A Graphic Retelling Of The Most Historic Election Of Our Time Beyond the pandering focus groups, the billion-dollar fund-raising machinery, and the relentless myopia of the 24-hour news cycle, it was clear that something deep in the American psyche was stirring as the rumblings of the 2008 election first began. 08’ follows the epic 2008 presidential campaign and its dramatic cast of characters: the inevitable former first lady with a terrible plan to win, the freshman African-American Senator who skyrockets onto the national stage, and a former POW’s hangdog campaign that overcomes both a Mormon Governor and a thrice-married (occasionally cross-dressing) Mayor. Taking its cur from campaign classics like Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72 and The Making of the President Series, 08 brings politico journalism into the graphic novel form. Reflect on all the single-issue candidates, the pundits, the meltdowns, the awkward missteps, and the ruthless maneuvers of the scorched-earth campaign trail as they knit themselves into a political tale of the present-day battle for the future of America.

本書は、アメリカの魂が激しく揺れ動いた歴史的瞬間を、鋭いジャーナリズムと独創的なビジュアルで凝縮したグラフィック・ノベルの傑作です。候補者たちの野心や混迷、時代の転換点が放つ圧倒的な熱量を、活字を超えた多角的な表現で描き出し、読者をあの熱狂の渦中へと鮮烈に引き戻します。 特筆すべきは、政治という巨大な装置に翻弄される個人の「生々しさ」を捉える、冷徹かつ情熱的な眼差しです。名作ルポルタージュの精神を継承し、民主主義の泥臭さと美しさを視覚的に再構築した本作は、単なる記録に留まらず、現代を生きる我々に「国家の行方」を問い直す強烈な力を秘めています。