Copyright Date:
2014
Edition Date:
2015
Release Date:
09/29/15
Illustrator:
Hart, Sam,, Simoes, Cadu,
Pages:
1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN:
Publisher: 0-7636-7614-4 Perma-Bound: 0-605-90734-X
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-0-7636-7614-8 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-90734-8
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2013957283
Dimensions:
25 cm.
Subject Heading:
Joan,. of Arc, Saint,. 1412-1431. Comic books, strips, etc. Fiction.
Christian women saints. France. Comic books, strips, etc. Fiction.
France. History. Charles VII, 1422-1461. Comic books, strips, etc. Fiction.
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
Writer Lee and illustrator Hart team up again to recount the legend of Joan of Arc, the teenage girl who experienced visions and used them to help the French army defeat the English and crown the dauphin as king of France during the Hundred Years' War. Captured by her enemies and tried as a heretic, Joan was burned at the stake and subsequently became a national hero for France and a Roman Catholic saint. Lee's story shows how Joan had to overcome everyone's doubts and prejudice in her quest, and manages to make her terrible death less traumatic for readers by focusing on what may have been her last vision. Hart's full-color art works well with Lee's text to portray the unlikely military leader Joan became, thanks to her charisma among the French soldiers. This book reads like a heroic adventure and will appeal to any middle- or high-school student who likes historical fiction or military fiction, or anyone eager to read about a heroic young woman who truly made a difference.
Acclaimed graphic-novel creators Tony Lee and Sam Hart present a dynamic retelling of the heroic and tragic tale of Joan of Arc.
It is 1424. France and England have been fighting for more than a hundred years, and Jehanne D’Arc experiences her first saintly vision. Even her parents think she's delirious—until her next vision allows them to save the village. From a small town to the besieged city of Orleans and on to the cathedral of Reims, Joan follows her faith and leads the French to victory after victory. But not everyone believes in the divine voices she hears. Some call her heretic and want her burned at the stake. From the creators of Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood and Excalibur: The Legend of King Arthur comes a visually striking, action-packed story of a young woman facing her own fears, the men who lead her country, and her enemies’ deadly arrows to become a heroine whose name would be remembered for centuries to come.