No, no, you don't understand. It was because of things like that (and a lot of the drossy art you see in the likes of Vertigo books) that I formed this xenophobic view in the first place.
Still, if I were Irish I'd be much more offended of Mr. Claremont's representation of me (not that I'm rating up all the old Black Knight/Captain Britain/X-Caliber stuff, though).
As for the art in Queen & Country...
I think this is one of it's strong points. At first I thought so called 'cartoony' art would be inappropriate, but it just works so well. Also, the variety of art styles makes it more of a writer's book, which is what is needed when there's such intricate characters on display. It really is in the characters, above all the technical detail, that makes the books so compelling. That said, Rucka can really write a tense scene (as anyone who's read the end of the Afghanistan trip in book 2 can attest).
I would say that, although as previously pointed out, politics is not the driving force for this strip (mirroring the amoral nature of the minders), it is always carefully woven into the background of each story, and it's interesting to observe the changes that occur after September 11th (which, incidentally, is never directly mentioned).
So far, the comic has just reached number 25, I think, and there are five collected tpb's, each between ?5 and ?10, with a mini series, Decalssified, set in Berlin during the Cold War in 1986 also collected, and a sixth volume due for release in Autumn, so there's no reason not to check it out, if you haven't already.
I guarantee that everyone on this board would like it (and that's not something i would say lightly).
