Give Me Liberty

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Give Me Liberty is a four-part comic book miniseries developed and written by Frank Miller and drawn by Dave Gibbons . In Germany the series was published by Carlsen Verlag under the title Liberty and by Panini Comics under the title The life and work of Martha Washington in the 21st century .

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The plot, a mixture of action and political satire , depicts the life of the main character Martha Washington, an African-American woman and namesake of the wife of George Washington , in a dystopian North America in the near future. The first volume begins with the birth of Martha and initially describes her youth in the Chicago housing project "Cabrini Green". In the course of the story she intervenes as a member of a paramilitary combat unit in various trouble spots around the world. Celebrated as a war hero , she gets caught up in political and economic intrigues and ultimately decides the fate of the United States.

Awards

The series won the Eisner Award (also Will Eisner Comic Industry Award) in 1991 , one of the most important American awards for comic makers.

expenditure

Dark Horse Comics

Carlsen Publishing House

From 1992 Carlsen Verlag published four volumes (all paperback ) under the title Liberty - An American Dream in German:

  1. The jungle. ISBN 3-551-71876-8 .
  2. The desert. ISBN 3-551-71877-6 .
  3. The isolation. ISBN 3-551-71878-4 .
  4. The decision. ISBN 3-551-71879-2 .

In 1995 these were expanded by 2 continuation volumes under the title Liberty - Kriegsgeister :

  1. Part 1, ISBN 3-551-71880-6
  2. Part 2, ISBN 3-551-71874-1

Panini Manga and Comic Publishing

The Panini Manga and comic publishing house published in March 2010, three paperback double volumes under the title The life and work of Martha Washington in the 21st century in German. Each volume comprises two of the volumes from Carlsen Verlag.

  1. An american dream. ISBN 3-86607-996-6 .
  2. Martha goes to war. ISBN 3-86607-997-4 .
  3. Martha saves the world. ISBN 3-86607-467-0 .

literature

  • Paul Gravett: Martha Washington. In: Paul Gravett, Andreas C. Knigge (Ed.): 1001 comics you should read before life is over. Edition Olms, Oetwil am See / Zurich 2012, ISBN 978-3-283-01157-4 , p. 542.

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