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A stunning graphic novel retelling of the shocking and inspiring true story of the Radium Girls, who fought for their lives and for workers' rights after horrific management failures led to extreme cases of radiation poisoning in 1918.
About the author
Cyrielle Evrard, publishing under the nom de plume
Cy, was born in 1990. She studied at the École de Condé Paris, where she did a higher cycle of illustration after a BTS Visual Communication. Her previous work includes
The True Sex of Real Life, volumes 1 and 2.
Summary
A stunning graphic novel retelling of the shocking and inspiring true story of the Radium Girls, who fought for their lives and for workers’ rights after horrific management failures led to extreme cases of radiation poisoning in 1918.
Foreword
- Extensive ARC campaign to major trades, mainstream news, and entertainment outlets - Active Digital ARC promotions via NetGalley and Edelweiss
- Focused press outreach to high-traffic comics and genre news outlets
- Wide social media following currently reaching over 90,000 devoted readers
- Posters, shelf-talkers, and other POP materials included in retailer mailings and available for download by request
- Featured at comic book conventions, livestreamed virtual events, and trade shows throughout the year including C2E2, Book Show, and SPX
- Paid digital ad support during publication month reaching target reading audience on multiple channels
- Frequent eNewsletter promotions reaching an engaged audience of up to 40,000 fans
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“If she didn't want to make a didactic album, Cy achieves her goal by doing justice to Mollie and her friends with a strong and heartbreaking book. Despite the lurking death, this album is much more alive than one might think.” -- COMIXTRIP
“This album shines with its graphic inventiveness and exudes a tremendous joie de vivre, despite its painful epilogue.” -- CASES D'HISTOIRE
