Seven Citadels: Jihad 2.0 - Embedded War Journalist Brings His Comic to Android

Can a Terrorist Clone End the War on Terror?

A decade after al-Qaeda issued a global declaration of war against America, U.S. spy agencies have had little luck recruiting well-placed informants and are finding the upper reaches of the network tougher to penetrate than the Kremlin during the Cold War.  Desperate, Congress secretly approves a program to clone captured terrorists.  Called the “Jihad 2.0” program, the cloned terrorists spread disinformation and help special operations forces track and eliminate al-Qaeda’s leaders.  But what happens when one clone falls into enemy hands?

Seven Citadels: Jihad 2.0 is a cautionary tale of politics and science gone amok by embedded war journalist Kevin Mauer and beautifully illustrated by Mariano Santillan. It is now available on the Android Market.

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Synopsis

A desperate government secretly approves a program to clone captured terrorists.  Called the “Jihad 2.0.” program, the clones spread disinformation and help special ops track and eliminate al-Qaeda leaders.  Now al-Qaeda responds.

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About the Creators

Kevin Maurer has covered the military as an embedded journalist for seven years. In 2003, he followed 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers in Iraq during the initial invasion.  He returned to cover the soldiers four more times: in 2004, he spent a month with Special Forces teams at various bases in Afghanistan; in 2005, for Iraq’s first constitutional referendum; also in 2005 Maurer went to Afghanistan twice to cover 82nd paratroopers and the country’s first parliamentary elections; and most recently he embedded with Special Forces in Afghanistan in 2009.

Mariano Santillan studied illustration at the Columbus College of Art & Design His career began as an illustrator and designer for advertising and marketing agencies.  Currently, Mariano is the Assistant Graphics Editor for The Fayetteville Observer and a freelance illustrator for national publications.

About Robot Comics

Robot Comics publishes mobile comics for all Android devices, and also iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Nintendo DSi and the Amazon Kindle. It is one of first and few mobile comic publishers who offer titles specifically designed and formatted to be read on mobile devices.