A comic book about African conflict and efforts at reconciliation? I was skeptical too. But Unknown Soldier seems worth a look. According to this story in The New York Times:
Unknown Soldier, published by Vertigo, an imprint of DC Comics, is about Dr. Lwanga Moses, a Ugandan whose family fled the country for the United States when he was 7. He returns as an adult in 2002 with his wife, Sera, also a physician, hoping to put their medical skills to use in a part of the country that has experienced civil war for 15 years. He finds a world filled with violence, boys used as soldiers and girls punished for innocent acts like riding bicycles. Along the way he also encounters an Angeline Jolie-type character in Margaret Wells, an actress and activist.
Here are a couple of images, from the Times story via Vertigo/DC Comics:
Each issue comes with a glossary, so there really does appear to be an effort to take Uganda and its history and politics seriously.
