The War of 1812 and America's first navy come to life in the second volume of Rebels a historical epic of America's founding , from DMZ writer Brian Wood. In 1775, Seth Abbott fought to win his fellow Americans their independence. In 1794, his son, John Abbott, comes of age as their new nation faces multiple new threats: high seas terrorism, fresh aggression from Britain, and intense political division at home. When Congress authorizes building America's first navy--the famous "six frigates" that include the USS Constitution --John Abbott signs up. Author Brian Wood ( DMZ, Briggs Land, The Massive ) imagines an important era of a new nation's struggle to find its way in Rebels: These Free and Independent States Multiple Eisner Award-nominee Brian Wood released his first series, Channel Zero , to considerable critical acclaim in 1997 and has gone on to create hard-hitting original series such as DMZ, Northlanders, The Couriers , and T he Massive . Adding to that body of work, he's also written some of the biggest titles in pop culture, with work on Star Wars, Conan The Barbarian, Lord Of The Rings and The X-Men .