Calamity Jane: The Calamitous Life of Martha Jane Cannary

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Return to the real-life days of the wild, wild West where the living wasn't so easy... especially for women. Calamity Jane (Martha Jane Cannary) was a bona fide frontierswoman, a professional scout, a drunk, and sometime whore, doing whatever it took to stay alive in the hardscrabble days of American expansion. Writer Christian Perrissin (El Nino, Cape Horn) joins forces with Alph-Art-winning artist Matthieu Blanchin to tackle the legend of this formidable prairie girl and her daring life alongside the likes of Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickok. Presented in English for the first time ever, this graphic novel illustrates the extraordinary tale of an independent woman with gumption -- the incredible Calamity Jane!

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"As a mature-readers supplement to Laura Ingalls Wilders 'Little House' books, this Angoulme Award winner makes a splendid volume for those interested in the Old West, womens history, and American history of the 1800s." Library Journal

Author Bio

Christian Perrissin attended the Fine Arts of Annecy and the workshop BD of Applied Arts Duperre in Paris, but gravitated towards writing. Between 1987 and 1990 he trained withYves Lavandier. In 1992, he publishedThe Hunt of Prince Charming,the first album of the series Hel ne Cartier created with cartoonist Buche . Meanwhile, Christian Perrissin worked for Bayard Presse, wrote for TV series (Tribunal and Dr Sylvestre), and embarked on a movie project as part of a workshop funded by Canal + Scripture. It created, with Daniel Redondo drawing, cycle Beard Red Youth. Then with Marc Bourgne as a draftsman, he continued the series Redbeard, succeeding Jean-Michel Charlier and Jean Ollivier. He met the designer of Croatian origin Boro Pavlovic in 2002 and they work together on a new series- El Nino. In 2005, in collaboration with the Italian designer Enea Riboldi he wrote the series Cape Horn. In 2008, he created Martha Jane Cannary- The Calamitous Life of Calamity JAnewith artist Matthew Blanchin (in 3 volumes). The series received an excellent reception, receiving the Ouest-France Prize 2008 and the price necessary at the Angoulame Festival in 2009.