Martha Washington Goes to War

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Martha Washington Goes to War is a graphic novel by Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons published by Dark Horse Comics in 1994. [1] [2] It is part of the Martha Washington series.

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Contents

Martha Washington Goes to War involves Martha Washington's experiences as a soldier in the Second American Civil War. [3]

Reception

Steve Faragher reviewed Martha Washington Goes to War for Arcane magazine, rating it a 7 out of 10 overall. [3] Faragher comments that "Frank Miller doesn't seem to be running out of things to say, just out of new ways of saying them". [3]

Gibbons won the Eisner Award for "Best Artist/Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team" in 1995 for Martha Washington Goes to War, and Angus McKie won for "Best Colorist/Coloring". [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Untitled". The Daily Illini . July 5, 1994. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Dark Horse Comics". The Commercial Appeal . March 20, 1994. p. 61. Retrieved December 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 Faragher, Steve (April 1996). "The Great Library". Arcane. Future Publishing (5): 80.
  4. ↑ https://www.comic-con.org/awards/1990s-recipients Archived 2013-10-29 at archive.today 1991-1999
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