History is awesome, it's always been my favorite subject in school and I've always been a bit of a history buff. I especially love stories that take place in important and thrilling times in history and either retell them their own way or entirely change the course of history. But this was just terrible. The art was decent at best, shallow, mediocre characters. Way too slow paced and boring with way too much exposition and explanation of pointless things. I read the majority of it and had to put it down for awhile because it was a grind to get through. It's about two slaves who get caught up in a murder and escape their plantation. They manage to walk into Benjamin Franklin or his son's (I can't remember not that it is important at all anyhow) lab and mess with a machine and get super powers. Benjamin's son is apparently evil and him and a slave hunter and his pack of dogs are trying to hunt the slaves while Benjamin Franklin is trying to save them. It's boring, predictable, and just plain not worth your time. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone, it isn't what you think it is by the cover. Brody and Graham are slaves but when the master's son attacks Brody and Graham retaliates, they must flee. They're headed for Benjamin Lay's lair, as Lay is an abolitionist. However, before they meet up with him, they are found by William Franklin, Benjamin Franklin's son, who uses them as subjects for a scientific experiment. The experiment leaves them with extreme powers, which they use to fight back against their master and the slave catcher who is out to get them.I'm intrigued by the idea of a historical fiction graphic novel series. However, I felt like this volume was a little bit confusing; I had a really difficult time figuring out if the protagonists were supposed to be children or approaching adulthood. In some of the illustrations they seemed older and more mature; in others (even ones that took place at the same time, since I do recognize that the book flashbacked to an earlier time) they seemed much younger. Overall, though, I am interested to see what happens to Graham and Brody in the next installment of the series.
What do You think about The Sons Of Liberty #1 (2010)?
I think its a good book, beacuse its teaching about slavory and how slaves stick up for each other..
—BabyMoster
Two runaway slaves, Graham and Brody, develop superpowers on the eve of the American Revolution.
—satguru
I didn't think the story was that interesting and the artwork was sloppy feeling to me.
—buggygurrl
