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Chuck Dixon Delves into the Civil War

3/17/2010

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I have this huge stack of stuff I pick up at shows.  Occasionally, I actually get to go through some of it.  Well, last year, at the Virginia Comiccon, I picked up Civil War Adventure from History Graphic Press. History Graphics Press was conceived in 2008 to publish entertaining, historically accurate graphic novels set against the background of American history. With the example of the old EC Comics in mind, they planned modern graphic novels that were character driven and using the best art and stories available to draw the reader into the history and make the past come to life.  As you tell from my normal reviews and discussions, historical comics aren't really my cup of tea (unless they are wearing capes).  I picked this up for one reason: Chuck Dixon.  Chuck Dixon is a comic legend.  He created some of the best Nightwing and Robin stories ever written at DC, great Punisher stories at Marvel  and he's currently churning out top notch GI Joe stuff at IDW.  More importantly, he, along with artist Gary Kwapisz, is the founder of History graphics Press.

Civil War Adventures is meticulously researched.  In addition to the sequential art, there are is text pieces, maps and period pictures.  The stories feature a variety of the everyday experiences of men and women caught up in the war that decided the fate of our nation including: the 5th Virginia as it marches toward its first conflict at Bull Run; George Custer and his fabled cavalry as they face impossible odds; an armed riverboat as it drifts into range of waiting batteries along the Mississippi. These stories are designed to make real.  Dixon’s writing is strong and Kwapisz art is solid.  Together they tell engaging stories that are also educational.  You should pick it up.

The book is available here or from Amazon at the link below

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