2009-11-02 03:40 DC Edition - 1st printing. Collects Demo (2003) #1-12. Written by Brian Wood. Art by Becky Cloonan. The Eisner-nominated and critically acclaimed series of self-contained short stories by writer Brian Wood (DMZ, NORTHLANDERS) and artist Becky Cloonan (AMERICAN VIRGIN) arrives in a new edition. Twelve stories of conflicted teens grappling with love, loss, and the joy of finding your own way in life make DEMO a graphic novel not to be missed. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 328 pages, B&W. Mature Readers NOTE: "More human than mainstream comics dare to be." - Variety "Touching...breathes with a sense of space and life rarely seen." - Entertainment Weekly "The fantastic throws the routine into relief." - The Village Voice "Lacking recurring characters, DEMO altogether is less reminiscent of other comics series than of a thematic rather than continuous-narrative novel, such as John Horne Burns' The Gallery (1947). High praise, maybe, but deserving." - Booklist, starred