At gunpoint you couldn't force me to read the 9/11 Report. What Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon have graphically done is truly innovative.
Not only does this graphic depiction tell the story, it is historically factual. It sets out all the findings, history, conjectures, failures and recommendations of the Commission.
We find out in exact detail the timing, training and execution of the terrorists in accomplishing their terrorist acts.
We look inside the four flights and simultaneously see what each one was doing all at the same time. Using the magic of graphics we follow all these flights at once.
Jacobson and Colon tell of the attacks in graphic clarity. They also show the history as outlined in the 9/11 Report leading to the United States not organizing properly to avoid the greatest attack of the United States on 9/11/2001.
This report goes into great detail of what mistakes our Security Agencies made. The lack of cooperation between Agencies led to petty complaints and jealousies. A lack of a unified Security Command led to this atrocity.
In this report, we see the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission and also a report card given on 12/5/2005 in which the Commission was still giving low grades. Read it and be scared. We still have to get our act together.
Great insight. I highly recommend this graphic report.

The 9/11 Report is a straightforward, full-color graphic novel adaptation of the final report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. Featuring a foreword Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. Hamilton, the Chair and Vice Chair of the 9/11 Commission, The 9/11 Report distills the report's findings concerning how the attacks happened, America's subsequent response, and the glaring weaknesses in America's security. Perhaps the most troubling part of The 9/11 is its postscript, which lists letter grades of America's actions to make itself more secure up through 2006 - most of the grades are C's, D's, and F's. "Progress in many important areas has been slow or nonexistent. While the terrorists have been learning and adapting, we have been moving at a bureaucratic crawl." A plain-terms, respectful presentation accessible to readers of all backgrounds, the 9/11 Report is recommended reading for all American citizens - and therefore a "must-have" for public library collections everywhere.

When I saw this volume on the bookshelf, I shook my head. I picked it up and examined it a couple of times before finally deciding to take it home. I did not believe that a graphic version of the 9/11 Commission report would be anything more than an inadequate summary at best, or a sad joke at worst. I was wrong. The graphic version of the 9/11 Commission report is fascinating, communicating in words and pictures the most important concepts and vents of that fateful day.

The book lays out many aspects of 9/11, from a side-by-side chronology of the attacks of the four jetliners used that day by terrorists, to the history and operation of Al Qaeda, to the way our government did and did not respond to the crisis, to the experience of first responders and victims of the attacks. Laying out its findings in neutral tones, the report details the confusion and dysfunction that allowed 19 terrorists to enter the country, train to fly, obtain access to airliners and wreak destruction and death on America. Americans are portrayed in our multi-racial realities. Terrorists are portrayed fairly frequently as menacing, with sneers and scowls that some might consider unneeded and even approaching racist. Others might find this portrayal appropriate and even subdued, given the mayhem they eventually produced. But this is a minor criticism and id not unduly ruffle my sensitive feathers.

This book is fascinating and instructive, and not at all heavy on gore. A person assassinated by a hand grenade, for example, ifs shown without blood. Politicians of oath sides are depicted accurately and without attempts at personal caricature. Definitively a good choice for the age 10 and up, and would be a helpful primer to those who plan to read the full report. The forward by Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton, he the Commission's Chair and Vice Chain, lends credibility to the volume. A winner and a real public service.

9/11 Report
By Sid Jacobson
This book is about the plane crashes on September 11th 2001. It's a comic book with lots of information. It has all the planes and terrorists that crashed into New York, Washington D.C. and Virginia. It's like the book, "9/11 Commission Report," only in a comic book. It also talks about what the government knew and how Bin Laden and Al Qaeda planned the attack since 1993.
We enjoyed this book because it had clear, nice pictures and was organized well. We also enjoyed it because it was descriptive and explained a lot and it was pretty easy to follow. It was also nice because it was facts, not opinions.
We wish it could have been different by having less boring information that didn't matter. We also wish it was different by having it more understandable for younger readers.
We would recommend this book to the ages: 15 and Up. We recommend it to both males and females because it's important to know the crisis that happened and how we could avoid a terrorist attack next time!
We would recommend this book because it has lots of useful information and tells facts that many people don't know about the terrorists and the attacks.

Written by: Jacqui, Alena, Pascal, and Adam

This has to go down as something our children will be reading in school. What happened on that day can not be forgotten nor will it be with books like this.

While I disagree with some of the conclusions in the report, I found most of it very informative. The comic format works well for at least 90% of the pages, the rest just resort to showing logos and text boxes.

I really appreciate the effort to publish this as a graphic novel, which makes it more accessible to a broader audience (including myself) who are not likely to read the lengthy report.

Now, can someone please publish a graphic version of the Bipartisan Iraq Study Group?

Naturally, this graphic adaptation has been getting a lot of flack from different people related to the September 11th attacks, because they still feel that comics are for a child's enjoyment, to entertain and encourage a child's humor, and they don't know that in some ways they can do more than books in both informing through words and explaining through art. Sometimes a lot more can be said through a picture with words.

I have to say though, after sloughing through this graphic adaptation of the 9/11 Report, I will not be reading that long and important source any time soon. The graphic novel is heavy and complicated enough to get through. But if one wishes to get the complete story of not just exactly what happened on September 11th, 2001, but all the events leading up to it with the terrorists and the state of our foreign policy with the Middle East, then pick up this graphic novel and take it all in . . . it's all there.

Apart from the introduction from two of the commissioners of the 9/11 Report, the graphic adaptation begins with a four-way split streamline of the four planes, when they took off and under what circumstances, what happened on the planes with the hijackers, and what the eventual resulting attack was. What makes this quite fascinating is that by charting them all together one can see the initial plan of having all the hijackers carry out their plans at the same time, but due to different circumstances and delays this was not the case.

In the next chapter, the authors go into detail on how the FAA and different government bodies could have and should have done things differently according to all their previous regulations. It does prove that had everyone been doing what they should've, some of those planes may not have hit those targets, or at least something else and less devastating might have happened.

The rest of the book is spent in going into the history of the circumstances that led up to the hijackers boarding the planes. It's heavy reading, but the pictures make it a lot clearer and easier to understand. One gets a full picture on everyone and what they were doing, and how many different people and places were involved. It's actually quite surprising.

The book (as I'm sure the 9/11 Report does also) is clear in pointing out that while the Bush administration was certainly to blame in some cases, the previous Clinton administration was very much also, and even had everything been working smoothly, the attacks may still have not been prevented. One can say they would've never happened had Clinton carried out the assassination of Usama Bin Laden, as he'd planned in the late 90s; but one can also say had Bush focused on terrorism in the Middle East when he came into office, as all his advisors were telling him (specifically Richard Clarke), then again September 11th may never have happened.

While I'm sure the graphic adaptation covers nowhere near the same ground as the actual report, it nevertheless serves its own unique purpose in making everything more succinct and clearer and easier to understand as a whole. It's the perfect book to keep in one's library so that one day in the future one can pick it up again, read it, and understand exactly what happened and more importantly why on September 11th, 2001.

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This book is simply to designed to misinform stupid people about 9/11.

9/11 was an "inside job" that murdered 2700 people.

This is a crime.

great book. it made the report seem alot more interesting that it probably was. organized, with great drawings and some cool large fold out map type pages.

I didn't have time to read the 9-11 Commission's report, and its breadth overwhelmed me. This book explained all the main points in the report with easy language, graphics and impartiality. All lengthy, complicated reports should be done in comic-book style like this was-- then people will read them and understand what is really going on in the world. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to know what led up to 9-11.

This is a great review of the events of 9/11. Lots of background on both the preparation by the terrorists and the lack of preparation that made the US vulnerable. A very enjoyable read for all ages, well, maybe not the little ones!

"The Commission Recommends:

WE SHOULD OFFER AN EXAMPLE OF MORAL LEADERSHIP COMMITTED TO TREAT PEOPLE HUMANELY, ABIDE BY THE RULE OF LAW, AND BE GENEROUS AND CARING TO OUR NEIGHBORS. THE VISION OF THE FUTURE SHOULD STRESS LIFE OVER DEATH: INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY."

I have never read the 9/11 Commission's report. And while I've questioned my own ability to be a fully-informed American citizen while lacking a familiarity with the contents of such an important historic document, the original report's 568 pages have always felt like an insurmountable read despite my obvious abilities as a reader. Any notion that the typical adolescent student might ever tackle those 568 pages is rather inconceivable.

In 117 pages that are presented in an inviting graphic format, comic book icons Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon -- contemporaries of my parents -- summarize and superbly illustrate the findings of the 9/11 Commission. They present the essential information from the Commission's report in a manner that makes it fully accessible to adolescents whose lives are forever going to be impacted by what happened that day, and who will participate in future decisions concerning how we might move forward in a way that we can both sustain human civilization on Earth and better fulfill the promise of America's highest ideals.

"SCHEDULED TO LEAVE NEWARK AIRPORT AT 8 O'CLOCK -- FITTING INTO THE TERRORISTS' PLAN OF FOUR FLIGHTS LEAVING AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME -- UNITED FLIGHT 93 HAD TO SIT ON THE GROUND FOR 42 MINUTES BECAUSE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC"

The book is quick to engage readers through the use of long, folding-out pages that present a graphic timeline of the events taking place simultaneously on the four highjacked aircraft and following them to their tragic conclusion. This first section concludes with a haunting illustration in which black and gray ribbons of smoke drift across the Manhattan skyline in the background and across the profile of Lady Liberty in the foreground.

The book proceeds to reveal details of the government's inability to promptly and efficiently react to the attacks, the history of the "New Terrorism," a history of previous threats and terrorist attacks against U.S. interests, and the evolution of America's counterterrorism efforts. (It is fascinating to see Bill Clinton's pre-9/11 agonizing over what collateral loss of life might be acceptable if Bin Laden had been targeted.) We also learn the details of the selection and training of the hijackers, the heroism at Ground Zero, and the eventual U.S. military response to the attacks.

It seems inevitable that a failure to assume the moral leadership recommended by the Commission will result in a continued growth of the ranks of those around the world who are opposed to U.S. interests and are willing to act violently. An example of that process, as cited by the Commission is:

"PAKISTAN'S ENDEMIC POVERTY, WIDESPREAD CORRUPTION, AND OFTEN INEFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ISLAMIST RECRUITMENT. MILLIONS OF FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY THE POOR, SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS OR MADRASSAS. MANY OF THESE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN USED AS INCUBATORS FOR VIOLENT EXTREMEISM. IN KARACHI ALONE, THERE ARE 859 MADRASSAS TEACHING MORE THAN 200,000 YOUNGSTERS."

I certainly appreciate the hard work and vision of the distinguished Americans who served on the 9/11 Commission. But I also think that Jacobson and Colon each deserve a medal for transforming the important yet impenetrable report produced by the Commission into a readily digestible record of the history surrounding the unfathomable events of September 11, 2001. I feel extremely well informed for having read their book and so thankful that this notable work provides effective access and thereby contributes significantly to the national dialogue.

It is a book that certainly belongs in every middle and high school in America.

The audience for this book can be divided into two kinds of people: those who are familiar enough with the details and findings around 9/11, and; those who are only superficially aware with the happenings of 9/11, having explored little beyond what was reported in and speculated upon in the general media. I'd count myself in the former category, and hence this review is more relevant to a group of people who do already have a fair amount of insight into this event.

For such a group then, my overall stance is that this book is not worth the time, and I wouldn't give it more than a 2-star rating. If you picked up the book like me, you'd either do it because you a) wanted to or expected to learn a reasonable amount that was new, and/or; b) for the sheer aesthetics and the style of the book, which you'd hope would make irrelevant the fact that the substance would be old. On the first front, the book definitely did not live up to my expectations, with the sole exception of driving home very strongly the point on the lack of coordination between the multifarious US intelligence agencies. On the second front though, I enjoyed the book much more, as the book uses some very effective stylistic approaches, such as the parallel timelines for the four aircrafts, and overall has superb graphics.

Before concluding, I'd like to add that even though I am not equipped to comment on the book from the perspective of readers relatively fresh to 9/11's details, my sense is that this book is going to be a very worthwhile experience (I'd probably give it a 4-star in this case) for them. It does contain a lot of insight, and presents the insight in a very accessible form. Balancing my own and what I think were the author's intended audiences' perspectives, I've given this book a 3-star rating, but really, each of the two groups should take a call individually and take a go/no-go decision to read this book accordingly.

If you want a unique historical depiction of history, read Joe Sacco. No one wants to read what we all saw in the news over, and over, and over again. As a Graphic Narrative, this 9/11 Report merely attempts to mimic the form. Most of the illustrations are just digital tracings of photos. It's poorly stylized, and has little to no direction on the page. It's no different than the "Left Behind" series, which God uses as toilet paper.

it makes reading the report much easier to get through. much more readable. i looked through the original but knwe i would never read it, but this works.. you can always get more info or read the other if you want but if not this version is for anybody

This is a very easy to read adaptation of the very difficult to get through full version by the 911 committee. It is easy to read in graphic (comic book) form, but the subject matter is treated as seriously as it deserves to be. The timelines showing when each event took place and the minute by minute reports of the events on 9/11 are very helpful. The report sheds light on some information, raises some questions that remain unanswered, points out where things went wrong in our preparedness. It also makes you ask how well YOU would have responded in the same situation. Frightening, but very important to read!

The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation is a non-fiction graphic novel based on the report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. This book takes the 9/11 Commission report, a 568-page document, and presents this important historical document in a 132-page comic book style format. The book chronicles what happened, minute-by-minute, to each of the planes involved in the 9/11 attack, and well as background information on the conditions that led up to the attack. It also provides the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission for how to prevent such an attack in the future. I am a high school teacher and just got funding for a class set of this wonderful book. It is excellent!

As an anti Iraq war and slightly anti American Scottsman (mainly due to a certain Mr. G.W.Bush) I had no real interest in reading the 9/11 report which I felt would only back up my views on the whole tragic event anyway. I couldn't resist though this graphic adaptation. I was more interested in how much "Hollywood-isation" would go into the story of the day (along with the months before and after) but also the graphical representation of, let us be honest, some pretty ugly looking people (or at least ugly as far as graphic novels go) such as Miss Rice, Mr. Rumsfeld, Cheney, Powell and of course Bush.

My surprise was pleasant. The novel was well presented and drawn in such a way that the stories of the day were easily followed (using four separate timelines for each aeroplane is brilliant). The afore-mentioned people (and others) were not made to look different (or better) in any way, only generic policemen and firemen (for example) were perhaps drawn with slightly more chiselled features and more athletic physiques. Al Quaida, although rightly depicted as the "bad guys", were not drawn in such a way as to repulse and Islam is not indicated as the enemy in any way.

The best thing I could say about the whole book is that if 9/11 had never happened, this would truly be the most exiting graphic novel ever produced. I thoroughly enjoyed it and could also suggest its use as a way to depict the events around 9/11 to those who find more general reading a little tough.

it makes reading the report much easier to get through. much more readable. i looked through the original but knwe i would never read it, but this works.. you can always get more info or read the other if you want but if not this version is for anybody

This is a very easy to read adaptation of the very difficult to get through full version by the 911 committee. It is easy to read in graphic (comic book) form, but the subject matter is treated as seriously as it deserves to be. The timelines showing when each event took place and the minute by minute reports of the events on 9/11 are very helpful. The report sheds light on some information, raises some questions that remain unanswered, points out where things went wrong in our preparedness. It also makes you ask how well YOU would have responded in the same situation. Frightening, but very important to read!

The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation is a non-fiction graphic novel based on the report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. This book takes the 9/11 Commission report, a 568-page document, and presents this important historical document in a 132-page comic book style format. The book chronicles what happened, minute-by-minute, to each of the planes involved in the 9/11 attack, and well as background information on the conditions that led up to the attack. It also provides the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission for how to prevent such an attack in the future. I am a high school teacher and just got funding for a class set of this wonderful book. It is excellent!

As an anti Iraq war and slightly anti American Scottsman (mainly due to a certain Mr. G.W.Bush) I had no real interest in reading the 9/11 report which I felt would only back up my views on the whole tragic event anyway. I couldn't resist though this graphic adaptation. I was more interested in how much "Hollywood-isation" would go into the story of the day (along with the months before and after) but also the graphical representation of, let us be honest, some pretty ugly looking people (or at least ugly as far as graphic novels go) such as Miss Rice, Mr. Rumsfeld, Cheney, Powell and of course Bush.

My surprise was pleasant. The novel was well presented and drawn in such a way that the stories of the day were easily followed (using four separate timelines for each aeroplane is brilliant). The afore-mentioned people (and others) were not made to look different (or better) in any way, only generic policemen and firemen (for example) were perhaps drawn with slightly more chiselled features and more athletic physiques. Al Quaida, although rightly depicted as the "bad guys", were not drawn in such a way as to repulse and Islam is not indicated as the enemy in any way.

The best thing I could say about the whole book is that if 9/11 had never happened, this would truly be the most exiting graphic novel ever produced. I thoroughly enjoyed it and could also suggest its use as a way to depict the events around 9/11 to those who find more general reading a little tough.

I gave this book to my wife for Christmas. She always wanted to read the 9/11 Report but it was too thick of a book. The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation is a great compliment. It uses illustrations to help visually with what was happening.

Expertly drawn, this graphic novelization of the events surrounding the sad events that occured on 9/11/01, is a condensed version of the official government 9/11 Commission's report on what happened immediatly before, during, and after that tragic day. You can imagine that the commission's actual final findings,laid out in dry, sterile, "government speak," is probably a BOOK LENGTH report HUNDREDS of pages long, and FILLED with mind-numbing detail, including thousands of numbers and statistics. This novel condenses the report to an easily readable format, accessible to anyone from 12 to 112! Most importantly, the authors and artists don't try to sensationalize, and thus in turn trivialize, this sad day when many people were killed. Violent imagery is kept to a minimum. If you are a parent, and want to try and explain the events around 9/11 to a child in the age range of 12 - 17, this would be a great gift! Although it is artwork, neither the facts nor the events have been "dumbed down" for small children. The book is most probably suited for kids in Junior High and High school! The book is a KEEPER, and could potentially become even a family heirloom that could be handed down through the years to the next generation.

This is a brilliant idea, and I think more official reports should be handled in this forward-thinking manner if we are to ever get the average citizen (especially youth) interested in current affairs at all. Presenting information in a way that's not only easy to understand, but compelling and visually interesting is the very first challenge of design, and I think this book totally nails the concept. The artwork is also pretty good (not completely mesmerizing, but efficient and direct in its own right -- and, to be fair, having artwork that's too dramatic/experimental would probably go sailing over the precarious line they tread by presenting this information in comic form). Having said that, a serious complaint of mine is that the actual physical design of the book is very poor -- the cover artwork is extremely amateur and doesn't reflect at all the immense importance of the report or the fact that it's being presented in this incredibly unique way. This is very frustrating, as the book is struggling to be, and should be, taken seriously in its own right. The book could also stand to be about an inch to an inch and a half bigger on all sides; the artwork fairly often ends up trapped in the gutter (the area closest to the spine) and thus becomes completely unreadable. Again, an amateur mistake that detracts from the story that needs to be told. Hopefully in future editions, these problems will be corrected so that what is now a brilliant but flawed book can become a truly engaging and stimulating piece of historical literature that readers will be excited to keep in their libraries and share with others.

A graphic adaptation of the 9/11 report? That seemed kind of...well sick to me. Who wants to read a comic about such a horrible tragedy? These were my thoughts as I flipped through this book. What I found was more of an amazing adaptation of the report.

The book starts out with a timeline that explains what all four planes were doing at what time. This is a good way to actually visualize those days events. The book also captures the chaos and confusion between all the government agencies that day which may not have been as clearly felt without this sort of depiction.

The book is fairly accurate and seems to follow the commissions report. There are some parts like what may have happened on some of the planes that are probably imagined. I think this is a more interesting way to get to the core of what the 9/11 commission found instead of reading the long report. I highly recommend this respectful depiction of 9/11.

The 9/11 Commission Report has been amply rebutted, and members of the 9/11 Commission have not answered the several dozen ommissions and distortions identified by independent researchers. A good starting point for viewing the work of these researchers is the multimedia presentation "Fatally Flawed: The 9/11 Commission Report." In fact there is prima facie evidence for the use of expertly placed explosives to cause the collapse of 1, 2, and 7 World Trade Center.

This is a graphic adaptation of The 9/11 Report, as released by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. It is an abridgment of the original report, in comic book form. I would imagine that it's easier to follow than the original report, not that I read the original. The drawings are excellent to be sure. One problem I had with the book is that the text boxes are sometimes positioned in a way that makes it unclear in which order to read them. Overall though, it's a very well put together book. But when all is said and done, it's still a government report, which isn't the most interesting thing in the world to read. Very educational, though.

I'm american! I can't understand anything unless it's in picture form or on the TV!

Bought after a brief review on bbc.co.uk, I wanted to know more about this travesty on its 5th anniversary. A graphic presentation seemed to somehow add a drama that simple text alone (in terms of a report anyaway) could not give.
Great illustrations, fascinating and shocking facts, and huge fold out sections add amazing detail the whole affair.

A solid buy.

I have the government 9/11 report and while it is interesting, disturbing, and many other things that I will not go into now, the reading of the white book it was very dry at times. This graphic adaptation book provides a good short cut, having said that it is no substitute for the "white" book. This is the classic comic we all used when we did not read the assigned homework at school and hoped we could bluff our way through.

Unlike the original 9/11 report which was ponderous and difficult to read, the graphical adaptation is quite "friendly". It makes an otherwise predominantly unavailable set of facts and sequences of events very friendly to the Amreican public. I believe that every American, man, woman and child, must read this book. It shows our past, present and future vulnerability to the overwhelming threat of terrorism from both outside and inside our great land. This is a land full of power and glory. In order to preserve our freedom and liberty, which we, unfortunately take for granted, we must awaken the the facts of the 21st century. That is that there are people and organizations around this planet that are committed to our destruction. Only undestanding the motives and methods of these people do we stand a chance to stop them. We as citzens owe it to ourselves and to our future generations to adjust to the threat that is omnipresent from these terrorists. Nobody but the American people themselves can defeat this enemy. This graphic novel makes it obvious and easy to understand. Read it America for those who do not read are as bad off as those who can not read and in this case it is an obligation that we can not ignore.

The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation is perfect for anyone who wants to be educated and informed about the events that led to, and occured after the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Even if you have already read the original report, the pictures in this version bring home the very essence of what we collectively experienced that bright blue morning and the days leading up to it and after. Nicely paced, and well thought out, even children will come to understand better what 9/11 means.

Through a series of hand drawn panels accompanied by real or imagined dialogue/explanatory text, this graphic adaption of the 9/11 report
is the best synopsis of what happened that day as well as the months before and days after.

No one other than a scholar will read the original 9/11 report so this graphic "non fiction novel" is your best chance to comprehend it and be
able to understand it and speak lucidly to others about it.

This is a masterfully created graphic novel, with diagrams and artwork that clarify a complicated and tragic series of incidents. The reader is able to get a number of fresh perspectives that increase his/her understanding of all that went into these attacks. The artwork is both beautiful and compelling, helping to make this book the fascinating read that it is. Highly recommended.

This book is an excellent account of the happenings surrounding the events of Sept 11th. When I mention this book to others, I run into skepticism that a "comic book" can do any justice or give respect to that day, but this book does exactly that. I would never read the dry, no picture report put out by the commission, and feel this book is a "must read" for all.

A good read for parents to enjoy with their children. Expecially the 9 to 13 group who are prone to worry about things like this. I believe it will help to explain the tragedy of 9/11.

This graphic novel is a terrific adaptation of the 9/11 Commission report in to a language that almost anyone can understand. Gives the reader the chance to understand the basic facts without wallowing in details. An excellent read, I couldn't put it down.

This is definitley no "funny book" The content is dramatic, informative and presented in manageable format. Two thumbs-up.

Since the day I received this book, it's been on loan to
no fewer than 6 different friends who spotted it on my
counter. It must be good, but I may never know! ! !

This is an excellent way to understand the events of 9/11. It shows what was happening concurrently and how events affected each other. Some folks think
this is a 'comic-book' version; but a good percentage of
people are visual: seeing things in pictures helps them
to understand. I appreciated the detail of the book.
There is quite a bit of history that goes with the events of that day and a good portion is covered in this book, according to the 9/11 report.

Utterly faithful to the 9/11 Commission Report, the authors have created a most accessible and comprehensive rendering with text and art that transcend the genre of "comic book". Their work does great service to the work of the 9/11 Commission and to the people who experienced that day in New York, in Pennsylvania, in Washington D.C., in the skies and around the world. The hardback will become a keepsake for generations.

This is a very handy way to communicate the voluminous official report and make it more accessible to the general public, but...

To get a clearer picture, see the movie "9/11 Press For Truth", which gives a more detailed and personal account of an alternative, highly respectable, investigation done by a Family Steering Committee made up mainly of 9/11 widows...they probably were the root cause to finally get the 9/11 commission going but they have so much more to offer than official 'findings'. Buy the DVD or download in free Google vdo format.

To best judge the 911 commission it is logical to look at the commissioners themselves. As chief executive Philip Zelikow was the chief architect of the report. Zelikow is a personal friend of Condoleeza Rice one of the chief witnesses called to testify. He is also a rabid neo con who worked under Bush at the National Security council.

The families of victims wanted him removed. One of the commissioners Max Cleland resigned calling the commission a 'scam' and a 'disgrace.' Only Zelikow and Jamie Gorelick were allowed to see all the documents and then had to get clearance to even consider them within the confines of the 'investigation.' There is no mention of WTC7 ; a 47 story building that came down without being struck by a plane.

The vast majority of the questions given by the victims families were never answered. Important witnesses were never called. Only those who could support the 'official conspiracy theory' were ever called to testify and many of those did not do so under oath. The commission was only given 15 million dollars; a measly sum.

All in all the report is a useless document that serves only to perpetuate the myths that surround the event, myths a large portion of the American people no longer believe.

This review refers to "The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation" by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon...

Opening with a foreword by the Chair and Vice Chair of the 9/11 Commission(Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton), commending the Graphic Artists for their eye opening account of the commission findings, what you will find here is an easy to understand, condensed, but accurately stated adaptation of the commission's findings and their recommendations in trying to prevent such disaster from recurring.

The book written in the format of a colorful comic book,makes it an easy and fast read for all to get a complete grip on the events leading up to, the day of, the aftermath, and the study of the who, what, where and why of the devastating attack by terrorists on 9/11/01. It starts with a timeline of the day the 4 planes were boarded and then taken over, the routes and flight numbers identified,the hijackers movements, and last radio contacts before the catastrophe. The responses by local rescue teams, and government agencies, the twin towers demise, the Pentagon crash, and the 4th plane with the heroic passengers crash in a field, are all grim reminders of that fatal day.

The investigation by the commission digs way back, decades in fact,to follow the course of terrorism. It looks to see if all that could have been done was done. It answers many questions about how Bin Laden and his thugs organized and carried out their missions. All done in hindsight, but still leaves you with a chilling feeling that if more isn't done between the various governmental agencies to communicate with each other, that this may very well happen again. After recounting the signs and the events, and the very serious recommendations for immediate changes, the final act of the commission was to give a report card of the actions and responses to the findings by Congress and the President. As commission member James R Thompson put it: "The results are dismal".

The book is an excellent clear cut look, and informative and easy read of the entire picture.It spells out the past and what may be the future.The facts. And although, done in comic book fashion, this book is no joke.'Graphic Adaptation' means just that. I found it at times very tough to take, and I couldn't read it straight through.. The images of the all too real tragedy, and bloody battles in the planes, stayed with me, for quite some time. So it may not be for everyone.

Thanx....Laurie

I wish more reports were put in graphic novel format, I think they would be huge sellers. The drawings make the characters come alive. It's almost like reading a movie. This is a fast read, enjoyable, entertaining, and it seems to be accurate. It puts everything in perspective and doesn't lay blame on one person but on all govt. agencies and politicians.