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In an illustrative style that is a thrilling mash-up of Art Spiegelman’s deft emotionality, Roz Chast’s hilarious neuroses, and the magical spirit of Marc Chagall, A Bintel Brief is Liana Finck’s evocative, elegiac love letter to the turn-of-the-century Jewish immigrants who transformed New York City and America itself. A Bintel Brief “A Bundle of Letters”–was…
Early in the history of the United States, the nation almost split itself in two. What spurred the American Civil War, and how did Abraham Lincoln keep the Union together? Follow historical figures in this graphic novel as they fight to make a broken nation whole again.
The year is 1864 and Atlanta, Georgia, has been set ablaze during the Civil War! Twelve-year-old Bailey is feeling nervous as the Union Army advances on Atlanta. While most people are fleeing the city, her family is not. Bailey’s father works at a newspaper, and he must stay to report the news. But when the…
A dramatic spiritual revival sweeps the colonies beginning in the 1730s and a scientific revolution is taking place with people like Benjamin Franklin. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Graphic Novels is an imprint of Spotlight, a division of ABDO.
In the 1940s and 1950s, American popular culture was first created in the pulpy, boldly illustrated pages of comic books, only to be beaten down by a McCarthyish panic over their unmonitored and uncensored content. Esteemed critic Hajdu vividly evokes the rise, fall, and rise again of comics.
On July 30, 1945, Japanese torpedoes slammed into the hull of the USS Indianapolis as it crossed the Pacific Ocean. The sudden attack sank the Navy’s heavy cruiser in only 12 minutes. It also left hundreds of sailors adrift and alone in shark-infested waters. What did these men endure in the days that followed, and…
On April 27, 1944, the Allies began Exercise Tiger along the east coast of England. This large-scale dress rehearsal was meant to help landing troops prepare for the upcoming D-Day invasion. Instead, the dry run left hundreds of American military personal dead or missing. What went wrong to turn this training exercise into a deadly…
This comic details the Continental Army’s miraculous escape from the Battle of Long Island, Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River, and a stunning victory at Saratoga. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Graphic Novels is an imprint of Spotlight, a division of ABDO.
The history of the United States goes back hundreds of years. In that time, the country has changed and grown a great deal. But it all began with one document. Follow historical figures in this graphic novel as they break down the U.S. Constitution and get the juiciest tips on how the document–and the nation–has…
The American Comic Book Chronicles continues its ambitious series of FULL-COLOR HARDCOVERS, where TwoMorrows’ top authors document every decade of comic book history from the 1940s to today! At long last, this 1945-49 volume covers the comic book industry during the aftermath of World War II, when scores of writers and artists returned from foreign…
Tells the story of the 1912 sinking of the Titanic. Written in graphic-novel format.
On April 27, 1944, the Allies began Exercise Tiger along the east coast of England. This large-scale dress rehearsal was meant to help landing troops prepare for the upcoming D-Day invasion. Instead, the dry run left hundreds of American military personal dead or missing. What went wrong to turn this training exercise into a deadly…
Before the United States of America was its own country, it was made up of 13 separate British colonies. What drove the colonists to band together and revolt against Great Britain? How did they manage to outwit and outfight a larger and more powerful military force? Follow historical figures in this graphic novel as they…
John Winthrop and the Puritans brave sickness and wolves as they establish the “city on a hill” in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and they also develop a democratic and religious vision for life and freedom in the New England colonies. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Graphic Novels is an imprint…
A thrilling naval adventure set during the French and Indian War, featuring Natty Bumpo. Cooper’s most picturesque novel, The Pathfinder, is a naval story set on the Great Lakes amidst the French and Indian War of the 1750s. Natty Bumpo traverses new dangers of love and war in this thrilling wilderness adventure. Classics Illustrated tells…
A retelling of Rip Van Winkle, a man who sleeps twenty years and awakens to a changed world, in comic form. In pre-revolutionary New York, Rip Van Winkle unknowingly falls asleep for twenty years and awakens to find the world irrevocably changed. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an…
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