{"product_id":"a-sailors-story-9780486798127","title":"A Sailor's Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"No one, from Stephen Ambrose to Steven Spielberg, can tell a better story than \u003ci\u003eA Sailor's Story.\u003c\/i\u003e\" ― Max Brooks, author of \u003ci\u003eWorld War Z\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"What makes \u003ci\u003eA Sailor's Story\u003c\/i\u003e most compelling is its modest grace. It's not really a memoir of war, but of life aboard a floating town. Mr. Glanzman's stories are like those you'd hear from a favorite uncle, true tales about average men who were most concerned about beer, women and gambling, not life, death and the enemy.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"This flawlessly reproduced graphic novel will introduce a whole new generation of appreciative readers to one of the most talent artists and storytellers the Golden Age of comics ever produced. Very highly recommended.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Midwest Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Sam Glanzman is one of the great storytellers of 20th-century comics.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eA. V. Club\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eGolden Age comic book legend Sam Glanzman draws upon his own World War II experiences in this outstanding graphic novel. Hailed by Eisner Award-winning \u003ci\u003eAstro City\u003c\/i\u003e author Kurt Busiek as \"one of the most honest, dedicated and engaging cartoonists in comics history,\" Glanzman wrote and illustrated this intimate account of his life aboard a Navy destroyer, the USS\u003ci\u003e Stevens.\u003c\/i\u003e As legendary \u003ci\u003eX-Men\u003c\/i\u003e scribe Chris Claremont noted, this \"isn't a story of make-believe super-beings; these are real people, with real fears, being transformed by events and circumstances into men of courage.\" Back in print for the first time in more than twenty-five years, this new collection unites both\u003ci\u003e A Sailor's Story \u003c\/i\u003eand its sequel, \u003ci\u003e A Sailor's Story: Winds, Dreams, and Dragons, \u003c\/i\u003e plus a never-before-seen ten-page story of the USS \u003ci\u003eStevens, Even Dead Birds Have Wings. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExclusive Bonus Material: \u003cbr\u003e- New Foreword by bestselling author Max Brooks\u003cbr\u003e- New Introduction by original editor Larry Hama\u003cbr\u003e- New Afterword by \u003ci\u003eBatman\u003c\/i\u003e writer Chuck Dixon\u003cbr\u003e- Exclusive Glanzman tributes by Joe Kubert, Stan Lee, Denny O'Neil, Walt Simonson, Chris Claremont, Timothy Truman \u0026amp; many others \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComic book artist Sam Glanzman is best known for his Charlton Comics series, \u003ci\u003eHercules\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as his biographical war stories for DC and Marvel Comics about his service aboard the USS\u003ci\u003e Stevens.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also the creator of The Lonely War of Willy Schultz, a serial about a German-American Army captain during World War II.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412563169554,"sku":"9780486798127","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c97b04e4-a9c6-4170-8643-2562adb00ac1.jpg?v=1729316907","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-sailors-story-9780486798127","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}