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Refuge

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A gritty 'voodoo' Western tale about what happens when fighting is all both sides know what to do.

Set in 1879, a war-weary band of Seminole Blacks, led by Sheriff Desi Leans and his deputy Gay Day, have settled in the Oklahoma Territory, founding their dream town, Refuge. But their peace is threatened by the arrival of the renegade buffalo soldiers, The Testimony Gang, led by the fiery Prester John. Will Refuge withstand the coming storm or be reduced to ashes?
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This graphic novel is ideal for readers interested in historical fiction, Westerns with a supernatural twist, and stories exploring themes of resilience and conflict in post-Civil War America. Fans of bold, character-driven narratives and evocative artwork will find it particularly engaging.

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A gritty "voodoo" Western tale about what happens when fighting is all both sides know to do.

1879. After decades of violence and fleeing, having gone everywhere from Florida to Mexico, a war-weary band of Seminole Blacks led by their sheriff, Desi Leans, and his wise-cracking deputy, Gay Day, have finally settled in the Oklahoma Territory. They have built their dream, Refuge, and they will do whatever it takes to make it work.

But they fear that it may all go up in smoke when a band of renegade buffalo soldiers, The Testimony Gang, and their firebrand leader, Prester John, come to town.

Will Refuge hold true to its promise or will it all be burned to the ground?

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Refuge is praised as an ingenious and epic addition to the weird western genre, with powerful storytelling and vivid characterisations brought to life by striking artwork. Acclaimed creators describe it as bold, gripping, and necessary, depicting a journey toward a promised land shadowed by violence.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780578391533

Publisher: BookBaby

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 March 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: BookBaby

Illustration: Color illustrations throughout

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Louis Netter

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Bill Campbell is the author of Sunshine Patriots, My Booty Novel, and the anti-racism satire, Koontown Killing Kaper. Along with Edward Austin Hall, he co-edited the groundbreaking anthology, Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond. He also co-edited Stories for Chip: A Tribute to Samuel R. Delany with Nisi Shawl, Future Fiction: New Dimensions in International Science Fiction and Fantasy with Francesco Verso, and APB: Artists against Police Brutality with Jason Rodriguez and John Jennings. His Afrofuturist spaceploitation graphic novel, Baaaad Muthaz (with David Brame and Damian Duffy) was released in 2019. His historical graphic novel with Bizhan Khodabandeh, The Day the Klan Came to Town, was released by PM Press in 2021. Campbell lives in Washington, DC, where he spends his time with his family and helms Rosarium Publishing.

Louis Netter is a practicing illustrator with over 15 years of experience. His satirical illustrations have been published in magazines and books and his artwork has been collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Library of Congress, among other collections in the US. In 2017, a comic collaboration with Olly Gruner was published in The Corbyn Comic Book (Self Made Hero). His comics have also been published in World War 3 Illustrated. He is exploring further "comic as research" projects following the publication of Steal This History in the journal Rethinking History, published by Taylor and Francis. He has completed a graphic novel called Lizard World and is working on a collection of stories about CIA misdeeds with Nathan Callahan called Madness. He has recently received his PhD from the Royal College of Art.

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