Don’t they realize that I’m not worried because I know what I’m doin’?” Quick-witted dialogue flies between the crew mates, peppered with their captain’s quirky quips and terms of endearment.īrooklyn illustrator Kendra Wells’s dramatic and well-paced cinematic artwork captures the sword-swinging and knife-wielding exploits onboard La Sirene, as well as quiet, tender scenes of Bonny and Read’s romantic, loving relationship. I love ’em like my own family, but they gotta relax. With great aplomb, they face down many dangers, including the Lophius, a tank-like killing ship commanded by Woodes Rogers, a zealot on a mission to eradicate pirates.Īnne Bonny’s wry comments afford a level of immediacy coupled with a diary’s intimacy: “My crew.
Inspired by the lives of early 18th-century female pirates, this intriguing fictionalization imagines Anne Bonny as captain of her own ship, La Sirene, buoyed by her quartermaster and partner Mary Read and supported by their diverse crew.
Pirate legends get a fabulously fresh and feminist reboot in Tell No Tales, the first original graphic novel by prolific author and pop-culture commentator Sam Maggs.
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