Fighting American #2
Title | Fighting American #2 PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon Rennie |
Publisher | Titan Comics |
Pages | 31 |
Release | 2017-11-08 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 1785865250 |
In 1954, Nelson Flagg took part in an experimental US Military procedure that saw his mind transferred into the enhanced and revitalized body of this dead brother, Johnny Flagg, to become America’s first and only superhero, Fighting American! 63 years later, Fighting American and his sidekick Speedboy have found themselves marooned in the 21st Century whilst on a mission chasing down Poison Ivan and his horde of Communist lackeys. Using time-traveling tech stolen from eccentric genius inventor Professor Dyle Twister, the socialist ne’er-do-wells managed to escape from 1954 into our present. However, this was all part of a nefarious scheme carried out by a pair of mysterious new super-villains called Kid and Madam Chaos. The scheme saw Kid Chaos effectively trap Fighting American and Speedboy in modern day New York City. Meanwhile, Madam Chaos spirited Poison Ivan out of NYC, leaving Fighting American and Speedboy under arrest for a crime they did not commit, the murder of Dyle Twister! Now, read on…
Fighting American (complete collection)
Title | Fighting American (complete collection) PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon Rennie |
Publisher | Titan Comics |
Pages | 113 |
Release | 2018-03-21 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 1785865285 |
The fantastic return of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby’s legendary two-fisted superhero, originally created back in 1954. Fighting American, the ultimate icon of truth, justice and the American Way, and his young teenage sidekick, Speedboy, have found themselves marooned in the 21st Century whilst on the trail of a gang of villains plucked from their past by a mysterious villainess known only as Lady Chaos… Now, there’s nothing left for them to do but to bring some much-needed two-fisted justice and home-spun 1950s grit to a modern, media-obsessed, cynical world. This critically-acclaimed, all-new adventure, written by Gordon Rennie (‘Judge Dredd’, ‘Rogue Trooper’, and ‘Missionary Man’) and drawn by Duke Mighten (‘Batman: Book of Shadows’, ‘Accident Man’, and ‘Doom Force’) and PC De La Fuente (‘Robin’, ‘Batgirl’), sees the rebirth of a true American Hero! “Titan Comics might have just given us a fast-paced modern classic in Fighting American. 5 out of 5.” – Comic Bastards “I honestly want you guys to read this book. I feel like it is the Captain America story that we deserve today.” – Superhero Speak “Kabooooom! 5 out of 5” – Kabooooom Collects #1-4 of Fighting American.
Fighting American Volume 2 (the complete collection)
Title | Fighting American Volume 2 (the complete collection) PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon Rennie |
Publisher | Titan Comics |
Pages | 114 |
Release | 2018-09-12 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 1785863835 |
The fantastic return of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby’s legendary two-fisted super-hero, originally created back in 1954. Fighting American and Speedboy are struggling to fit into the strange new world of the 21st Century, unaware that one of their old enemies, the notorious Doubleheader, is now the secret head of the FBI and is plotting to destroy them once and for all. Then there’s the news of a long lost Grandson and Great Grandson (or should that be Nephew and Great Nephew?), a bust-up between Fighting American and Speedboy, and a ruthless TV news anchor determined to shatter FA’s all-American hero image on live TV. It’s clear to see that life’s never easy when you’re America’s only superhero! This all-new adventure, written by Gordon Rennie (Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, and Missionary Man) and drawn by Andie Tong (Spectacular Spider-Man, The Batman Strikes, and Tekken), sees the ultimate icon of truth, justice and the American Way bringing some much-needed two-fisted justice to a jaded cynical world of multimedia, fake news and global terrorism. Collects Fighting American #2.1-4. “A top of the pile book, better than many of the DC and Marvels out there right now.” – Nerdly “Fighting American has the whiz of classic comics with a twist you won’t want to miss.” – Adventures In Poor Taste
Half American
Title | Half American PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew F. Delmont |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 401 |
Release | 2024-01-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1984880411 |
The definitive history of World War II from the African American perspective, by award-winning historian and civil rights expert Winner of the 2023 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in Nonfiction A New York Times Notable Book of 2022 A 2022 Book of the Year from TIME, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and more More than one million Black soldiers served in World War II. Black troops were at Normandy, Iwo Jima, and the Battle of the Bulge, serving in segregated units while waging a dual battle against inequality in the very country for which they were laying down their lives. The stories of these Black veterans have long been ignored, cast aside in favor of the myth of the “Good War” fought by the “Greatest Generation.” And yet without their sacrifices, the United States could not have won the war. Half American is World War II history as you’ve likely never read it before. In these pages are stories of Black military heroes and civil rights icons such as Benjamin O. Davis Jr., the leader of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, who fought to open the Air Force to Black pilots; Thurgood Marshall, the chief lawyer for the NAACP, who investigated and publicized violence against Black troops and veterans; poet Langston Hughes, who worked as a war correspondent for the Black press; Ella Baker, the civil rights leader who advocated on the home front for Black soldiers, veterans, and their families; and James G. Thompson, the twenty-six-year-old whose letter to a newspaper laying bare the hypocrisy of fighting against fascism abroad when racism still reigned at home set in motion the Double Victory campaign. Their bravery and patriotism in the face of unfathomable racism is both inspiring and galvanizing. An essential and meticulously researched retelling of the war, Half American honors the men and women who dared to fight not just for democracy abroad but for their dreams of a freer and more equal America.
Fighting on Two Fronts
Title | Fighting on Two Fronts PDF eBook |
Author | James E. Westheider |
Publisher | NYU Press |
Pages | 263 |
Release | 1999-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 081479324X |
In this dramatic history of race relations during the Vietnam War, James E. Westheider illustrates how American soldiers in Vietnam grappled with many of the same racial conflicts that were roiling their homeland thousands of miles away. Over seven years in the making, Fighting on Two Fronts draws on interviews with dozens of Vietnam veterans - black and white - and official Pentagon documents to paint the first complete picture of the African American experience in Vietnam.
Take That Adolf!
Title | Take That Adolf! PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Fertig |
Publisher | Fantagraphics Books |
Pages | 250 |
Release | 2017-03-22 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 1606999877 |
Between 1941 and 1945, Hitler was pummeled on comic book covers by everyone from Captain America to Wonder Woman. Take That, Adolf! is an oversized compilation of more than 500 stunningly restored comics covers published during World War II, featuring America’s greatest super-villain. From Superman and Daredevil to propaganda and racism, Take That, Adolf! is a fascinating look at how legendary creators such as Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Alex Schomburg, Will Eisner, and Lou Fine entertained millions of kids on the home front and buoyed the spirits of GIs fighting overseas by using Adolf Hitler as a punching bag.
Captain America
Title | Captain America PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Marvel |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011-06-22 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 9780785151982 |
A ragtag Special Forces unit brings Captain America on his first mission during World War II! Their orders? Don't get him killed! But when the low-profile assignment draws the attention of Baron Strucker, the future Red Skull and half the Nazi army, it'll be a crash course in super heroics for Marvel's first Avenger! Plus: An evil from the Sentinel of Liberty's earliest days reemerges in the modern era to exact vengeance on Cap and the Avengers! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA: FIGHTING AVENGER #1, MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #3 and #37, and MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES (2010) #5