IDW Publishing said a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to the American Veterans Center
PHILADELPHIA – The daring secret mission to get Osama bin Laden by elite U.S. forces will be told in the pages of a new graphic novel that aims to shed more light with a bit of creative license on the event. Written by retired U.S. Marine Capt. Dale Dye and Julia Dye, the 88-page hardcover “Code Word: Geronimo” takes a look at the mission that is free from politics, a move the authors said was aimed at keeping the focus on those who planned, conducted and executed the raid. IDW Publishing said a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to the American Veterans Center. “People from all parties and from more than one administration made this all possible,” Julia Dye told The Associated Press. “It’s an American celebration.” The Killing of Osama bin Laden It was also a quick process adapting the real-life event for the book, illustrated by artists Gerry Kissell and Amin Amat, and set for release Sept. 6, less than a week before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Julia Dye called the work necessary for the nation, particularly having had to live “within the shadow” of bin Laden for so long. “We knew that at some point some great journalist or novelist or some great writer will get into this and produce the tell-all...
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