Frans Masereel   1920   82p   5 x 7 Along with Lynd Ward, Frans Masereel helped establish wordless novels (that could be read by almost anyone) and later inspired graphic novels. Though not a continuous narrative like other works of Masereel, we see the tensions of the 1920s industrial city flowing from one ‘poem’ to the next: … Continue reading Lanscape and Voices →

The IWW and the Making of a Revolutionary Workingclass Counterculture Franklin Rosemont     2003     650p     5 x 8 A massive and thorough take on the life of Joe Hill (1877-1915), one of the best-known figures in the heroic history of the Industrial Workers of the World. U.S. labor’s most world-renowned … Continue reading Joe Hill →

Graham Roumieu     2007     112p     7 x 5 From the author that was brave enough and tender enough to give us the first true-to-life biography of Big foot comes this inspiring how-to picture book. $4-10 Other works involving assassination, propaganda by the deed, revenge, humor, comics

Alan Moore & David Lloyd     1989     296p     7 x 10 Remember, remember the fifth of November… A frightening and powerful tale of the loss of freedom and identity in a chillingly believable totalitarian world, V for Vendetta stands as one of the highest achievements of the comics medium and … Continue reading V For Vendetta →