Little Bird: The Fight For Elder's Hope

by Darcy Van Poelgeest, Ian Bertram (Artist)

Overview

An intoxicating, dystopian journey of a young First Nations girl rebelling against an oppressive theocracy.

In the world of Little Bird, North America has been devastated by three decades of war as the American Empire expands under an ultra-nationalist, theocratic government. But from the ashes of defeat rises Little Bird, a young girl who sets out to reignite the Canadian Resistance and discover her own identity in a world on fire. Little Bird is an electric and unforgettable graphic novel great for book clubs or fans of A Handmaid's Tale, Monstress, and His Dark Materials.

A gorgeously illustrated epic from award-winning filmmaker DARCY VAN POELGEEST and Angoulême-nominated artist IAN BERTRAM in which one girl risks everything to save her people, their land, and the freedom they so desperately deserve.

Collects LITTLE BIRD #1-5.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534316942
Publisher:	Image Comics
Publication date:	09/22/2020
Pages:	200
Sales rank:	334,890
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

About the Author

Darcy Van Poelgeest is an award-winning writer and filmmaker known for his poetic and thought-provoking narrative work in multiple mediums. His comics have been published with BOOM! Studios, Dark Horse Entertainment, and Image Comics, beginning with the Eisner Award winning series, LITTLE BIRD.

Ian Bertram is an artist living and working in New York. By combining a love of storytelling with precise, meditative mark making, he creates mystical, grotesque, and primal portraits of the strange. He has published with Marvel, DC, Image, and Darkhorse Comics. He has shown work in New York, Sri Lanka, and Paris.

Editorial Reviews

NPR, "Stunning 'Little Bird' Mashes Up Myth, Family, Technology And Religion"

SALON, "Little Bird": The terrifying possibility of what a Christian nationalist America could look like

“It. Is. Amazing.” -Patton Oswalt

“Packed with rich ideas and executed with precision and passion.” -The Onion's AV Club

“Nothing short of a masterpiece.” -Nerdist

“Dark, surreal, and addictive.” -Comic Book Resources

“Powerful and thought-provoking.” -Impulse Gamer

From the Publisher

10/01/2019

This haunting dystopian sf epic by writer and filmmaker Van Poelgeest and illustrator Bertram (House of Penance), with colorist Hollingsworth (Tokyo Ghost) opens toward the end of a long, bloody war between brave Canadian rebels and an authoritarian theocracy known as the United Nations of America. In one last, desperate hope to keep Canada free, a 12-year-old girl named Little Bird infiltrates a prison for genetically-modified humans in order to rescue a legendary hero known as the Axe. Overwhelmingly outnumbered by their enemies and hunted by a sinister Bishop and his meek son, Gabriel, the Axe and Little Bird are forced to travel across Canada in search of allies. Soon Little Bird discovers that the branches of her family tree are much more entangled with that of the enemy than she'd ever imagined, and that the Axe's heroism is complicated by his desire to atone for past mistakes. VERDICT While the story seems heavily inspired by European sf epics such as The Incal, it feels totally original owing to Van Poelgeest's smart and sincere script and Bertram's fantastic use of jittery lines and intricate detail to depict awe-inspiring landscapes, weird technology, and intense violence.

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