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Bloodlines: A Tale from the Heart of Africa
Cathy Grant, the intrepid young peace corps volunteer from The Temporary Natives, discovers a terrifying lesson in the history of her Central African post; of a country imprisoned in a madman's grip; of a dictator who pitted brother against brother, and who caused the deaths of hundreds in the name of power. And, against this tale is hung a greater story of survival, hope and love.
- GenresAfrica
48 pages, Paperback
First published October 15, 1992
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January 30, 2012
Short comic describing a peace corps worker's experience learning about a massacre in a troubled African country.
Particularly deals with a specific brutal dictator and the needless killing of children during his rule.
Personally, I identified with the love story in the B plot more than the main throughline. Sylvestre and Emily are a fascinating couple, and I want to know more about both of them.
I'm also curious as to how much of this comic is true. Bokassa, the dictator described, seems to be real, and I assume there are autobiographical elements to the story.
I appreciated that Hayden used a different style of drawing for the children's book featured in the story. And the coloring here is particularly notable. Most of the pictures are wildly bright. During the darker flashbacks, the colors go into a darker camouflage palette. Which is nice.
As far as my GN-travelogue project, this doesn't describe very much of the travel elements. Or what the characters are doing in the country. Our primary traveler is more of a lens than an actual character to my eyes.
Particularly deals with a specific brutal dictator and the needless killing of children during his rule.
Personally, I identified with the love story in the B plot more than the main throughline. Sylvestre and Emily are a fascinating couple, and I want to know more about both of them.
I'm also curious as to how much of this comic is true. Bokassa, the dictator described, seems to be real, and I assume there are autobiographical elements to the story.
I appreciated that Hayden used a different style of drawing for the children's book featured in the story. And the coloring here is particularly notable. Most of the pictures are wildly bright. During the darker flashbacks, the colors go into a darker camouflage palette. Which is nice.
As far as my GN-travelogue project, this doesn't describe very much of the travel elements. Or what the characters are doing in the country. Our primary traveler is more of a lens than an actual character to my eyes.
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