Two of the best-known chroniclers of the post-Sept. 11 wars will meet up this week when Maximilian Uriarte Maximillian Uriarte, creator of the "Terminal Lance" comic strip, and renowned author Sebastian Junger discuss will speak about their new books this next week.
Uriarte, a Marine veteran, is author of "The White Donkey," a graphic novel about a Marine's journey to Iraq and back. who deploy to Iraq and come home. Junger’s latest book, "Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging," was released last month. He also wrote the book "War" and directed the documentary "Restrepo," about soldiers fighting in Afghanistan’s infamous Korengal Valley.
Both will be at a Live Talk on Tuesday
June 7
at the Ann and Jerry Moss Theater
re
in Santa Monica, California. The event will take place at 8 p.m. following a reception that starts at
between
6:30
and 7:30
p.m.
"Sebastian, I think, is really the headliner here," Uriarte told Marine Corps Times on Friday. "I think with both of us there, it’s a really great opportunity for people to get a good look a more serious side of war literature."
Uriarte said his publisher wanted to him and Junger to speak about writing about war
literature
. Both of the authors’ books look at how veterans battle with post-traumatic stress
Disorder
and depression when they return from the warzone.
"That was sort of a striving goal for me in making 'The White Donkey,'" Uriarte said, "to provide a story that gave people insight into what Marines go through."
Uriarte said.
The
June 7
event will mark the first time that Uriarte meets Junger, who could not be reached for comment
by deadline on Friday
.
"I’m very honored to even be talking on the same stage as him," Uriarte said. "I’ve heard about him and read about him for as long as I’ve been a Marine. He’s like a legend."
Right now,
Uriarte is currently developing animation projects while he works
working
on a new graphic novel that has nothing to do with the military. He said
and developing animation projects, but he vows that
he has no plans to pen a sequel to "The White Donkey."
"You really can’t make a sequel to that book," he said. "I don’t want it to be like ‘Jarhead 2' and ['Jarhead 3'] – ‘Jarhead 5: Jar Jarhead Binks returns.’"
Tickets to the event can be purchased on
.
