Ages 14 and up sinclair, upton and adapted by peter kuper. Age of bronze, the continuing graphic novel series by eisner awardwinning cartoonist eric shanower. In its pages, he brings an archaeologists eye to the trojan war story. Eric shanower the wonderful wizard of oz, little nemo. Age of bronze an ongoing series by writer and artist eric shanower, published by image comics. Age of bronze has been published by image comics since 1998, garnering two eisner awards, a gran guinigi, and a slew of nominations. Eric shanower and the visual mythography of age of bronze by michael r. Eric james shanower born october 23, 1963 is an american cartoonist, best known for his oz novels and comics, and for the ongoing retelling of the trojan war as age of bronze.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. These kinds of help is likely to make us a lot more combined. In addition to english, age of bronze is published in spanish, french, italian, croatian, indonesian, and more. Eric shanower and the visual mythography of age of bronze. Paris, the young cattleherd, has a secret in his past that hes not aware of. Betrayal, part two 20, isbn 978 1 607067580 collects issues 2733. Special, published in 1999, provides backstory, telling of the curse on atreus and his sons, agamemnon and menelaus. Volume 2 of age of bronze the story of the trojan war by eric shanower. Eric shanower the art of the graphic novel adapted from an address delivered at the 2004 alan workshop. Shanower pulls no punches with the characters as he brings agamemnons daughter iphigenia to meet her fate at aulis.
All the fabled greek characters are here, from paris a trojan prince, helen whose beauty precipitated the most famous war in hellenic history. To see sample pages and excerpts, go to the official age of bronze website. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Im currently working on the third volume, betrayal. All the drama of the ancient and thrilling tradition unfolds before your eyes, with all the familiar people and events of the trojan war.
Betrayal part 2 by eric shanower, 9781607067580, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A thousand ships is a gripping presentation perfectly suited to a modern readership and brings this age old tale to a whole new generation of readers. Winner of five eisner awards, including best writerartist in both 2001 and 2003, and the gran guinigi for best serial comic 2006, eric shanower presents part two of betrayal, the third of seven volumes telling the complete story of the trojan war. Eric shanower on his return to age of bronze, now in color. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading age of bronze vol. Upon his graduation from novato high school in 1981, he attended the. A brandnew look for multiple eisnerwinner eric shanowers hardhitting version of the trojan war. Hale a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of masters of arts in english department of literature and languages paul streufert, ph.
The series won shanower eisner awards for best writer and best artist, once in 2001 and again in 2003. History through graphic novels graphic novels, comicbooks and manga that deal with historic events, whether it is to some extent fiction, documentary, biography or memoir. Next time you are in heroes, pick up the first trade paperback a thousand ships and just let the gorgeous pages draw you in. Author of the giant garden of oz, age of bronze, the secret island of oz, the ice king of oz, the forgotten forest of oz, a thousand ships, age of bronze volume 2. Behind the scenes, published in 2002, gives an insight into shanower s research and working methods. Age of bronze 1998, volume 1 a thousand ships age of bronze 1998 by eric shanower author eric shanower artist. Its eric shanower s retelling of the trojan war legend. A thousand ships paperback april 1, 2001 by eric shanower author. Signed eric shanower age of bronze the story of the trojan. Download free mountain wildflowers of washington 265 images jane lundin 9780615517636 books. Age of bronze volume 1 a thousand ships new edition eric shanower books download as pdf. Two volumes have been published so far, a thousand ships and sacrifice.
Daring heroes, breathtaking women, betrayals, love and dea. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Eric shanower s sacrifice is a strong sequel to a thousand ships, continuing the saga of the trojan war. His characters can be tough to distinguish in their armor, although shanower does give us hints with ornate helmets to help us keep eric shanower s graphic. At the same time, shanower is continuing with issue 34 issue 33 came out in july. This graphic novel collects the first nine issues of eric shanower s age of bronze series, a graphic depiction that aims to incorporate as many stories as possible about the trojan war. A thousand ships kindle edition by shanower, eric, shanower, eric. Return to slumberland will release allnew fullcolor editions of his acclaimed historical fiction series beginning this september with age of bronze, vol. During a recent trip to the comic book store, i came across the first volume of the tpb of this little gem, age of bronze. A thousand ships volume 1 of age of bronze the story of the trojan war by eric shanower in addition to collecting the story from age of bronze issues 1 9, a thousand ships includes an afterword by the author, pronunciation glossary, maps, genealogical charts, and bibliography. Age of bronze comics homepage the story of the trojan war. A thousand ships brings to vibrant life the prelude to the trojan war. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
Shanower s art is amazing as always, with his finely rendered blackandwhite drawings capturing everything from rough life in the camp to the handtohand gore of bronze age warfare. Theres a new edition of volume 1 a thousand ships that features vibrant colors by harvey awardnominated creator john dallaire. Age of bronze, the continuing graphic novel series by eisner awardwinning cartoonist eric shanower, presents the complete story of the worldfamous war at troy, freshly retold for the 21st century. The official webpage of the age of bronze graphic novel series by eric shanower. After 20 years of blackandwhite storytelling, the politics and passion of age of bronze is getting the colorized treatment. Volume 1 a thousand ships hits stores this september. Age of bronze is an american comics series by writerartist eric shanower retelling the legend. This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options. From stone molds and ancient forges in forgotten halls flowed the we. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. I have attached one pdf file containing an essay on the general introduction to homers iliad. Volume 1 of age of bronze the story of the trojan war by eric shanower. Enter the age of bronze before rome, before caesar, before the rise of persia or sparta, the world was forged in bronze. The iliad by homer raja narendra lal khan womens college.
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