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CONTINUED INTEREST: Interest in the subject of nuclear weapons is perennial, as evidenced by the popularity of the award-winning HBO miniseries Chernobyl in Spring 2019.CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED: More than 20 years in the making,The Bomb is the definitive history of the creation of the atomic bomb and those who helped make it, launch it, and its aftermath. Written by Alcante and Bollee and illustrated by Rodier, the graphic novel has been translated into 14 languages, received critical acclaim in France, and was hailed as a classic and one of the most essential graphic novels of the year when it was first published overseas in 2020. It has also received eight awards in the last two years, including the Quebec BD''s Bedeis-Causa 2021 Award, the Ministry of the French Armies''s Prix Galons de la BD Award, the Bookstore Award 2021, the Prix de la critique ACBD 2020 Award from the Comic Book Critics and Reporters Association, the Prix Cases d''Histoire Award for best historical graphic novel of 2020, the 2020 Prix BDGest''Arts Award for one-shot/single issue by BDGest.com, the Prix Sceneario 2020 Award by sceneario.com, and comic of the year at the Carrefour 2020 Awards.GRAPHIC HISTORY: Graphic novels have become a hugely popular way of bringing complicated history to life, and ComicArts has had great success with titles such as Economix, The Imitation Game, Nobody''s Fool, My Friend Dahmer, and The Best We Could Do.STUNNING VISUALS: Exhaustively researched, this story comes to life with Rodier''s intricately detailed illustrations. Our edition includes a gray wash to add depth to Rodier''s artwork.WORLD-FAMOUS CREATORS: Alcante and Bollee are comics legends in France, and Rodier is a beloved creator in the United States, having established himself in the early 1990s as one of the artists on the ''Death of Superman'' storyline, which made headlines the world over and is considered one of the most successful and significant comic book series of all time. He has more than 90,000 followers on Instagram (denis_rodier).CANADIAN ARTIST: Rodier is French-Canadian and a big name in the Canadian comics market, as well as a perennial guest at TCAF.GLOBAL EDITIONS:The Bomb has 13 foreign editions: German, Italian, simplified Chinese, Dutch, Spanish (Spain), Portuguese (Brazil), Croatian, Czech, Hungarian, Greek, Korean, Polish, and Serbian....
