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"Helmand: A Graphic Novel" is built around the true story of Corporal David Henderson who served tours with the British army in Afghanistan in 2006 and 2009. During the latter David's battalion suffered the heaviest casualties of any British unit since World War II. Strategic context is provided through a satirical portrayal of the staff at Helmand Province Reconstruction Team, a civilian led, military base in Lashkah Gah, the capital of Helmand province. “Helmand” provides a front row seat, to an inaccessible war, that cost the US and the UK over 2900 lives, trillions of $ of tax payers money, resulted in the death of 150,000 Afghan civilians, and saw the Taliban return to power months after international forces withdrew. It is the debut work of "Conflict Comics", a team of writers and artists dedicated to telling true stories about Afghanistan, and other conflict zones. THE TEAM Steven Healer - Writer Retired British Diplomat. Head of the Strategic Communications Team on a military base in Helmand (2013). School Teacher (2022). Dominic Culverwell - Artist An award-winning illustrator and journalist from Oxford. Dominic's work has been exhibited internationally, with recent contributions to “The Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine”, and “Pro-Democracy Movement in Hong Kong” art festivals. Dominic combines art and journalism to break down complex topics, and tell important stories, from conflict areas. Naseem – Artist Naseem’s illustrated books promoting democracy were distributed to schools throughout Afghanistan. After the Taliban came to power Naseem relocated to Germany. He lives in Hamburg with his wife, children, and cats. Archana Bhanushali – Digital Manager Owner and Artist “Ace Tattooz”, Mumbai, India.

	Story	Genre	Eps	Tags	Done	Type	Created	Updated
by ChampionCity	Day 165 Day 165 is a series that examines bizarre events that occur on a soldier's 165th day of combat. Day 165 is a blend of Fightin' Army comics and The Twilight Zone and is intended for mature audiences. 130 subs, 8.95k views	Science fiction	13	#Afghanistan, #air force, #army, #bizarre, #combat, #Iraq, #marines, #military, #navy, #strange, #Twilight Zone, #war, #weird	No	Free	2013-06-27	2016-09-07
by Conflict Comics	HELMAND "Helmand: A Graphic Novel" is built around the true story of Corporal David Henderson who served tours with the British army in Afghanistan in 2006 and 2009. During the latter David's battalion suffered the heaviest casualties of any British unit since World War II. Strategic context is provided through a satirical portrayal of the staff at Helmand Province Reconstruction Team, a civilian led, military base in Lashkah Gah, the capital of Helmand province. “Helmand” provides a front row seat, to an inaccessible war, that cost the US and the UK over 2900 lives, trillions of $ of tax payers money, resulted in the death of 150,000 Afghan civilians, and saw the Taliban return to power months after international forces withdrew. It is the debut work of "Conflict Comics", a team of writers and artists dedicated to telling true stories about Afghanistan, and other conflict zones. THE TEAM Steven Healer - Writer Retired British Diplomat. Head of the Strategic Communications Team on a military base in Helmand (2013). School Teacher (2022). Dominic Culverwell - Artist An award-winning illustrator and journalist from Oxford. Dominic's work has been exhibited internationally, with recent contributions to “The Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine”, and “Pro-Democracy Movement in Hong Kong” art festivals. Dominic combines art and journalism to break down complex topics, and tell important stories, from conflict areas. Naseem – Artist Naseem’s illustrated books promoting democracy were distributed to schools throughout Afghanistan. After the Taliban came to power Naseem relocated to Germany. He lives in Hamburg with his wife, children, and cats. Archana Bhanushali – Digital Manager Owner and Artist “Ace Tattooz”, Mumbai, India. 4 subs, 302 views	Action	14	#adventure, #Afghanistan, #america, #Britain, #drama, #Politics, #sex, #soldiers, #true_story, #war	No	Free	2021-06-08	2022-07-16