9781606994627-160699462X-The Armed Garden And Other Stories

The Armed Garden And Other Stories

ISBN-13: 9781606994627
ISBN-10: 160699462X
Edition: First Edition
Author: Kim Thompson, David B.
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Format: Hardcover 112 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781606994627
ISBN-10: 160699462X
Edition: First Edition
Author: Kim Thompson, David B.
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Format: Hardcover 112 pages

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The Armed Garden And Other Stories (ISBN-13: 9781606994627 and ISBN-10: 160699462X), written by authors Kim Thompson, David B., was published by Fantagraphics Books in 2011. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent The Armed Garden And Other Stories (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.95.

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  • David B. gives full rein to his fascination with history, magic, and gods, not to mention grand battles, in this literate, witty, and absorbing collection of short comics — all based on historical fact, or at least historical legend. In The Armed Garden and Other Stories, a lowly Persian fabric dyer becomes a prophet and great leader — and within a year his followers have defeated seven armies sent to stop him! Adam and Eve visit a humble Prague blacksmith, and his (and his followers’) search for Paradise soon leads to bloodshed. In “The Drum Who Fell in Love,” a sequel of sorts, the blacksmith’s opposition, John Zizka, has been skinned by his people and his skin stripped onto a drum, and the drum, speaking in his voice, leads his people into battle, anew. But the touch of a beautiful girl softens Zizka’s spirit, and the unlikely couple journey together...
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