Angola Janga: Kingdom of Runaway Slaves skull and crossbones oversize collection of Winsor McCay's
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oversize collection of Winsor McCay's (Little Nemo) "lost" comic strip
René struggles to adjust to civilian life and imagine his postwar future
The work they did together brings the gritty realism and psychological truth of Stephen Crane and a verisimilitude to the page that it seems as if they are reporting from the scene
Dementia 21 is one of the most outrageously satirical comics ever created
Angola Janga: Kingdom of Runaway Slaves skull and crossbones oversize collection of Winsor McCay'sAn acclaimed cartoonist tells the harrowing, life affirming history of a Brazilian slave state. An independent kingdom of runaway slaves founded in the late 16th century, Angola Janga was a beacon of freedom in a land plagued with oppression. In stark black ink and chiaroscuro panel compositions, D'Salete brings history to life; the painful stories of fugitive slaves on the run, the brutal raids by Portuguese colonists, and the tense power struggles