A masterpiece nearly twenty years in the making, this archival, oversized, and slipcased hardcover volume contains the complete life story of Martha Washington, the twenty-first century freedom fighter created by comic-book megastars Frank Miller (Sin City, 300) and Dave Gibbons (Watchmen). Our story begins in the squalid corridors of a maximum-security housing project, where a young girl will rise from the war-torn streets of Chicago to battle injustice in a world insane with corruption. Her fight will take her far, from the frontlines of the second American Civil War, to the cold, unforgiving reaches of space. She will be called a hero, a traitor, and nearly everything in between, but all along the way, her courage, her integrity, and her unwavering commitment to that most valuable of rights - liberty - will inspire a movement that will never surrender!
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In 1990, Miller, the writer-artist of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, and Gibbons, the artist of Watchmen (the two most acclaimed and influential comics of the 1980s, which led to a tide of super antiheroes), created a full-fledged hero in the form of female warrior Martha Washington. Set in a farcically dystopian near future, the tale followed its heroine from her childhood in the Chicago projects through her rise in the military, serving a nation that’s not only at war with 40 other countries but is soon roiled by secession. Miller expands upon the absurdist genre trappings that distinguished his Dark Knight series but consistently treats Washington with an admiring dignity, and Gibbons’ artwork limns her exploits with clarity and verve. The pair returned to the character repeatedly over the following decade, with her exploits growing ever more outlandish, eventually leading her to save the entire planet before heading to the far reaches of outer space. The presumably complete saga is collected in this massive volume, which is sure to be greeted enthusiastically by the creators’ many fans. --Gordon Flagg
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Launched in the early 90s and continuing sporadically for more than a decade, the adventures of Martha Washington are sometimes hysterically funny, sometimes scary and always entertaining.
Set in the near future, Martha is a poor black girl born into a maximum security housing project in an America where the President is re-elected forever and we are at war with forty different countries. As years pass the president is assassinated, America collapses into a second civil war and finally the world starts to rebuild. Martha becomes a soldier, a freedom fighter and an explorer.
The book is deliberately over the top but always played straight. Even when Martha is battling a 100' tall corporate mascot it is treated like a deadly threat. Sometimes the satire cuts too close to home and we see echoes of current politics in Martha's battles.
Frank Miller (Dark Knight Returns, 300) and David Gibbons (Watchmen) are two top creators and this is their masterpiece. It will make you laugh, it will make you shudder, and it will make you cry. In this book they give Martha Washington more personality and heroism than Wonder Woman has developed in 70 years.
I had the entire series as individual issues but I am very glad to have them in one package, along with pages and pages of sketches, designs and creators' notes. I still cannot believe I got it for under $30. This book would be worth it for twice the price.
Buy it!
Set in the near future, Martha is a poor black girl born into a maximum security housing project in an America where the President is re-elected forever and we are at war with forty different countries. As years pass the president is assassinated, America collapses into a second civil war and finally the world starts to rebuild. Martha becomes a soldier, a freedom fighter and an explorer.
The book is deliberately over the top but always played straight. Even when Martha is battling a 100' tall corporate mascot it is treated like a deadly threat. Sometimes the satire cuts too close to home and we see echoes of current politics in Martha's battles.
Frank Miller (Dark Knight Returns, 300) and David Gibbons (Watchmen) are two top creators and this is their masterpiece. It will make you laugh, it will make you shudder, and it will make you cry. In this book they give Martha Washington more personality and heroism than Wonder Woman has developed in 70 years.
I had the entire series as individual issues but I am very glad to have them in one package, along with pages and pages of sketches, designs and creators' notes. I still cannot believe I got it for under $30. This book would be worth it for twice the price.
Buy it!
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I ve search for this series for twenty years! I had almost given up. I had no idea the complete series in one volume was available. Great story, great art, I wish this could be turned into a movie! One of my favorite characters of all time. Buy this now.....
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I owned these as individual books. Once I got this gem, I was able to enjoy them in one volume. It's not small, but can be read as a complete body of work as I think embodies the original intent of the writer and artists.
Many current characters seem to bear close resemblance to this character
Many current characters seem to bear close resemblance to this character
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A mixed bag (and everything good is on top)
Give Me Liberty is a classic graphic novel, arguably one of the finest ever produced. Though the dystopia depicted within the story is convincing, there is a wink in Miller's... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Charles Gitteau
"Give Me Liberty" plus filler
"Give Me Liberty" is still one of the best stories Frank Miller has ever been a part of, and that's not saying little. Read more
Published 13 months ago by OneSelf
Frank Miller
If your looking at this you should know the story. Over size book very well done. I like it alot. Nice binding great color and art. The whole story in one book. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Jefferson S. White
one of the best action stories in graphic novel form
Comics by way of the graphic novel have grown up in the last 30 years.Led by Art Spiegelmans publishing of his fathers holocaust experiences and his relationship with hisfather as... Read more
Published 21 months ago by woodrow locksley
A little irregular, but worth the the effort
This is a compilation of nearly (?) all the Martha Washington comics. I knew nothing of the story except from reviews and decided to give it a shot. I'm glad I did. Read more
Published 21 months ago by J. D. Mason
This should be a movie already !
This is a great book, very heavy, great story, i have to admit that the ending was not really one of my favorites and somewhat disappointed, felt like they could have gone a little... Read more
Published on February 26, 2010 by M. Uribe
this book is Heavy!
this book was put together very well, and looks very nice on the book shelf. the pages are almost twice as big as the "give me liberty" dell tpb, and they look great. Read more
Published on January 5, 2010 by eddie torres
I simply love it.
Its dystopian scifi, its military scifi, it's beat you over the head satire. To tell you the truth it is kind of a mess, but I love it nonetheless. Read more
Published on November 13, 2009 by Charles G. Thompson
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