If you are looking for a graphic memoir from a draftee veteran of the Vietnam War era, look no further. Rick Parker invites you to follow him on hi hapless journey into the United States Army where you can experience book camp, the drudgery of basic training, the joy of being selected as an officer candidate and then the weird life of being in a wartime military, yet never being sent into harm's way. You also learn how petty the military can be. And how quickly you can switch your life around. Overall, Rick Parker provided the reader with a look into a particular period of history and a peculiar institution. An interesting title.

I read this courtesy NetGalley and Abrams ComicArts. There are grim stories about boys being drafted and sent off to war, and then there are comedies about boys being drafted and sent off to war. Here’s something different: It’s a memoir about Rick Parker as a boy, before he became a professional comic book artist, being drafted and all his experiences thereafter, told in graphic novel form. It’s one thing to read about it, but in Drafted, the detailed story comes alive.
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A funny and all-too-real memoir, giving us a look at the Vietnam-era military from an unusual perspective. Parker is a top-notch raconteur, giving us a look not only into the blunt reality of military life, but insights into the neuroses of young men grappling with their neuroses and uncertain futures in the throes of hormonal overdrive. He is unsparing in his views and self-laceratingly funny.