War | The New Engagement

War

War

Leave story art
By Ioannis Pappos

Fathers, sons, and the toxic masculine.

The Prisoner I & II story art
By Nadia Ibrashi

War makes men monsters and monsters men.

Wounded Weepers by Malak Mattar
By Malak Mattar

An ocular stigmata begets a river of bloody tears.

The Renewed Mona Lisa by Malak Mattar
By Malak Mattar

The mystery behind the smirk deepens.

Starry Sighs by Malak Mattar
By Malak Mattar

The dreamer gets safely lost within the constellations.

Occupied by Malak Mattar
By Malak Mattar

The thinker works through unfathomable concerns.

A Queen by Malak Mattar
By Malak Mattar

Unmovable, but vulnerable.

Soldier of Misfortune by Carl Bowlby
By Carl Bowlby

Grim phantasm of human habit in cold white light.

The Blood Flow Game
By Seamus Scanlon

The ruthless set the rules. The loser wins a hard truth. And no one cheats the grave.

A Very Serious Matter
By Mark Elzey

An Arizona family is swept up in the unstoppable machinery of war.

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