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The Jekyll Island Chronicles Being Used In Education
One of the reasons why The Jekyll Island Chronicles is such a unique graphic novel series is how well it incorporates U.S. and World History into its plot. While it is fiction, there is so much historical fact in the story arc taking place between WWI and WWII. Not only is it jam-packed with action, adventure and superheroes but also provides an educational experience for readers that focuses on an era that seems to get less and less appreciation and recognition. The authors of The Jekyll Island Chronicles always envisioned the book to be a prime candidate for creative teachers to use in the c...
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At the end of 2017, the authors of the Steampunk comic book series The Jekyll Island Chronicles (Steve Nedvidek, Ed Crowell, and Jack Lowe) teamed up with Don Barden, CEO of 3Ci, and Dominique Wilkins of the Atlanta Hawks for an extraordinary collaboration. In this partnership, 140 of The Jekyll Island Chronicles: A Machine Age War books were given to Army Rangers for Christmas. It all started in middle school when author Jack Lowe and Don Barden became friends. They were passionate about comics growing up – they loved talking, drawing and even writing them for fun. This friendship made its ...
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Now Ready for the Classroom
We are so happy to be able to report that The Jekyll Island Chronicles now has all the educational materials to take this new graphic novel series into classrooms and libraries everywhere. The target audience: students at least in late middle school through high school. Even some college classes will find this content an interesting study. If you are a teacher with a bent for creative learning, we encourage you to give it a try. In fact, our website is your portal to all the educational materials you will need. From a robust 40-page teacher's guide to the blackline copies for students, o...
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The Award-Winning Jekyll Island Chronicles!
Awards can be good things, especially to help you build a following. And now we have won our second one! Admittedly, our first one was a small one given to us at last year’s ComicCon (but still meaningful to us—thank you San Diego Starburners!). The second one is pretty significant and we are very grateful for it. Our book was on the list from the Georgia Center for the Book as being one of the 2017 Top 10 Books Every Young Georgian Should Read!! What a tremendous honor! Moms and Dads, be aware. Our book isn’t for young kids. But since it’s a graphic novel, it goes into the younger ca...
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