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On December 5, 2005, the 9/11 Commission issued its final report card on the government's fulfillment of the recommendations issued in July 2004: one A, twelve Bs, nine Cs, twelve Ds, three Fs, and four incompletes. Here is stunning evidence that Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón, with more than sixty years of experience in the comic-book industry between them, were right: far, far too few Americans have read, grasped, and demanded action on the Commission's investigation into the events of that tragic day and the lessons America must learn.
Using every skill and storytelling method Jacobson and Colón have learned over the decades, they have produced the most accessible version of the 9/11 Report. Jacobson's text frequently follows word for word the original report, faithfully captures its investigative thoroughness, and covers its entire scope, even including the Commission's final report card. Colón's stunning artwork powerfully conveys the facts, insights, and urgency of the original. Published on the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States, an event that has left no aspect of American foreign or domestic policy untouched, The 9/11 Report puts at every American's fingertips the most defining event of the century.
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I think this is a good reach for people who are interested but intimidated by the original document that is the 9/11 commission report. That being said, it's intensely wordy and the Americans featured in the book are not labeled very well. At the date of publication this may not have been much of an issue but reading through the graphic novel today I found myself wondering who a lot of them were.
The graphic novel format functions the best establishing the timeline of the attacks and the background that lead to them.
The recommendations section was a miss for me. It also had a slightly jingoistic feel even though like the original report it lays bare how many gaps the US had in its approach to foreign terrorism.