Siege

Posted by: Mayu Zane

Mean teddy bear, it was. Had to shoot off its leg before it went down.

Premise: After a nuclear bomb destroys the capital, a captain and the regiment under his command struggle to survive a renewed civil war. Mercenaries, warlords, foreign agents and terrorists become everyday nightmares as the remnants of the old army brigades attempt to piece their homeland back together.

Obviously inspired by events in Call of Duty 4, this comic came when I wondered how a modern Arab country would go on after going through two military revolutions, one invasion and one nuclear explosion.

The entire story is told from the perspective of the people living in Saqr City, soldiers and civilians alike.

Here's part one: The Captain.

Note: I just realized the captain's keffiyeh may be incorrectly drawn. I won't fix it here but I will make it look better in the following pages. Apologies.