DC's Uncle Sam Returns to Shelves Just in Time for the Election

Artist Alex Ross may be best known for his work on The Marvels and Kingdom Come, but now another of his classic projects is making a comeback at a particularly opportune moment. Abrams ComicArts has teamed with DC to rerelease Ross and writer Steve Darnall's classic series Uncle Sam in a new collected edition format.

Just in time for Election Day in the US, IGN can exclusively debut a new preview of Uncle Sam: Special Election Edition. Check it out in the slideshow gallery below:

While Uncle Sam exists as a superhero within the traditional DC Universe, this take on the character is meant to be a more subversive and satirical exploration of American history. The series follows Sam as he wanders the country across the decades, encountering pivotal historical moments like the battlefields of the Civil War and the JFK assassination, all the while musing on his country's bloody past and uncertain future.

“Uncle Sam: Special Election Edition is incredibly prescient, and a stunning example of Alex Ross’s early work, highlighting his skills as a painter and his masterful eye for composition and comic book storytelling,” said Charles Kochman, Editor-in-Chief of Abrams ComicArts, in a statement. “This story, written by Steve Darnall, is—sadly—more relevant today than when it was first published in 1997. We are proud to bring this vital graphic novel back into print, especially at a time when we need to have tough conversations about the history of our country and where we are headed.”

Uncle Sam: Special Election Edition is available in bookstores now. You can order a copy on Amazon.

Uncle Sam was originally published as part of DC's Vertigo imprint in 1997. This edition bears the DC Black Label logo, though it arrives even as DC is currently reviving the Vertigo brand. For more on that storied imprint, check out the 14 classic comics that defined Vertigo.

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