White nationalism running amock. Politicians stoking racial fires with hateful ideology. Government agents struggling to do their job amid everything falling apart. This was all in a comic from 2019? Yep, "American Carnage," was one of the last great Vertigo books (before the brand assumably returns from the dead soon) and I think of it often. d. emerson eddy over at Comicsbeat thinks it was great too, having recently spotlit the 9-issue series in their, "Classic Comic Compendium." It is quite unfortunate something that could be considered older/a classic is only now even more topical, but so is life.
The plot of, "American Carnage," follows an undercover FBI agent who infiltrates a white supremacist group with disturbingly close ties to a charismatic businessman running for congress. I loved the series so much I considered it one of the best comics of 2019 and discussed it a great deal in an interview with the writer, and friend of the blog, Bryan Edward Hill. Between Hill's writing and Leandro Fernandez stellar artwork, "American Carnage," is a pointed shot of noir that hits you like an ice-cold glass of your favorite adult beverage (if you drink)--burning on the way down and sitting in the pit of your stomach with sharp intensity as you take it in.
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It upsets me to no end that, "American Carnage," remains as topical as ever in 2025 as it was in 2019. It also makes it all the more of a good reason to read the series if you haven't. Besides being a stellar story full of gorgeous artwork, it serves as a stark warning of where our nation is and could still be heading.
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