Jeffrey, Gary

A graphic novel adaptation of the classic Greek myth in which Jason and the Argonauts are sent on a quest for King Pelias to capture the Golden Fleece, but after years of sailing, Jason must succeed in a series of trials before he can claim his prize.

Provides background information about the origins of African mythology, presents three African myths in graphic novel form, and includes a look at other mythical characters, and a glossary.

In graphic novel format, describes Medgar Evers' efforts to gain equal rights for African Americans in Missisippi, his work with the NAACP, and his assassination in 1963, which gave the Civil Rights Movement new momentum.

Relates, in graphic novel format, some of the common characteristics of the centaurs of folklore, as well as telling the tale "Hercules and the Centaurs, " in which the constellation Sagittarius was formed when the gods immortalized the centaur Chiron to spare him endless agony, and briefly relates other centaur tales.

Contains accounts of the World War II battle for the Atlantic, in graphic novel format, including how a British pilot torpedoed the German destroyer Bismarck, and how German U-boat captains went from being hunters to being hunted.

In graphic novel format, retells the myth of Perseus, who achieved the impossible task of slaying the gorgon Medusa with a little help from the goddess Athena and then met and fell in love with a princess named Andromeda.

In graphic novel format, retells the Greek myth of Perseus, the Athenian prince who slayed the Minotaur of King Minos.

In graphic novel format, retells the Greek legend of Achilles and the Trojan War.

Discusses how to survive in the desert, with depictions, in graphic novel format, of three true survival stories in places such as the Kalahari Desert and the Sahara.

Contains three stories of ghosts from throughout history, presented in graphic novel form, and includes three additional brief accounts of ghosts, as well as background information on the restless dead.