterer s Robert SolanovicColorist s Noelle GiddingsAllen JamisonZylonol StudiosEditor s Karen BergerWill DennisSteve BuncheCollected editionsOutlaw NationISBN 1 58240 707 X In an interview about the comic Delano stated that it was my shot at a big sprawling American Adventure Story played on that classic widescreen theater of extremes the territory of the imagination represented to me a non native outsider by the North American continent and its culture It is a fast paced hard boiled black comic stoned political thriller a weird Western an epic family saga touring the underground mythology of America it is a road movie of personal discovery for Story Johnson as he returns home to see if the American Spirit of his bizarre family has maintained in its resistance to the oppression of the American Dream 1 Suzuka was awarded the Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award at the 2001 Eisner Awards for his work on Outlaw Nation Contents 1 Plot 2 Reception 3 Collected editions 4 External links 5 ReferencePlot editThe main character Story Johnson is the black sheep of the Johnson family a semi immortal illuminati clan that in effect controls America from behind the scenes Johnson a 100 year old semi deranged amnesiac pulp fiction writer returns home after spending twenty five years missing in action in Vietnam to reconcile with his past and build a new future but his eccentric family have other plans for him 2 Reception editIn a review of the comic Crisis On Infinite Midlives Amanda states that Delano uses the saga to make points about society s American in particular darker points corporate greed government corruption fascination with quick fixes instead of hard work Jerry Springer style TV programs Whether or not you agree with the points he makes it s a compelling Alice down the rabbit hole kind of read 3 Collected editions editThe series was collected by Desperado Studios and Image Comics into a single black amp white trade paperback containing 456 pages which was released on November 8 2006 ISBN 158240707X 4 External links editJamie Delano Earning Outlaw Status Comics Bulletin September 8 2000Reference edit a b GCD Series Outlaw Nation Kannenberg Gene 2008 500 Essential Graphic Novels The Ultimate Guide Ilex p 112 ISBN 9781905814299 It Came from the Past Revisiting Jamie Delano s Outlaw Nation 8 January 2012 Outlaw Nation Collected 22 September 2006 nbsp This DC Comics related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Outlaw Nation amp oldid 1214497988, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
