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===Last Issue===
 
===Last Issue===
   
:Unknown Soldier #19: 28 Apr 2010
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:Unknown Soldier #24: 06 Oct 2010
   
 
===Current Issue===
 
===Current Issue===
   
:Unknown Soldier #20: 26 May 2010
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:Unknown Soldier #25: 03 Nov 2010
   
 
===Next Issue===
 
===Next Issue===
   
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:''none''
:Unknown Soldier #21: 30 Jun 2010
 
   
 
==Status==
 
==Status==
Monthly series. Final issue is #24.
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Monthly series. Final issue is #25.
   
 
==Characters==
 
==Characters==
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==Recent Storylines==
 
==Recent Storylines==
   
===Unknown Soldier #20===
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===Unknown Soldier #25===
   
This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your [http://csls.diamondcomics.com/ local comic shop] for copies of this issue.
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This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your [http://csls.diamondcomics.com/ local comic shop] for copies of this issue.
   
===Unknown Soldier #19===
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===Unknown Soldier #24===
   
 
==Past Storylines==
 
==Past Storylines==
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==Collections==
 
==Collections==
   
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===Trade Paperbacks===
*'''Unknown Soldier, vol. 1: Haunted House''' - Collects #1-6. "Welcome to Northern Uganda. In 2002, it's a place where tourists are hacked to death with machetes, 12-year-olds with AK-47s wage war, and celebrities futilely try to get people to care. Moses Lwanga is a pacifist doctor caught at the center of this. But when his life is threatened, Moses suddenly realizes he knows how to kill all too well. What is this voice telling him the only way to fix what's wrong with the country is by slaughtering those responsible? And what is Moses' connection to past bandage-wrapped warrior?" - [http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/isbn/1401223117 WorldCat] - ISBN 1401223117
 
   
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*'''Showcase Presents: The Unknown Soldier, vol. 1''' - Collects ''Our Army At War'' #91 & ''[[Star-Spangled War Stories]]'' #36, 151-152, 154-161 & 163-188 (in B&W). - {{book|1401210902}}
*'''Unknown Soldier, vol. 2: Easy Kill''' - Collects #7-14. "The world is becoming as hot as the barrel of a spent gun, and Moses feels it most of all. Now he’s making a mad play, falsely aligning himself with everyone in hopes of figuring out who killed the camp doctor before one of his new “friends” puts a bullet in his back." - [http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/isbn/1401226000 WorldCat] - ISBN 1401226000
 
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*'''Showcase Presents: The Unknown Soldier, vol. 2''' - Collects vol. 1 #205-226, plus ''[[Star-Spangled War Stories]]'' #189-204 (in B&W). - {{book|140124081X}}
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*'''Unknown Soldier''' - Collects vol. 3 #1-4. "A maverick CIA agent navigates a minefield of dirty tricks and black operatives as he embarks on a globe-hopping search for the legendary military operative known only as Codename Unknown Soldier." - {{book|1401244173}}
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*'''Unknown Soldier, vol. 1: Haunted House''' - Collects vol. 4 #1-6. "Welcome to Northern Uganda. In 2002, it's a place where tourists are hacked to death with machetes, 12-year-olds with AK-47s wage war, and celebrities futilely try to get people to care. Moses Lwanga is a pacifist doctor caught at the center of this. But when his life is threatened, Moses suddenly realizes he knows how to kill all too well. What is this voice telling him the only way to fix what's wrong with the country is by slaughtering those responsible? And what is Moses' connection to past bandage-wrapped warrior?" - [http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/isbn/1401223117 WorldCat] - ISBN 1401223117
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*'''Unknown Soldier, vol. 2: Easy Kill''' - Collects vol. 4 #7-14. "The world is becoming as hot as the barrel of a spent gun, and Moses feels it most of all. Now he’s making a mad play, falsely aligning himself with everyone in hopes of figuring out who killed the camp doctor before one of his new “friends” puts a bullet in his back." - [http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/isbn/1401226000 WorldCat] - ISBN 1401226000
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*'''Unknown Soldier, vol. 3: Dry Season''' - Collects vol. 4 #15-20. "A brutal murder at an IDP camp sends The Unknown Soldier spiraling into the dark underground of the refugee population." - [http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/isbn/1401228550 WorldCat] - ISBN 1401228550
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*'''Unknown Soldier, vol. 4: Beautiful World''' - Collects vol. 4 #21-25. "In the hands of the men who created his fractured psyche, the Unknown Soldier learns the truth about himself." - [http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/isbn/1401231764 WorldCat] - ISBN 1401231764
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===Digital===
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*'''Unknown Soldier''' - Collects vol. 3 #1-4. - {{Kindle|B00IE06V60}}
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
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===Publishing History===
 
===Publishing History===
First published in 2008.
 
   
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* Volume 1: #205-268, 1977-1982 (continued from ''Star Spangled War Stories'')
===Order Codes===
 
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* Volume 2: #1-12, 1988-1898 (mini-series)
 
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* Volume 3: #1-4, 1997 (mini-series)
These are the order codes and prices as provided by Diamond Distribution. Your [http://csls.diamondcomics.com/ local comic shop] should be able to order these for you.
 
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* Volume 4: #1-25, 2008-2010 (Vertigo)
   
 
===Future Publication Dates===
 
===Future Publication Dates===
   
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{{dates}}
Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the [http://www.diamondcomics.com/shipping.asp Diamond Shipping Lists] for current information.
 
   
:Unknown Soldier #21: 30 Jun 2010
 
:Unknown Soldier #22: 28 Jul 2010
 
:Unknown Soldier #23: 25 Aug 2010
 
   
 
==News & Features==
 
==News & Features==
   
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* 16 Jun 2010 - [http://www.theunseeneye.com/blog/graphic-novel-reviews-comic-reviews/josh-dysart-talks-about-unknown-soldier-interview-part-one/ Josh Dysart Talks About ''Unknown Soldier'': Interview Part One]
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* 03 Jun 2010 - [http://vertigo.blog.dccomics.com/2010/06/03/rick-veitch-talks-unknown-soldier-21/ Rick Veitch Talks ''Unknown Soldier'' #21]
 
* 11 Aug 2009 - [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/books/12unknown.html Civil War in Uganda, Illustrated and in Panels]
 
* 11 Aug 2009 - [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/books/12unknown.html Civil War in Uganda, Illustrated and in Panels]
 
* 29 Jan 2009 - [http://www.newsarama.com/comics/010929-Unknown-Soldier.html The New Face of War: Joshua Dysart on ''Unknown Soldier'']
 
* 29 Jan 2009 - [http://www.newsarama.com/comics/010929-Unknown-Soldier.html The New Face of War: Joshua Dysart on ''Unknown Soldier'']
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==Links==
 
==Links==
 
*[http://www.dccomics.com/ DC Comics] - Publisher's Website
 
*[http://www.dccomics.com/ DC Comics] - Publisher's Website
 
 
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[[Category:War]]

Latest revision as of 15:35, 7 January 2015

Unknown Soldier 1

Cover to Unknown Soldier #1

Unknown Soldier is published by DC Comics under the Vertigo imprint. Current price per issue is $2.99.

Publication Dates

Last Issue

Unknown Soldier #24: 06 Oct 2010

Current Issue

Unknown Soldier #25: 03 Nov 2010

Next Issue

none

Status

Monthly series. Final issue is #25.

Characters

Main Characters

Allies

Enemies

Minor Characters

Other Characters/Places/Things

Recent Storylines

Unknown Soldier #25

This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

Unknown Soldier #24

Past Storylines

Collections

Trade Paperbacks

  • Unknown Soldier - Collects vol. 3 #1-4. "A maverick CIA agent navigates a minefield of dirty tricks and black operatives as he embarks on a globe-hopping search for the legendary military operative known only as Codename Unknown Soldier." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401244173
  • Unknown Soldier, vol. 1: Haunted House - Collects vol. 4 #1-6. "Welcome to Northern Uganda. In 2002, it's a place where tourists are hacked to death with machetes, 12-year-olds with AK-47s wage war, and celebrities futilely try to get people to care. Moses Lwanga is a pacifist doctor caught at the center of this. But when his life is threatened, Moses suddenly realizes he knows how to kill all too well. What is this voice telling him the only way to fix what's wrong with the country is by slaughtering those responsible? And what is Moses' connection to past bandage-wrapped warrior?" - WorldCat - ISBN 1401223117
  • Unknown Soldier, vol. 2: Easy Kill - Collects vol. 4 #7-14. "The world is becoming as hot as the barrel of a spent gun, and Moses feels it most of all. Now he’s making a mad play, falsely aligning himself with everyone in hopes of figuring out who killed the camp doctor before one of his new “friends” puts a bullet in his back." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401226000
  • Unknown Soldier, vol. 3: Dry Season - Collects vol. 4 #15-20. "A brutal murder at an IDP camp sends The Unknown Soldier spiraling into the dark underground of the refugee population." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401228550
  • Unknown Soldier, vol. 4: Beautiful World - Collects vol. 4 #21-25. "In the hands of the men who created his fractured psyche, the Unknown Soldier learns the truth about himself." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401231764

Digital

  • Unknown Soldier - Collects vol. 3 #1-4. - Kindle

History

Leftover Useful Information

Creative Team

Writer: Joshua Dysart. Artist: Alberto Ponticelli.

Publishing History

  • Volume 1: #205-268, 1977-1982 (continued from Star Spangled War Stories)
  • Volume 2: #1-12, 1988-1898 (mini-series)
  • Volume 3: #1-4, 1997 (mini-series)
  • Volume 4: #1-25, 2008-2010 (Vertigo)

Future Publication Dates

Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.


News & Features

Links