Seeds of Spring (2020 Microcosm) comic books
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Issue #1
Published 2020 by Microcosm Publishing.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Seeds of Spring - A Mi'Kmaq Teen Discovers Kropotkin, Punk and Her Place in the World - The Prince and the Birch Tree - Written by Christopher Coquard. Art by Sacha Ravenda. In this innovative graphic novel, Naguset, a modern Canadian Mi'Kmaq teenager, exchanges books and mix tapes with her pen pal, Chris. Her imagination sparks when he sends her a biography of the 19th century Russian anarchist Peter Kropotkin. This comic, first in a 14-part series, juxtaposes Naguset's personal and political coming-of-age in her loving family home with Kropotkin's rocky upbringing in a princely palace. These two stories of eventful lives and bold hearts are interwoven with Kropotkin's theories of freedom, Mi'Kmaq vocabulary and social history, and an uplifting punk soundtrack, creating a unique reading experience bound to inspire readers to think in new ways about the issues of our time 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.
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Issue #2
Published 2020 by Microcosm Publishing.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Seeds of Spring - A Mi'Kmaq Teen Discovers Kropotkin, Punk and Her Place in the World - Childhood - Part 2: Portrait of Authority - Written by Christopher Coquard. Art by Sacha Ravenda. "Portrait of Authority" is the second comic in the 15-part Seeds of Spring Series. Naguset's brother Mui'n is called to active military duty. With the help of a punk soundtrack and her grandfather's story about the origin of her name, she comforts herself and her little sister. Meanwhile, she continues to read Kropotkin's biography. The Tsar dies, young Peter's father frightens and terrorizes the family and their serfs, and Peter wonders if his brother will come home from the war. 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.
