Andrea Ferraris

Today, Churubusco is a residential suburb of Mexico City. But in 1847, it was the stronghold of the San Patricios, a motley battalion of soldiers—including some runaway American slaves—who deserted the United States Army for a just, if suicidal, cause. In this graphic novel, The Battle of Churubusco, Andrea Ferraris uses a bold charcoal technique to tell the story of...