| War Bears Contributor(s): Atwood, Margaret (Author), Steacy, Ken (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1506708986 ISBN-13: 9781506708980 Publisher: Dark Horse Books OUR PRICE: $16.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Historical Fiction - Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary |
| Dewey: 741.597 |
| LCCN: 2018042959 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.7" W x 10.3" (1.00 lbs) 104 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Handmaid's Tale, comes this historical fiction graphic novel tracing the Golden Age of Canadian comic books. Collects War Bears issues #1-3. Oursonette, a fictional Nazi-fighting superheroine, is created at the peak of World War II by comic book creator Al Zurakowski who dreams of making it big in the early world of comics publishing. A story that follows the early days of comics in Toronto, a brutal war that greatly strains Al personally and professionally, and how the rise of post-war American comics puts an end to his dreams. Internationally and New York Times best-selling novelist Margaret Atwood and acclaimed artist Ken Steacy collaborate for one of the most highly anticipated comic book and literary events |