Combat Zone: True Tales of GIs in Iraq is a graphic novel written by Karl Zinsmeister. [1] Penciller Dan Jurgens illustrated the graphic novel with cover art contributed by Esad Ribic. [2] The title was released as a single volume trade paperback in 2005. [2] The graphic novel depicted Zinsmeister's journalistic reports on his time with the 82nd Airborne. [1] Zinsmeister's initial account of his time with the 82nd Airborne was recounted in his book Boots on the Ground: a month with the 82nd Airborne in the battle for Iraq. [3]