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Marx: A Tale of Neglect
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Family
Faith
Military
Political
Onrie must embark on the difficult task of unraveling his grandfather's dark past before his story is lost forever. MARX is the epic and inspiring story of a Russian Jewish man, born during the rise of the Soviet Union, thrust into war against Nazi Germany and persecuted by his own government. A man who miraculously survived events that claimed the lives of millions.
Nowhere USA
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Antihero
Fighting
Military
Modern
Political
Psychological
NOWHERE USA is set in post-9/11 Afghanistan where Private First Class David White counts the days until he is released from active duty and sent home. Surrounded by soldiers with no regard for human life and an onslaught of IED attacks, David finds himself more and more isolated. When informed that his crew will not be sent home but instead stationed for an additional six months or more, David...
In the Valley of Death
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Fighting
1916 had been a bad year for both sides in the First World War. On Saturday, July 1st it became a sunlit picture of Hell as the Battle of the Somme begins. The first day of the conflict will become one of the bloodiest in the history of warfare and will contribute to the structure of a war that will define the shape of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Conquest: Julius Caesar's Gallic War
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Military
Political
Based on Julius Caesar’s classic and influential Commentarii de Bello Gallico, Conquest: Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars is one of the best books on Roman history out there today: a 136 page Roman history graphic novel, the first in English to tell the story of Julius Caesar’s conquest of Gaul from 49 B.C. to 52 B.C. in comic book form.
Based on “Commentarii de Bello Gallico,” written by...
The Witches of World War II
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Leading Ladies
Magic
Occult
In the darkest hours of World War II, Doreen Valiente, an expert on British folklore and the occult, is approached by British intelligence who tell her they know she's a witch...and that's how she can best serve her country.
Together with the "most evil man in the world," a hard-nosed white witch, the grizzled founder of Wicca, and a professional exorcist and con man, Valiente will travel deep...
1565 The Great Siege of Malta "Defenders Unite"
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Faith
Fighting
Military
Grandmaster de la Valette, has a mammoth task ahead of him. Under his leadership the Knights of St John, together with the people of Malta, make preparations for the imminent invasion that lies ahead. On an island only 17 miles long by 9 miles wide, with just 8,500 men, he must hold off the Mighty Ottoman Empire’s 40,000 strong force, long enough for reinforcements to arrive from Sicily.
The Lone and Level Sands (2009)
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Faith
Mythical
Political
Pharaoh Ramses II hasn't seen his long-lost cousin Moses in nearly forty years. Yet while pressed by the Hittites to the North and construction delays in the South, Ramses must make time for this ancient desert rascal, the long-ago mystery he represents, and the impossible demands of an alien deity. by A. David Lewis, Marvin Perry Mann, and Jennifer Rodgers.
Madame Livingstone: The Great War in the Congo
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Fighting
Friendship
Military
Murder
Political
Based on the true story of two vastly different men—one Belgian, one African—who take on one impossible mission: the sinking of a German battleship in the Congo during WWI.
Gaston Mercier, lieutenant in the Royal Belgian Army, arrives in Congo in 1915 on orders to sink a critical German warship. To find the ship’s position, he is assigned a guide, a local man nicknamed "Mrs. Livingstone".
The Isle of the Dead, A Short Graphic Fiction
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Mystery
Mythical
A short tale of love and loss, based on Die Toteninsel (The Isle of the Dead) painted by Arnold Bocklin.
From Hell's Heart: An Illustrated Celebration of Herman Melville
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Monsters
Psychological
Supernatural
No American author has provoked the imaginations of readers more than Herman Melville. To mark the occasion of the bicentennial of his birth, fifty-seven world renowned artists have come together with gorgeous, brand new illustrations for Moby Dick, Bartleby, The Confidence Man, Pierre, Typee, Billy Budd, White Jacket and much more. A short passage of text will accompany each illustration.
Xibalba
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Gore
Magic
Monsters
Supernatural
Western
They say life is a journey. One day you will have to face it’s consequences to determine your place in heaven or hell. Ulysses and LB,2 con men that live their life stealing from others will now face the ultimate challenge in Xibalba. a place that is said is guarded by Bats.
All Rise: Resistance and Rebellion in South Africa
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Friendship
Leading Ladies
Military
Murder
Political
Six true stories of resistance by marginalized South Africans against the country’s colonial government in the years leading up to Apartheid. From immigrants and miners to tram workers and washerwomen, these ordinary, working-class women and men defied a nation and defended the disempowered. A graphic history written six parts, each illustrated by a different South African artist.