![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Asking for publicity!
Oct. 26th, 2015 05:16 pmI'm very excited about the Kickstarter to turn ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
meritahut's webcomic SPQR Blues into a graphic novel!
I can tell you that it's a well-researched webcomic drawn by a classicist that I've used for extra credit assignments for my Latin students. But what isn't immediately obvious is that it's drawn by a woman of color who highlights the diversity that's often overlooked in the population of ancient Rome. Her major characters include Jews, Etruscans, a black doctor who isn't a slave, and a variety of women who find ways to exercise power despite societal restrictions, from an independent restaurateur to a Macchiavellian matron.
For $10 you can get a PDF; for $25, a book; and for $35, a book with your name on the thank-you page. Please support it if you can, and please spread the word!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/klio/spqr-blues-10th-anniversary-gn
meritahut's webcomic SPQR Blues into a graphic novel!I can tell you that it's a well-researched webcomic drawn by a classicist that I've used for extra credit assignments for my Latin students. But what isn't immediately obvious is that it's drawn by a woman of color who highlights the diversity that's often overlooked in the population of ancient Rome. Her major characters include Jews, Etruscans, a black doctor who isn't a slave, and a variety of women who find ways to exercise power despite societal restrictions, from an independent restaurateur to a Macchiavellian matron.
For $10 you can get a PDF; for $25, a book; and for $35, a book with your name on the thank-you page. Please support it if you can, and please spread the word!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/klio/spqr-blues-10th-anniversary-gn
