[I'm most excited about my friend Ben Towle's new book]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dead Reckoning Announces Fall 2021 Titles, Including Adaptation of James D. Hornfischer’s New York Times Bestseller
ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 13, 2021 – Dead Reckoning will bring you three new graphic novels in Fall 2021. First
up is Four-Fisted Tales by four-time Eisner-nominated cartoonist
Ben Towle, which tells the story of how animals have been used to fight
in the trenches, jungles, and deserts of the world’s battlefields.
Next,
The Jewish Brigade by Marvano follows how the Jewish
Infantry Brigade Group came to fight against and hunt down Nazis who
sought to murder them and their families. Last, but not least, James D.
Hornfischer
along with Doug Murray and Steven Sanders bring us The Last Stand of The Tin Can Sailors.
Out gunned and outnumbered, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
brings to life the New York Times bestseller on the Battle
off Samar where a small American task force fought to turn back an
overwhelming Japanese force at Leyte Gulf.
Four-Fisted Tales: Animals in Combat
By Ben Towle
978-1-68247-416-7 | August 18, 2021
Paperback | $24.95
In
virtually every military conflict in recorded history animals have
fought—and often died—alongside their human counterparts. While
countless stories of the
men and women who’ve served in the trenches, jungles, and deserts of
the world’s battlefields have been told, Four-Fisted Tales: Animals in Combat shares the stories of the animals who fought alongside them.
From Hannibal’s elephants in ancient Rome to mine-sniffing rats in Vietnam and everything in between, Four-Fisted Tales
highlights the real-life contributions
of these underappreciated animal warriors. Whether in active combat or
simply as companions, these animals served and made their mark on
history.
Ben Towle is a four-time Eisner-nominated cartoonist. His previous works include Oyster War;
Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean (with Sarah Stewart Taylor), which received accolades from The New York Times and Publishers Weekly and was a
Junior Library Guild selection; Midnight Sun; and Farewell, Georgia.
The Jewish Brigade
By Marvano
978-1-68247-723-6 | September 15, 2021
Paperback | $24.95
In
the waning years of World War II, as the tragic plight of the European
Jews was coming to light in ever more horrific detail, a Jewish fighting
force, known
as the Jewish Infantry Brigade Group, was born as part of the
British Eighth Army. Leslie Toliver, a racecar driver in the pre-war
years, eagerly joined the all-volunteer force for a chance to fight with
his people against those who sought to murder them.
Born in Belgium, Marvano,
started out as an interior designer. Years later, he began an alternate
career as an illustrator, eventually becoming editor-in-chief of the
magazine Kuifje,
then managing the comics department of Flemish publisher Den Gulden
Engel. All the while he published his own comics and went on to write
and illustrate dozens of graphic novels over decades, most notably
adapting Joe Halderman’s famous novel The Forever
War.
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II
Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
By James D. Hornfischer; Adapted by Doug Murray; Drawn by Steven Sanders; Colored by Matt Soffe; Lettered by Rob Steen
978-1-68247-338-2 | October 20, 2021
Hardcover | $29.95
Adapted from the naval history classic and New York Times bestseller, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors pieces together the action of the Battle off
Samar, bringing to life a riveting story of heroism against daunting odds, duty, and sacrifice in a way never seen before.
James D. Hornfischer’s
gripping
account of the battle, based on declassified documents as well as
extensive interviews with veterans, is acclaimed as one of the most
compelling works of naval history ever published. Hornfischer’s
awards include the 2018 Samuel Eliot Morison Award, given by the Board
of Trustees of the USS Constitution Museum.
Doug Murray
is a comic
book writer and novelist. He served as a non-commissioned officer in the
Army in Vietnam and was the main writer on the popular comic book
series
The 'Nam, published by Marvel Comics.
Steven Sanders is an illustrator. His work has appeared in the distinguished SPECTRUM anthology and has drawn a number of comics for
Marvel and Image Comics.
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