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Lord Minimus
Lord Minimus
Graphic Novel - History
The true story of Jeffrey Hudson, a 17th century dwarf with the appearance of an infant, but with a lived experience most will never know. Born to a poor butcher’s wife, Minimus had the lowly beginning that any good protagonist requires. Jeffrey quickly found himself in the service of the elite after becoming a local attraction, but no one could guess what highs (and lows) his peculiarities would thrust him towards. From royal court, to war, to the slave markets of Africa and everywhere in between, Jeffrey’s journeys were as varied as Odysseus himself. This is the story of a man who’s stature wielded little respect in the small-mindedness of his contemporaries, but who’s life towered nonetheless to cast a shadow over the centuries thereafter. Written by Aaron Figueroa and Illustrated by João Vicente Galvão de Lucena, Lord Minimus is a comic series that tells a story with breathtaking imagery and unimaginable intrigue.
King Shaka: Zulu Legend
King Shaka: Zulu Legend
Graphic Novel - History
Now king of the southern chiefdoms, Shaka seeks to uplift his people, consolidate alliances, and expand the reach of his power, but challenges both external and internal threaten his rule. A rogue military unit exacts revenge on its enemies. Land-hungry Europeans ingratiate themselves with Shaka while plotting their own path to power. And closer to home, Shaka’s own brothers conspire in secret.
TAMBA, Child Soldier
TAMBA, Child Soldier
Comic - History
"My name is Tamba Cisso. When I was eight years old, I lived in the village with my father, my mother and my sister. I went to school and had learned to read. I knew there was war in my country, but I didn't know that children could wage it." Providing a testimonial to one of the most heart-wrenching and chilling developments in modern warfare, this graphic novel chronicles the realities of hundreds of thousands across the world, kidnapped and forced to commit atrocities.\n\nMarion Achard is a French writer and circus performer. She co-founded a touring circus where she performs as acrobat and juggler. She has also written children's books. This is her first graphic novel. Yan Degruel is a French artist who has published many graphic novels for kids including adaptations of Rudyard ...
Empire: The hidden heir
Empire: The hidden heir
Comic - History
In a Byzantine-inspired empire, 10 years after a bloody coup, the hidden prince returns to the capital. As an aging emperor refuses to name an heir, the Senate, the military, and the empress all fight to claim control. And beneath the struggle for power, the empire grows increasingly unstable.
Madame Livingstone: The Great War in the Congo
Madame Livingstone: The Great War in the Congo
Graphic Novel - History
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".
Shaka Rising
Shaka Rising
Graphic Novel - History
A charismatic young warrior prince emerges from exile to usurp the old order and forge a new, mighty Zulu kingdom. Late 18th century. It is a time of bloody conflict and great turmoil. The slave trade expands from the east African coast. Europeans spread inland from the south. And one young boy is destined to change the future of southern Africa.
The Cold Fire
The Cold Fire
Graphic Novel - History
A Norman crusader joins a company of knights tasked with pursuing heretics across the frozen Alps as they flee the Albigensian Crusade south of France in the 13th century.