Zenith Press, a leading publisher of military history and aviation books, announces a partnership that will bring our nation’s history alive to millions of graphic novel and comic lovers worldwide. ComiXology, the revolutionary cloud-based digital comics platform available across the iPhone, iPad, Android, Kin
Illustrated and written by Wayne Vansant, these 100% historically accurate graphic history books bring to life some of our nation’s most pivotal moments in history through “illustration that truly captures the agony, worry, frustration, danger, and action of war” (– Wired.com).
Zenith Press graphic history books include:
CIVIL WAR
- Gettysburg: The Graphic History of America’s Most Famous Battle and the Turning Point of The Civil War(AVAILABLE NOW)
- Grant vs. Lee: The Graphic History of the Civil War’s Greatest Rivals During the Last Year of the War(AVAILABLE NOW)
WORLD WAR I
- The Red Baron: The Graphic History of Richthofen’s Flying Circus and the Air War in WWI (AVAILABLE MAY 2014)
WORLD WAR II
- Bombing Nazi Germany: The Graphic History of the Allied Air Campaign That Defeated Hitler in World War II (AVAILABLE NOW)
- Normandy: A Graphic History of D-Day, The Allied Invasion of Hitler’s Fortress Europe (AVAILABLE NOW)
Zenith Press graphic histories are “an excellent choice for introducing younger readers to the battle, a worthwhile read for anyone wanting an overview of the crisis… and it can remind us of why we got interested in history in the first place”(– ArmchairGeneral.com).
Writer and artist Wayne Vansant (Mableton, Georgia), who served in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam, was the primary artist for Marvel’s The ’Nam for more than five years. Wayne is one of the foremost writer/artists working in military-themed graphic nonfiction today.
About Zenith Press
Zenith Press publishes historical non-fiction books in narrative, illustrated and graphic formats. Building on a core of 19th and 20th century military history in America, Zenith also publishes titles on the history of aviation, technology and science, and also in selected areas of cultural and social history – all with a distinctly American angle. From a narrative of a famed American WWII flying squadron to an illustrated celebration of NASA’s famed Space Shuttle program to a cultural history of moonshine in the 19th and 20th centuries, Zenith books are engaging American stories with a firm historical foundation.
About comiXology
ComiXology has revolutionized the comic book and graphic novel industry by delivering a cloud-based digital comics platform that makes discovering, buying, and reading comics more fun than ever before. ComiXology’s Guided View™ reading technology transforms the comic book medium into an immersive and cinematic experience, helping comiXology become one of iTunes top grossing iPad apps in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Offering the broadest library of comic book content from the top 75 publishers, and including independent creators as well, comiXology will not stop until everyone on the face of the planet has become a comic book fan. A privately held company, comiXology is based in New York City, with offices in Los Angeles and Paris. For more information, visit www.comixology.com.
