Uncle Sam: Special Election Edition

Out of print for over a decade, the long-awaited reissue of the classic Vertigo miniseries Uncle Sam by Steve Darnall and Alex Ross is a sharp political fever dream praised by Kirkus as a ＂truly subversive graphic novel＂ and ＂a damning account of American political history that also affirms basic democratic ideals＂

Uncle Sam: Special Election Edition is a vibrant, hallucinatory tour of modern America--the story of a star-spangled, ragged vagrant named Sam who is guided by the voices in his head and his own fractured memories. Absorbed by history-traveling visions of America’s dark past, Uncle Sam struggles to remember his true identity and piece together the scattered clues of his own experiences in this deep and thoughtful look at America’s checkered past.

Meticulously researched by Steve Darnall and fully painted by Alex Ross, Uncle Sam returns in print just when it is needed most--in time for the 2024 presidential election--as a reminder of American ideals, the promise of our nation, and the democracy that is at stake.

Originally published by DC, and out of print for over a decade, this expanded and updated Special Election Edition is brought to readers by Abrams in collaboration with DC.

Steve Darnall first worked with Alex Ross when the two collaborated on a Human Torch story that served as the inspiration for the award-winning 1993 series Marvels. Steve’s subsequent comic book credits include the miniseries Marvel (Marvel Comics) and Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt (Dynamite Entertainment), the all-star benefit anthology Unknown Quantities, and his own ＂anti-romance＂ comic, Empty Love Stories, as well as the monthly comic strip Nikki Tesla: Kid Inventor (Disney Adventures). He served as a consultant on the 2021 movie Being the Ricardos and Ken Burns’s 2019 documentary Country Music. Darnall is also the editor and publisher of Nostalgia Digest, and the host of two weekly radio shows dedicated to the golden age of radio. He lives in Illinois. Alex Ross studied illustration at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, then honed his craft as a storyboard artist before entering the comics field. His miniseries Marvels opened a wider acceptance for painted comics. In 1996, he moved on to produce the equally successful Kingdom Come for DC Comics and has followed those up with an extensive series of work, including Uncle Sam, Justice, and Astro City. Ross is also the writer and artist of Fantastic Four: Full Circle--the award-winning national bestseller--and The Alex Ross Marvel Comics Poster Book and The Alex Ross Marvel Comics Super Villains Poster Book. He has also been the subject of two award-winning monographs by Chip Kidd: Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross and Marvelocity: The Marvel Comics Art of Alex Ross.