I just got finished reading a copy of Midnight Sun <\/strong> by Ben Towle <\/strong>. It is a black, white and blue 130 or so paged reimagining of the crash of the Italian airship, the Italia <\/em> in 1928. It is not meant to be an accurate retelling, but it would be of interest to airship enthusiasts (I’m sure they exist), history buffs and anyone interested in a terrific, grown-up graphic novels. There is a little swearing and drunkenness, but it is the intensity of the situation that makes this for Young Adults and above. I have only read the pdf version of it but, by all accounts, the final version is quite attractive<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThanks, folks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A couple of early mentions for the book around the internets… From Justin of the review site\/blog, 13 Minutes: Midnight Sun (SLG): Ben Towle’s little masterpiece finally sees print in one complete smaller-than-digest-sized format. One of the best books from 2007! And from fellow comics educator Scott Tingley’s site Comics in the Classroom’s holiday book … <\/p>\n
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