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Terror Assault On McFarlane And Liefeld From Fantagraphics

Published Fri, 02 Jan 2015 10:00:51 -0600

Fantagraphics will be publishing Benjamin Marra's Terror Assaulter: O.M.W.O.T. (One Man War On Terror) in full in the Autumn of 2015. They describe the book thus,

Cartoonist Benjamin Marra brilliantly satirizes America's obsession with justice – and disinterest in consequences – via a highly stylized, hyper-masculine style that evokes 1980s independent comics and, to a lesser extent, the blissfully ignorant aesthetics of 1990s Image Comics like Todd McFarlane's Spawn and Rob Liefeld's Youngblood. Gushing with violence, sex, and international politics, TERROR ASSAULTER batters down the boundaries between psychedelia, political commentary, and aggressive expressionism.

TERROR ASSAULTER: O.M.W.O.T. (One Man War On Terror) is a graphic novel about a man on a mission for the greatest nation on earth: America! He must defeat Terror at all costs, as long as it leaves time for steamy dates with hot chicks. The man's codename is O.M.W.O.T. (One Man War On Terror) and he is a walking punching fist, shooting gun, and fucking cock. He is the world's greatest protector. He is a villain's worst nightmare.

Benjamin Marra self-published the first issue of the book earlier in the year, from Traditional Comics, where it made its debut at TCAF in Toronto last May. He describes the book as,

In 2001, as a response to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11th, President George W. Bush ordered the creation of a super-secret team of U.S. foreign service agents committed to the protection of American interests overseas. This team was known as the Terror Assaulters. Operating with complete and total independence and licensed to kill without mercy, these highly trained individuals were in no way linked to the U.S. government. The following account is of one such agent; codename Terror Assaulter O.M.W.O.T. (One Man War On Terror).