![]() ![]() In the course of researching the military for The Activity, Edmonson says he did get some surprising phone calls telling him what he should (and shouldn’t) reveal in the book. “I can’t go into detail about specific tactics used in operations, like how SpecOps soldiers are trained to breach and clear a building. “Pretty much what it boils down to is we can’t talk about anything that could contribute to undermining tactical security,” Murphy explains. While Murphy and the other veterans acting as consultants for The Activity can provide some factual information regarding the military, there is a limit to what they can share and what they can’t. Things are so formal and disciplined in that regiment that you could only say ‘Sergeant.” Using a nickname would get your balls crushed.” For instance, in one script there were characters calling each other ‘Sarge ’ in the Ranger regiment, there’s no way that would fly. “He’s been pretty spot-on with most of the larger things, but I’ve been able to help in small things like how soldiers talk to each other. “A lot of times it’s just little things that I provide Nathan,” says Murphy. Murphy turned from interested bystander to a close consultant for The Activity, giving insight on the technical aspects of the job as well as the other, more intangible affects. The little information that we shared while I was active duty was kept on pretty hushed tones, so when I first heard about The Activity I was taken aback.”Ī couple months after The Activity was announced, Edmondson tracked down Murphy through the website the veteran operates about Special Forces news,. “Very little is known about ISA, even within the SpecOps community. “I think it’s pretty wild that there’s a comic about the ISA,” says Murphy. Retired Staff Sergeant Jack Murphy is one of the consultants on The Activity, and also a writer of both fiction and non-fiction about the military. In addition to talking to reporters, Edmondson reached out to the men and women who’ve served in the SpecOps community to get accuracy never-before-achieved in comics. In addition to immense amounts of reading-both articles online and current and historical books-we have many advisors who are former or current military, and other folks who have been immensely helpful in our research, for example Kevin Maurer, a reporter who has embedded with Special Forces groups in Afghanistan and who co-wrote the book No Way Out.” While there have been a few true-to-life military series and graphic novels, this is the only mainstream book that I'm aware of in comics that represents the military as realistically as we have done and are doing,” says Edmondson. “ The Activity is a very different approach to the military. But The Activity has its sights set on something different than those title’s targets. Rock and the toy franchise-turned-comics-hit G.I. The comics medium has a long history of military-themed stories over the years from Marvel’s Nick Fury & The Howling Commandos to DC’s Sgt. Also, it's great intrigue for the reader when the stories in the book seem to echo what is between the lines in many TV and internet news reports.” ![]() “We use conflict zones and military issues that are real and we hope that doing so sparks the reader into research and discussion. “We don't shy from anything in this book,” Edmondson points out. The book features stories about current conflict zones without pulling any punches or making up fictionalized nations. The team quickly find themselves on the road, with missions crisscrossing the globe. But whether within the ISA or not, what our team does in The Activity are things that groups in our Special Operations do, absolutely, in real life.”Įdmondson and Gerard open up the world of the ISA and The Activity in the first story-arc through the introduction of a new recruit into Team Omaha, nicknamed Fiddler. “ The Activity’s Team Omaha is a fictionalized representation of that idea. ![]() “There is much speculation, however, that within the ISA is a contingent that focuses on more 'hot' engagements: snatch and grab jobs, assassinations, battlefield preparation,” explains Edmonson. ![]()
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