- Paperback: 48 pages
- Publisher: O'Brien Press (5 Oct 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1847170897
- ISBN-13: 978-1847170897
- Product Dimensions: 29.4 x 20.8 x 0.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 597,778 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'the Easter Rising as you've never seen it before ! a colourful comic story about the famous revolt' -- Evening Herald 'Few other publications have brought the Rising to life as viscerally as Gerry Hunt's Blood Upon the Rose ! an interesting and fresh take on a tale that most people would assume they knew by rote' -- Sunday Tribune 'pulls the story together brilliantly ! a lovely thing to have' -- Tom Dunne, Newstalk 106 'a landmark Irish graphic novel' -- Irish Times 'an enjoyable read' -- CBI Bookfest Guide 2009 'illustrations are bright and appealing' -- CBI Bookfest Guide 2009 'I would certainly recommend this book' -- Michael Doorley, Inis Magazine '[a] new and exciting departure in Irish publishing' -- Inis Magazine 'a ground-breaking work' -- Primary Times Magazine 'for 12 years and over' -- Primary Times Magazine 'an excellent introduction to politics' -- Primary Times Magazine 'shows the rising in all its multicoloured glory' -- Irish Examiner 'will appeal to youngsters and will familiarise with them with the heroes and heroines of the Easter Rebellion' -- Irish Examiner 'compelling' -- Belfast Telegraph 'brings the story to life through illustration and lively text and could be a great resource to engage history students' interest in that period in Irish history' -- Astir 'A colourful comic book is bringing the 1916 Rising to life for a new generation of young Irish people' -- Irish Daily Star 'has already been snapped up by teachers and students alike' -- Irish Daily Star 'Exciting' -- Irish Daily Star 'excellent illustrations and artwork ... an impressive work' -- Evening Echo 'the artwork is second to none, handled with a light touch and there is none of the overwrought pomposity sometimes present in American graphic novels' -- Evening Echo
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The rebellion that set Ireland free, told as a graphic novel.
The 1916 Easter Rising was an attempt by a small group of militant Irish republicans to win independence from Britain. It was the most significant rebellion in Ireland. Though a military failure, it set Ireland on the road to freedom from Britain.
The book covers the story from the early planning to the final executions and includes the tragic romance between Joseph Plunkett and Grace Gifford.
Following on from the success of political graphic novels such as Maus and Persepolis, this is accessible, informative and insightful history at its best.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A very lively and informative (but, alas, too short) look at the events during and around Easter 1916 in Dublin. Some compression is unavoidable when dealing with an action-packed few days and a cast of hundreds, so the story can be a little confusing at times. For example, a reader unfamiliar with Irish history would be left wondering why Plunkett has just emerged from hospital at the start of the flashback narrative around page three, when there has been no previous allusion to sickness or injury to him.
Where the book really scores is in the depiction of the street fighting that ensued after the rebellion began. This is skilfully executed and hugely vivacious.
Warmly recommended.
Where the book really scores is in the depiction of the street fighting that ensued after the rebellion began. This is skilfully executed and hugely vivacious.
Warmly recommended.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Well dramatised, excellent hand drawn colourful pictures which will help the younger generation (and anyone else) learn about an important moment in Irish history.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
While I can see that the idea of depicting the Easter Rising (Dublin, 1916) in "graphic novel" form might be a good one, this book sadly and consistently fails to do any kind of justice to its subject.
The history itself is relayed fairly clearly, if without any particular flair. Where the book falls completely on its face is in its attempt to tell that story in comics form. The writer/artist seems to have given no thought to his subject as a story. The drawing ranges in quality from mediocre to inept. There is no sense of design or conscious intention of any kind in the way the pages are presented. Everything seems to have been prepared and assembled in the most haphazard way by an author singularly unequipped for the task he set himself. An unfortunate mess.
The history itself is relayed fairly clearly, if without any particular flair. Where the book falls completely on its face is in its attempt to tell that story in comics form. The writer/artist seems to have given no thought to his subject as a story. The drawing ranges in quality from mediocre to inept. There is no sense of design or conscious intention of any kind in the way the pages are presented. Everything seems to have been prepared and assembled in the most haphazard way by an author singularly unequipped for the task he set himself. An unfortunate mess.
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