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At the end of the 19th century Finland is a dark and repressive place. Pacifist and political dissenter Karl Johan Back is conscripted to fight for the Russian despots that occupy his country. In 1899 he flees to an untamed land on the far side of the world. Finding refuge on ridges overlooking the Byron…
A few hours later Riti heard a raspy knock on the door. Two heavily built men entered the office and found Riti at his desk, rubbing his chin which was beginning to sprout hair. Due to the general acute food shortage most people in town were skinny but the two strangers looked well fed and…
Marvel’s world-famous Cinematic Universe is set in an alternate reality called Earth 616. The Secret Origin of Earth 616, reveals how it came to be. David always wanted to be a writer for Marvel Comics when he was a child. Find out how he fulfilled that dream and how his stories of Captain Britain spawned…
The story of one of America’s most prolific, respected illustrators… who few people ever heard of – until now. For decades, Thomas B. Sawyer created countless high-energy images of “happy people with happy problems” that appeared in every imaginable venue, from the nation’s biggest newspapers and magazines to TV to local church bulletins. His artwork…
The story begins in a garden shed in Scotland sometime in 1971… Pat Mills is the creator of 2000AD and one of the comic’s top writers. He is also the creator of Action, co-creator of Battle, Misty, Marshal Law, Requiem Vampire Knight, Charley’s War (described as “the greatest British comic strip ever created”) and the…
In this 1996 adult comic, suicidal rock artist Nurdt Nobrain dies and arrives in a mysterious afterworld, where he reviews events from his life. Based on historical events from the 1990’s, this fictionalized parody examines issues of fame, drug use, suicide, family and sexuality. The graphic novel includes depictions of adult subject matter, profanity, nudity…
In Unexpected America, Wanjiru Warama embarks on her historic journey from Kenya headed to America where she does not know a soul. Right off the plane, she realizes she has to learn to live all over again in a culture she knows nothing about. She has to wrangle with the way she speaks, listens, travels,…
In this current political climate, being a Palestinian is a hazard. However, there are common grounds where East meets West. The Hookah Girl is a semi-autobiographical graphic novel of a childhood as a Christian Palestinian in America. Told in short stories and with narrative ranging from growing up in a refugee family to how to…
Persephone’s Garden is a deeply personal story and inventive study of girlhood, womanhood and motherhood, through memory, history and mythology. A children’s song inspires a love of Greek mythology in a young girl. A young woman finds a career in archeology and illustration. A young mother sees her daughter become a woman, as her own…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the “public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the “public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the “public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the “public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no…
This collection of sixty etchings by Scottish artist John Kay offers a fascinating glimpse into the everyday life and culture of eighteenth-century Edinburgh. Kay’s portraits and caricatures capture the distinctive personalities and fashions of the city’s inhabitants, from the aristocracy to the working poor. Accompanied by detailed descriptions and anecdotes, these images provide a richly…
This book is a collection of the poetic works of Alexander Pope, one of the greatest English poets of the 18th century. Edited by Samuel Johnson, it includes Pope’s celebrated translations of Homer, as well as his own original poems. This edition also features a detailed biography of Pope’s life. A must-read for anyone interested…
This collection of sixty etchings by Scottish artist John Kay offers a fascinating glimpse into the everyday life and culture of eighteenth-century Edinburgh. Kay’s portraits and caricatures capture the distinctive personalities and fashions of the city’s inhabitants, from the aristocracy to the working poor. Accompanied by detailed descriptions and anecdotes, these images provide a richly…
