The names Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons are names that any good comic book fan knows. Oddly enough, one series that I’ve never really heard a lot of people talking about is the combination of the two – The Life And Times Of Martha Washington In The Twenty-First Century. I think it’s understandable to a certain extent… the only version of the story available I’ve ever seen is a giant hundred dollar hardcover. I guess it’s a good thing that Dark Horse is reprinting the book then, so we can all get a good read in!
The Life and Times of Martha Washington in the Twenty-First Century TPB
Writer: Frank Miller
Artist: Dave Gibbons
Colorist: Angus McKie
Genre: Science-Fiction, Action/AdventureJust in time for the Fourth of July! A masterpiece nearly twenty years in the making, this archival volume contains the complete life story of Martha Washington, the twenty-first century freedom fighter created by comic-book megastars Frank Miller (Sin City, 300) and Dave Gibbons (Watchmen), now in a more affordable softcover edition.
Our story begins in the squalid corridors of a maximum-security housing project, where a young girl will rise from the war-torn streets of Chicago to battle injustice in a world insane with corruption. Her fight will take her far, from the frontlines of the second American Civil War, to the cold, unforgiving reaches of space. She will be called a hero, a traitor, and nearly everything in between, but all along the way, her courage, her integrity, and her unwavering commitment to that most valuable of rights-liberty-will inspire a movement that will never surrender.
* The Life and Times of Martha Washington in the Twenty-first Century contains six hundred stunning pages of work from two of the top creators in comics!
* Collecting remastered versions of every Martha Washington story and featuring the same extensive behind-the-scenes section by Dave Gibbons and introduction by Frank Miller as the hardcover edition.
Publication Date: June 23, 2010
Take a look behind the cut for a preview of some of the images from the trade.
