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Blood has been harder to dam back than water.
Just when we think we have it impounded safe
Behind new barrier walls (and let it chafe!),
It breaks away in some new kind of slaughter.”
—Robert Frost, after the 1927 Mississippi Flood
If there is one constant throughout most of Earth’s historical nations, cultures, and religions, it is the threat and the destruction of the Great Flood. In the wake of the recent Indian tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and alarm over global warming, the award-winning creators of The Lone and Level Sands return to plumb the depths of the world’s great myths with this four-issue, all-ages mini-series, exploring how this legendary fear may be more relevant now than ever before.

Some New Kind Of Slaughter, or Lost In The Flood (And How We Found Home Again): Diluvian Myths From Around The World
Four issues from mpMann and A. David Lewis

Beginning December 2007

“Guaranteed to tug at the strings of your heart and at the same time wow you with the splendor and majesty of an epic tale (or in this case – tales) told with a sincerity not easily found today.”

— Saurav Mohapatra, Virgin Comics’s Devi and Sädhu

“Go check this out right now. This book isn’t a simple allegory on global warming, it is a revelation about humanity and our continued relationship with their [sic] environment.”

— Joseph Mastantuono, Funny Book Babylon

“A-. Well-researched, the dreamy, landscape-style storytelling alone is worth a recommendation. Here's hoping that by story's end Mann and Lewis have forged a truly relevant bond between the Joseph Campbell stuff and the Inconvenient Truth/post-Katrina subtext.”

—Jeff Jensen, Entertainment Weekly

“Another of Archaia’s fine offerings…. It’s thoughtful, nice to look at, exciting, and raises important questions.”

— Greg Burgas, Comic Book Resources’ “Comics Should Be Good”

“By examining and comparing the parallels and the key differences in each story, there's a strange kind of human truth exposed in the combination.”

— Mladen Luketin, INFUZE Magazine

"An extraordinary cross-cultural portrait of flood and catastrophe over the course of human history. Its eloquent prose and luminous images will delight readers of all ages. A triumphant example of how graphic novels can vitalize the fields of religion and biblical literature. This book is bound to become a classic."

— Susan Mizruchi, Guggenheim Fellowship recipient;author of The Science of Sacrifice, and Religion and Cultural Studies

“There's nothing I like better than dependent narratives set in more than one era. This sure-handed, character-driven telling of our shared flood mythologies offers us hope of averting, or at least surviving the deluge ahead. The production of this book is, in itself, an act of collective redemption.”

—Douglas Rushkoff, Vertigo’s Testament

"After reading this collection of Flood myths, you'll never look at the story of Noah the same way again. Mann's stunning artwork brings classical mythology to vivid life."

—Shaenon Garrity, Editor at ModernTales.com

“A tale of epic proportions that moves across time, cultures, and religions to constitute a fable for our times.  The carefully crafted story by A. David Lewis and the compelling art by MPMANN demonstrate how effective the graphic novel can be in speaking to us about the apocalyptic dangers with which we live.  In the hands of such a fine artist and writer, it is clear why the graphic novel is the literature of the future.”

—M. Thomas Inge, Blackwell Professor of Humanities, Randolph-Macon College, and author of Comics as Culture

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