Asking for publicity!

[amedia]

I'm very excited about the Kickstarter to turn 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

Comments

[chorale.livejournal.com]

I'll pass along this info to The Bank of B um, B. He'll see it, but I hope through my excitement, I'll energize him. I hadn't heard of this webcomic before, but you surely have mentioned it. I will check it out!

*big hug*

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much, my friend! I'm afraid that my efforts at publicizing the Kickstarter on Facebook have served chiefly to educate me about how little social capital I actually have. Honestly, your kind response has warmed my heart. Thank you, my friend!

[theemdash]

That looks like an awesome project.

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Doesn't it, though!!!

[maubast.livejournal.com]

Dropping by with an Alice link for you: http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-secret-jokes-hidden-in-alice-in-wonderland

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Ooh! You find--and share--the most awesome things!!! Thank you!

[maubast.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

[chorale.livejournal.com]

This article you linked too was awesome! The Annotated Alice in Wonderland has a lot of that info, but it's good to read some of it on the Web, where it might gain a larger audience.

[maubast.livejournal.com]

Thank you kindly!

[chorale.livejournal.com]

B and I are now supporting Klio's project financially. If her publishing venture flops, she will have gained two new readers, anyway. Thank you again for the tip!

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Yay! And thank you and B., too!