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ajnewsom's review
3.0
3.5 stars.
As a history buff, I thought I would give this a try and have to say I enjoyed it.
The first part of the book tells the story of Seth Abbott, who is a simple frontiersman who volunteers with the Vermont Green Mountain Boys. The second half gets into less known stories of the Revolutionary War, specifically the contributions of women to the cause, early conflicts with Native Americans, and the use of people who were good can the option of fighting for the British or be put into prison.
The writing was good, and I really enjoyed Andrea Mutti’s art.
I will definitely be checking out the next volume.
As a history buff, I thought I would give this a try and have to say I enjoyed it.
The first part of the book tells the story of Seth Abbott, who is a simple frontiersman who volunteers with the Vermont Green Mountain Boys. The second half gets into less known stories of the Revolutionary War, specifically the contributions of women to the cause, early conflicts with Native Americans, and the use of people who were good can the option of fighting for the British or be put into prison.
The writing was good, and I really enjoyed Andrea Mutti’s art.
I will definitely be checking out the next volume.
iwb's review
4.0
Enjoyed this very much especially since I've always been fascinated by colonial American History and love comics.
I don"t know what some reviewers mean by saying this is a collection of patriotic stories, but it is a collection of good stories with the backdrop of the American War for Independence. (I do not think it was a revolutionary war but a war for independence--yeah, I'm in that camp.)
Nice story in here in which a soldier's wife steps up and takes her place in an artillery battery fighting the Redcoats or Hessian's--you know, like any other male cannon-cocker. Yet, in the end, the newly formed American governing authorities, come pension and pay-out for military service time, gets stiffed because...you guessed it, she's a woman--very patriotic.
Nice artwork and good stories. You can't go wrong with this.
I don"t know what some reviewers mean by saying this is a collection of patriotic stories, but it is a collection of good stories with the backdrop of the American War for Independence. (I do not think it was a revolutionary war but a war for independence--yeah, I'm in that camp.)
Nice story in here in which a soldier's wife steps up and takes her place in an artillery battery fighting the Redcoats or Hessian's--you know, like any other male cannon-cocker. Yet, in the end, the newly formed American governing authorities, come pension and pay-out for military service time, gets stiffed because...you guessed it, she's a woman--very patriotic.
Nice artwork and good stories. You can't go wrong with this.
mishiebhat's review
5.0
A fantastic way to depict history, through stories not of just white men but children, women, blacks, and Indigenous people. I wish all my assigned history reading throughout school was in comic book form.
estellabelle92's review
4.0
Graphic novels show up sporadically in my reading list. I like them, but they are not my primary reading meal.
Picked this one up as part of my re-entry into the world of the American Revolution.
Fascinating tales, especially of aspects of the war I am not as familiar with such as the Green Mountain Boys.
Picked this one up as part of my re-entry into the world of the American Revolution.
Fascinating tales, especially of aspects of the war I am not as familiar with such as the Green Mountain Boys.
kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review
4.0
While the bulk of the series is the story of Seth, I have to give the writers credit for focusing on the cost to women as well as the women who fought in the War but were ignored afterward. I really did also enjoy the inclusion of Jane Franklin. Two of the stories focus on people of color and their reactions to the War.
silberwhatever's review
5.0
More like this please! I love when Brian Wood takes on historical fiction, and my love of colonial American history makes me the perfect mark for this book.
It's not so much that there is a ton of nuance so much as Wood and his artists use the backdrop to tell great historical fiction that is more about choice than it is about good and evil.
Great characters and excellent artwork.
It's not so much that there is a ton of nuance so much as Wood and his artists use the backdrop to tell great historical fiction that is more about choice than it is about good and evil.
Great characters and excellent artwork.
tracydurnell's review
3.0
I liked the first story well enough though it wasn't quite what I expected. Loved Matthew Woodson's illustrations for the second story, though then some of the other illustrator's styles felt jarring in comparison. The later stories felt too brief, not done justice to their concepts. There was one about a native boy I liked, though it felt a little heavy-handed. I found the final story, from the English soldier's perspective, the weakest of the bunch.
realbooks4ever's review
4.0
Really engaging stories about our Revolutionary War. Most of the artwork captures the emotional toll that war inflicts on people and how hard it was to fight. They had low rations, marched in snow, and had to move heavy equipment using oxen. Makes me thankful that those men and women kept fighting for what they believed in.
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