Jason Rodriguez said on Facebook today (and he's quoted w/ permission):
Hello everyone! Today is the official release date of COLONIAL COMICS: NEW ENGLAND, 1750-1775. It's a beautiful book that I'm very proud of, and all of the creators involved have done a truly wonderful job bringing to life underrepresented stories from the period.
It's a really great book. A timely book. In an era of division and protest, it's nice to be able to draw parallels to a time when we came together as a series of colonies to form a new country. We didn't have all the answers then, and we have made a lot of mistakes since, but the COLONIAL COMICS series likes to celebrate the people and stories who were largely lost to our American narrative so that they can be celebrated as the heroes (and villains, in some instances) that they were.
Over on the FaceBook page I've already shared previews from 10 of the stories, including stories about Nathan Hale's college days, young Benjamin Franklin, Crispus Attucks and Newton Prince, Colonial-era counterfeiters, Molly Ockett, the New England triangle trade, the Stamp Act riots, and Mercy Otis Warren.
I'll continue to post previews through Monday, as the stories get closer to the American Revolution and feature tales of grave robbers, the tea trade, civil disobedience, and a shot heard around the world.
Please feel free to share the FaceBook page (we're approaching 500 likes!), or any individual posts on the page. Tell your local bookstore to order a copy (we're published through Fulcrum Books and distributed through IPG), or order/share the book through Amazon.
Thank you all for your continued support. And don't forget to check out the first volume in the series, COLONIAL COMICS: NEW ENGLAND, 1620-1750
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