The Other Side

(Vertigo, 2006)
™ and ©2006 DC Comics, Inc.

The psychological horrors of the Vietnam War are revealed through the eyes of two young men—each on opposing sides of the conflict:

Alabama farmboy Bill Everette is drafted into the service and shipped to a place he’s barely heard of. Desire to survive this nightmare outweighs any patriotism he might have had. All he wants is to live long enough to get home…

Vo Dai is a farmboy, too—his family has worked the same plot of land for generations. He volunteers for the army because he believes it’s the right thing to do, for his family and his country. All he wants is to die an honorable death…

During their separate journeys, each faces bizarre, surreal dangers, leaving them and the readers questioning their sanity and reality. The readers must decide, as well, which man, if either, is “the hero” and which is “the enemy.”

— Joseph Self

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