Brought to Light
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Brought to Light (ISBN 0-913035-67-X) is an anthology of two political graphic novels, published originally by Eclipse Comics in 1988. Both are based on material from lawsuits filed by the Christic Institute against the US Government. The two stories are Shadowplay: The Secret Team by Alan Moore and Bill Sienkiewicz, and Flashpoint: The LA Penca Bombing documented by Martha Honey and Tony Avirgan and adapted by Joyce Brabner and Tom Yeates.
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[edit] Shadowplay: The Secret Team
Shadowplay: The Secret Team written by Alan Moore and drawn by Bill Sienkiewicz. It covers the history of the Central Intelligence Agency and its controversial envolvement in the Vietnam War, the Iran-Contra affair, and its relationship with figures like Augusto Pinochet and Manuel Noriega. The narrator of Shadowplay is an aging anthropomorphic American Eagle, a bellicose retired CIA agent.
It was Moore's first major work which was not superhero oriented, it was highly praised for its storytelling and Sienkiewicz's sometimes brutal art. Moore received praise especially for blending the sometimes overwhelming mass of details into a coherent and effective story. Over the years there has been rumours that Moore was unable to travel to America due to the CIA being annoyed at his story in Brought to Light. However this was proved to be no more than a rumour and the real reason was due to Moore not renewing his passport.[1]
[edit] Flashpoint: The LA Penca Bombing
Flashpoint: The LA Penca Bombing is written by Christic Institute members Martha Honey and Tony Avirgan. It deals with the La Penca bombing which happened during the civil war in Nicaragua in 1984.
[edit] Brought to Light CD
Shadowplay was made into an audio CD (ISBN 1-899598-56-1) by Codex Books in 1998. The CD is spoken word with Moore narrating the story himself with music by composer Gary Lloyd.
