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Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Life of Che is one of the most anticipated entries in Fantagraphics' The Alberto Breccia Library. Originally released as part of a graphic biography series in January 1969, it came out in Argentina only a year after Ernesto "Che" Guevara had died and reached an audience beyond comics readers. In the 1970s, the military government raided its publisher, destroying the means to reprint the book. The comic was presumed to be lost to history, until a publisher...
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
This story takes place on a tiny, far-flung island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, whose nearest neighbor is Madagascar, 500 kilometers away... In 1760, the Utile, a ship carrying black slaves from Africa, was shipwrecked here and abandoned by her crew. The surviving slaves had to struggle to stay alive in this desolate land for fifteen years... When this tale got back to France, it became the cornerstone of the battle of Enlightenment to outlaw...
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
The lore of the early days of hip hop has become the stuff of myth, so what better way to document this fascinating, epic true story than in another great American mythological medium the comic book? From exciting young talent and self-proclaimed hip hop nerd Ed Piskor, acclaimed for his hacker graphic novel Wizzywig, comes this explosively entertaining, encyclopedic history of the formative years of the music genre that changed global culture. Originally...
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
What do younger generations know about the terrible tragedy that shook America and the world on September 11, 2001? In this gripping documentary work by journalist Baptiste Bouthier and illustrator Helose Chochois, we first learn about the historic day from several inside perspectives. In the second half, the authors take stock of 9/11 in the days, weeks, and years that followed, from tramautized America to George W. Bush's crusade against the "axis...
27) Palestine
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Prior to Safe Area Gorazde: The War In Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995Joe Sacco's breakthrough novel of graphic journalismthe acclaimed author was best known for Palestine, a two-volume graphic novel that won an American Book Award in 1996. Fantagraphics Books is pleased to present the first single-volume collection of this landmark of journalism and the art form of comics. Based on several months of research and an extended visit to the West Bank and Gaza...
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
A fascinating historical biography of the man who brought fame, grandeur and revolution back to the Palace of Versailles. 1 VOLUME RELEASED - INDEPENDENT STORIES. Henri de Nolhac grew up without a father...though his father, Pierre, was very much alive and working mere meters away from their home at the Palace of Versailles. Once appointed to the Palace in 1887, Pierre de Nolhac dedicated his life to protecting its historical archives and restoring...
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
This groundbreaking body of comics journalism collects Anderson's entire biography of the renowned civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Over a decade in the making, the saga has been praised for its vivid recreation of one of the most tumultuous periods in U.S. history and for its accuracy in depicting the personal and public lives of King, from his birth to his assassination. King probes the life story of one of America's greatest public...
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
In The Machine Never Blinks, the story of surveillance is presented from its earliest days, to help you more fully understand today's headlines about every-increasing, constant, and unrelenting monitoring and global data collection. It's a threat to your rights, privacy, dignity, and sanity. This book spans surveillance from the Trojan Horse, through 9/11 and to the so-called War on Terror, which enabled the exponential growth of government and corporate...
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
She rebelled against the ancient tribal rules of India, her country, resulting in her becoming a Robin Hood type bandit. Essentially sold at the age of 11 to become a wife for a much older man, she ran away when he raped her. From that point on, there were few choices for her but to join a roaming gang of bandits, her ambition and thirst for revenge leading her to become their rebel chief. Ultimately, society caught up with her and she even became...
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Covering the early years of 1981-1983, Hip Hop has made a big transition from the parks and rec rooms to downtown clubs and vinyl records. The performers make moves to separate themselves from the paying customers by dressing more and more flamboyant until a young group called RUN-DMC comes on the scene to take things back to the streets. This volume covers hits like Afrika Bambaataas Planet Rock, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Fives the Message,...
35) River of Ink
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
With grace, poetry, clarity, and expert knowledge, artist Etienne Appert brings us a book about the very origins of the art of illustrationwhat it means and why it exists. 1 VOLUME RELEASED - INDEPENDENT STORIES. Why do you draw? A simple question by a young boy moves the author to travel with him down the River of Ink, which flows from the present day back to the very first illustration drawn by a human. Along the way, they visit legendary artists...
36) A Rodin
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
This comics biography of one of the greatest sculptors who ever lived is brought to life by a collaboration with the Rodin Museum and includes a preface by its director. It views the artist's story through the eyes of the three women who shared his life, for good or for bad. One was his lifelong on-and-off companion, the other two his musesone of whom was Camille Claudel, a well-recognized sculptor herself. Rodin's work was revolutionary in conveying...
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
This second volume graphic novel features more of life stories of the Presidents of the United States. This edition features comic book biographies Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush and Joe Biden. Each of these men has been president during some of the most important times in the history of the United States.
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
In order to see the future, one must remember the past. Frank is a biographical retelling of Spanish dictator Francisco Francos rise to power, brought to life across the books beautifully designed pages. Here, author Ximo Abada approaches a subject that is still taboo in Spain: the weight of a dictatorship that left its mark on the country for over 30 years.
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Cartoonist Jess Ruliffson spent five years traveling across the country interviewing veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, from kitchen tables in Georgia and libraries in New York City to dive bars in Mississippi and back porches in Vermont. What she finds is that the real experience of soldiers at war is a far cry from depictions in popular media like Zero Dark Thirty or American Sniper. In these illustrated interviews, Ruliffson shares the...
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