Project MK-Ultra: Sex, Drugs, and the CIA #1
| Writer | Scott Sampila, Mr. Brandon Beckner |
| Artist | Mr. Stewart Kenneth Moore |
| Cover Price | $29.99 |
San Francisco, 1971. As the Vietnam War rages, the government wages war at home against the hippy counter-culture. High profile drug trials capture headlines. Seymour Phillips, a headstrong journalist eager to prove himself, discovers key information uncovering a vast drug network. A routine interview leads to a sensational accusation that the man accused of trafficking mass quantities of LSD, works for the CIA.
While most Americans were watching Leave it to Beaver and listening to The Everly Brothers, an eclectic group of CIA operatives were spiking each other's coffees with LSD, throwing decadent parties and hiring prostitutes
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The Graphic Library - Sara Campbell
Mar 22, 2022Since this graphic novel is adapted from a screenplay, it reads more like a story or a movie. I, personally, prefer narrative nonfiction to the more narrator-heavy text boxes often used in graphic nonfiction, but I know that this is not a preference shared by all. The storyline in this volume is a bit choppy and kind of all over the place, but it definitely fits the subject matter. There are a lot of psychedelic drawings and some really crazy panels that attempt to convey what a “trip” feels like. With the illustrations and the narrative non-congruence, reading this book is very much like a drug trip. These choices fit with the subject matter, as the project itself is something many Americans haven't yet wrapped their brains around. This defintiely isn't part of U.S. History that was included in any history class I took, and it's yet another of America's skeletons-in-the-closet that many would like to forget. Read Full Review
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