Civilian Justice Comic: 9-11 Tribute Book

Interesting 9-11 tribute comic book.  As the front page states, "We Do Not Attack...We Defend!"  The "superhero" appears on the front page, as well as Bin Laden.  Also, the comic indicates "a % of profits will be donated to the relief funds."  You have to wonder if there was any profits, let alone donation made (just me being skeptical). 

DC Comics Superman Tribute

In the January 02 issue of Doom Patrol, the following tribute featuring Superman was included.  The message states: "In Recognition of all who suffered September 11th and admiration of our nation's real-life heroes."

Return To Normal Comic

A Rare Modern Age James Sturm Comics Books.

Return to Normal

2002. As a reaction to the events of September 11, 2001, Comics Creator James Sturm created the comic 'Return to Normal'. In the comic, Sturm stated that people should "return to normal" and not aim their vengeance to all Arab Americans. The comic was intended for educational purposes and does not have any words with the pictures. Public School teachers have used this book in classrooms, asking students to write a narrative based upon the series of pictures contained in this pamphlet. The stories the students came up with were very revealing in addressing their reaction to September 11 and stereotypes that they harbor.

9-11 Emergency Relief Comic

9-11
Emergency Relief
208 pages
ISBN: 1-891867-12-1; DCD: Star# 14976

The terrorist attacks in New York, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001 touched people worldwide, and cartoonists have turned to art to express their grief and support. 9-11: Emergency Relief is a comic book project to benefit the American Red Cross featuring some of the comic world's leading talents. From legendary creators such as Will Eisner and Harvey Pekar to new talents on the cutting edge of the comics medium such as James Kochalka and cover artist Frank Cho, over 80 cartoonists from all areas of the cartooning world have joined together in this community effort. Released January 2002 from Alternative Comics, 9-11: Emergency Relief is a collection of these cartoonists' personal non-fiction accounts of their experiences related to the tragedy

The creators contributing to this project include:

Nick Abadzis Jessica Abel Jason Alexander David Alvarez Graham Annable Donna Barr Tom Beland [PREVIEW!] Gregory Benton Nick Bertozzi Joyce Brabner Frank Cho Hearn Jay Cho Mavis Chu Brian Clopper Nikki Coffman Daniel Cooney Guy Davis Tom Derenick Danny Donovan Will Eisner Steve Ellis Fly Evan Forsch Renee French Jenny Gonzalez Derek Gray Eric Wolfe Hanson Tomer Hanuka Jim Harrison [PREVIEW!] Tom Hart [PREVIEW!] Dean Haspiel [PREVIEW!] Jon Bean Hastings Marc Hempel Phillip Hester Sam Hester K. Thor Jensen Neil Kleid Keith Knight Chris Knowle James Kochalka James Kuhoric Peter Kuper Michael Kupperman Greg LaRocque David Lasky

Layla Lawlor Carol Lay A. David Lewis Ellen Lindner Mike Manley Jason Martin Laurenn McCubbin Darren Merinuk metaphrog Tony Millionaire Gray Morrow Scott Morse [PREVIEW!] Jason Narvaez Josh Neufeld [PREVIEW!] Phil Noto Mike Avon Oeming Peter Palmiotti Ande Parks Harvey Pekar Chris Pitzer Evan Quiring Ted Rall Andrew Ristaino Alex Robinson Harry Roland David Roman Gail Simone Jeff Smith Tommy Sommerville Jen Sorensen John Staton Mark Stegbauer Steve Stegelin Eric Theriault Robert Ullman Neil Vokes Lauren Weinstein Mark Wheatley Shannon Wheeler Ashley Wood Meredith Yayanos

Ultimate Spider-Man Issue: 9/11 Tribute

This Ultimate Spider-Man issue was available for free, and features a 9/11 tribute on the cover.

Adventures of Superman #596 Recall

Unverified recalls and returnable comics
This section lists comics that have been rumored as recalls or have been voluntarily returnable to the publisher (i.e. a recall notice was not issued). None of these comic books are listed in the Collectors Society as being recalled (in the "Recalled Editions" competitive comic book set).

Adventures of Superman #596
November 2001, DC Comics
This issue was shipped to stores the day after the September 11 attacks in New York City. Due to an unfortunate coincidence the Superman comic features a scene in which Metropolis' twin LexCorp Towers have sustained damage due to events in the "Our Worlds at War" storyline. DC quickly announced that the issue was returnable although few, if any, were actually returned.[17]

Batman September 11 Tribute

Batman comic with "We Remember 9-11 Sept 11 2001" on the front cover.

November 2002

“Batman: Atonement (Part 2)” by Greg Rucka, pencilled by Steve Lieber, inked by Mark McKenna & Jason Wright. Sasha is recruited by Checkmate.

“The Hunt (Part 2, Tales of Gotham)” by John Francis Moore, pencilled by Rick Hoberg, inked by Stefano Gaudiano & Carla Yanchishyn.

In the Shadow of No Towers: Art Spiegelman

This special book, In the Shadow of No Towers, created by Art Spiegelman (author of Maus), is very unique and striking. This example is also signed by the author (silver marker on inside book cover). Here is a summary the author and this book:

For Art Spiegelman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Maus, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 were both highly personal and intensely political. In the Shadow of No Towers, his first new book of comics since the groundbreaking Maus, is a masterful and moving account of the events and aftermath of that tragic day.

Spiegelman and his family bore witness to the attacks in their lower Manhattan neighborhood: his teenage daughter had started school directly below the towers days earlier, and they had lived in the area for years. But the horrors they survived that morning were only the beginning for Spiegelman, as his anguish was quickly displaced by fury at the U.S. government, which shamelessly co-opted the events for its own preconceived agenda.

He responded in the way he knows best. In an oversized, two-page-spread format that echoes the scale of the earliest newspaper comics (which Spiegelman says brought him solace after the attacks), he relates his experience of the national tragedy in drawings and text that convey—with his singular artistry and his characteristic provocation, outrage, and wit—the unfathomable enormity of the event itself, the obvious and insidious effects it had on his life, and the extraordinary, often hidden changes that have been enacted in the name of post-9/11 national security and that have begun to undermine the very foundation of American democracy.

Further info:

Overview
The comic evolved from Spiegelman's experiences during the September 11 terrorist attacks. Spiegelman has said that the comic is a way to reclaim himself from the post-traumatic stress disorder he suffered after the attacks.

It also has many references to Spiegelman's Maus comics, for example one in which Art said that the smoke in Manhattan smelled just like Vladek said the smoke in the concentration camps smelled. Also he often turns himself into a mouse on the fly.

It was published by the German newspaper Die Zeit after Spiegelman was unable to secure publication in any major American outlet. In Britain, excerpts have been published in The Independent. A segment also appeared in 2004 as part of the Actus Tragicus comics album Dead Herring Comics.

In 2004, the entire series of ten strips and a supplement of reprints of turn-of-the-20th-century comics such as The Katzenjammer Kids and The Yellow Kid were collected and published together as a book by Viking Books. In the Shadow of No Towers was selected by the New York Times as one of the 100 Notable Books of 2004.[1]

Lady Death Chastity Bad Kitty Comic: World Trade Center Tribute

Lady Death Chastity Bad Kitty United (2002)

"Words you never thought you’d hear: This Chaos comic book isn’t horrific enough.

In the wake of the World Trade Center collapse, the three “Bad Girls” (all of whom, luckily enough, happen to be on site) help rescue victims and reunite loved ones. With the backdrop of disaster, there are happy endings in the microcosm of these characters’ lives.

There are certain unlikely scenes. For example, a cop recognizes Bad Kitty as a wanted felon from a rap sheet he happens to have with him. Presumably, standing at the foot of the WTC rubble, he should be too busy rescuing people to care. Similarly, a bunch of enraged citizens turn on a Sikh cabbie, whom they assume to be in league with terrorists. At the time, nobody at the scene had any idea what had happened or who was to blame, and people were certainly more concerned with evacuation than finger-pointing. (Finger-pointing happened within days, but there was none reported at the time.) This license, which inserts the misplaced anger into the event itself, detracts from the courage and unity New Yorkers showed that day.

Despite these flaws, this comic book has something that most Chaos books lack (and that Sept. 11 tribute comics need): hope. "

— Jack Abramowitz

The Call of Duty Comic Series: 9/11 Reaction

The Call of Duty was a series of short-lived Marvel Comics series featuring firefighters and emergency service workers dealing with paranormal phenomena in the Marvel Universe.

It was conceived in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and consists of three limited series (Call of Duty: The Brotherhood #1-6, by Chuck Austen and David Finch; Call of Duty: The Precinct #1-5, by Bruce Jones and Tom Mandrake; Call of Duty: The Wagon #1-4 by Chuck Austen and Danijel Zezelj) and a short unsuccessful run as an ongoing series in 2002-2003, that lasted four issues (by Chuck Austen and Pat Olliffe).

Comic Book Response

Here are the tribute volumes that were created by comic book writers and artists in tribute to September 11th.

A Moment of Silence

Marvel comics tribute.

Spider-Man Black Cover

This issue of Spider-Man offered a black cover in tribute of September 11th.

Captain America Fights Terror

Not surprising to see Captain America fighting terrorists in reaction to September 11th. This was a mult-part series.

Superman at WTC

The following postings are related to comics (comic books) and this "industry's" reaction to September 11th. As I've mentioned, September 11th impacted material culture in a way that no other event has in American history. It may be fair to say September 11th had an impact (definition impossible) on the world too. Comics and comic books have always reflected "real world" events. For example, during WWII, Wonder Woman battled the Nazis as one of her foes. In the following posts, comic book writers and artists react in concert, offering a number of tributes. In this example here, an American icon, Superman, carries a firefighter away from the rubble of the WTC.