From Passage Publishing comes Always with Chapter 2, the second installment of Alex Wisner's visionary comic book adaptation of Always with The Memoirs of General Wrangel. In this issue . . . July 1914. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria lies dead on the streets of Sarajevo, murdered in cold blood by terrorist gunmen. The fuse to the global powder keg has been lit. Czar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II scramble to find a path to peace amidst a Byzantine labyrinth of interests, influences, and concerns. Can these two men, bound by blood, stop the march to war?
Meanwhile, the dashing young Captain Wrangel travels to the frontier to join his men. With the world on the brink, Wrangel must prepare his hard-charging soldiers for future battles—if he can prevent them from killing each other first!
This series covers the triumph and tragedy of General Wrangel's journey through the most turbulent period of his country's history, from the battlefields of World War I to the years of terror that followed the Bolshevik Revolution. Wrangel, above all else, was one of the few men of his time who refused to bow to the terror.
This series was only made possible by the support of hundreds of backers over a monthlong crowdfunding campaign. Thanks to the generous help of our backers, Wisner's vision has become reality.
Not sure why this one shows as not yet published, it was delivered to me two weeks ago. Shaping up to be a fantastic series, but my initial complaint stands: each of these razor thin booklets are being called Chapters, and are coming out at around $18 a pop. Not sure why the publisher couldn't put 5 Chapters together and offer it as a more respectable-sized graphic novel.
I want to assure my legions of followers that I am NOT counting these little things as books in this year's Reading Challenge. :P