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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 15, 2011
While historical fantasy mashups with zombies and vampires have recently dominated comics playlists, this series builds a compelling, socially relevant swashbuckler out of other material. In pre-Revolutionary America, runaway slaves Graham and Brody head north toward abolitionist Benjamin Lay but get pressed into service as lab rats for the electrical experiments of Benjamin Franklin's wild-eyed son, Wil...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2010
Gr 5-Up Colonial America isn't your usual locale for superheroes, but such is the case here. Graham and Brody are runaway slaves, fleeing a cruel master and his slave hunter. Before they left, they were instructed to find the abolitionist Benjamin Lay, but first they encounter none other than Benjamin Franklin. Unfortunately, his son, William, has been using his father's discoveries in electricity to play Dr. Frankenstein and subjects the two boys to ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
Color by Oren Kramek. Letters by Chris Dickey. This gripping graphic novel takes a sci-fi-tinged look at slavery and colonial America....Log In or Sign Up to Read More
