Stopping a Madman

A year after the Kony 2012 campaign became a viral sensation, war correspondent David Axe and illustrator Tim Hamilton capture the long, dysfunctional crusade to take down Joseph Kony in graphic-journalism form.

BY DAVID AXE, TIM HAMILTON | MARCH 7, 2013

 

David Axe is a freelance reporter based in Columbia, South Carolina. Since 2005, he has reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Somalia, Chad, Congo and other conflict zones for Wired, the BBC, Salon, Esquire, and others. He is the author of, most recently, The Accidental Candidate.

Tim Hamilton is a Brooklyn artist who has produced illustrations for the New York Times, Cicada Magazine, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and others. He adapted Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 into a graphic novel, which was nominated for an Eisner award.