Big Jim de Rory McConville

Big Jim

Rory McConville

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 apr 2013

On August 26th 1913, the trams of Dublin stopped. Over the next four months, James Larkin would lead the workers of Dublin against William Martin Murphy and the Employers Federation in a conflict that would change the face of Irish society.

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'the Irish comics industry has never been in better form, something which this offering from Rory McConville and Paddy Lynch only serves to confirm' -- Sunday Business Post '[O'Brien Press graphic novels] appeal as much to children as to older readers' -- Evening Echo 'a valuable and refreshing look at an important part of Irish history' -- Evening Echo enjoyable to read ... a good sense of the time -- thecomiccast.com would highly recommend people buy it -- thecomiccast.com an immersive, almost thriller-like, storytelling style -- NewsFour McConville's writing is skilful -- Look Left Lynch's artwork is extremely effective, as rough and dark as the era it depicts, and interesting use is made of archival photographs cleverly interspersed throughout -- Look Left quite witty in places -- Look Left an enjoyable and unique read, as well as being a great introduction to the Lockout in it its centenary year -- Look Left accessible format -- eastwallforall.ie beautifully illustrated -- eastwallforall.ie the children ... were fascinated by their [Rory and Paddy's] presentation -- eastwallforall.ie this graphic novel is important -- http://girlslikecomics.com McConville's writing is at all times very tight; Big Jim is clearly a work that's been edited and rewritten and edited some more, but the process stands to the finished product -- http://girlslikecomics.com I had my stepfather read it, to see what he thought. He's a huge history buff. It was the first graphic novel he'd ever seen, He said - I think it would be a great introduction for young people coming to history for the first time, who want to know what happened and get a taste of the era, but don't want to have to go diving into some big tome. -- http://girlslikecomics.com a wonderful atmospheric ambiance -- Books Ireland effective text and graphics have brought the episodes vividly to life -- Books Ireland one to be highly recommended -- Books Ireland

'the Irish comics industry has never been in better form, something which this offering from Rory McConville and Paddy Lynch only serves to confirm' -- Sunday Business Post '[O'Brien Press graphic novels] appeal as much to children as to older readers' -- Evening Echo 'a valuable and refreshing look at an important part of Irish history' -- Evening Echo enjoyable to read ... a good sense of the time -- thecomiccast.com would highly recommend people buy it -- thecomiccast.com

'the Irish comics industry has never been in better form, something which this offering from Rory McConville and Paddy Lynch only serves to confirm' -- Sunday Business Post '[O'Brien Press graphic novels] appeal as much to children as to older readers' -- Evening Echo 'a valuable and refreshing look at an important part of Irish history' -- Evening Echo enjoyable to read ... a good sense of the time -- thecomiccast.com would highly recommend people buy it -- thecomiccast.com an immersive, almost thriller-like, storytelling style -- NewsFour McConville's writing is skilful -- Look Left Lynch's artwork is extremely effective, as rough and dark as the era it depicts, and interesting use is made of archival photographs cleverly interspersed throughout -- Look Left quite witty in places -- Look Left an enjoyable and unique read, as well as being a great introduction to the Lockout in it its centenary year -- Look Left

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