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Army@Love
Cover for Army@Love #1 (May 2007). Pencils by Rick Veitch, inks by Gary Erskine, colors by José Villarrubia.
Publication information
Publisher Vertigo Comics
Schedule Monthly
Format Ongoing series
Genre War
Publication date May 2007 – February 2008The Art of War:August 2008 – January 2009
No. of issues 12_The Art of War_:6
Creative team
Created by Rick Veitch Gary Erskine
Written by Rick Veitch
Penciller Rick Veitch
Inker Gary Erskine
Letterer Travis Lanham
Colorist(s) José Villarrubia Brian Miller
Editor(s) Karen BergerPornsak Pichetshote
Collected editions
The Hot Zone Club ISBN 978-1401214746
Generation Pwned ISBN 978-1401218324

Army@Love is an American comic book series from DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, which started in May 2007. It is drawn and scripted by Rick Veitch, with Gary Erskine on inking duties.[1] Issue #12 published in February 2008 was the "season finale". A second series of 6 issues, titled Army@Love: The Art of War began monthly publication in August 2008.

The story follows the adventures of a unit of New Jersey National Guard in "Afbaghistan", a fictional Middle Eastern country.

As is often the case with Vertigo Comics, the title is designed to evoke memories of a long-running defunct DC title, in this case, Our Army at War, which, subsequent to its retitling to Sgt. Rock in 1977, was followed by a one-shot titled simply Army at War in 1978.

The unit includes both men and women, a great deal of the action following the amorous adventures of various members. The contrast between the surreal combat in Afbaghistan and the comfortable lives of the rear echelon and the people the Guardsmen have left behind is also a recurring theme.

The series is being collected as trade paperbacks:

  1. ^ Irvine, Alex (2008), "Army@Love", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The Vertigo Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 28–29, ISBN 978-0-7566-4122-1, OCLC 213309015